https://padlet.com/scites_1/rwpxy9umjbp9 The Never Ending Race en-us 2019-04-29 15:54:36 UTC 2019-05-06 11:41:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f1fb-1f1f3.png scites_1 https://padlet.com/scites_1/rwpxy9umjbp9/wish/355085191  Boat People: Refugees that fled Vietnam during the Vietnam war on boats

Asylum: To plead to different countries in need of a place to stay other than their country. Running away from, their home because of, ]]> 2019-04-29 16:08:38 UTC https://padlet.com/scites_1/rwpxy9umjbp9/wish/355085191 scites_1 https://padlet.com/scites_1/rwpxy9umjbp9/wish/355095004 My name is Yue, which means “love” in Vietnamese and I am twelve years old. My mother’s name is Chau which means “like a pearl.” She gave me my name because she knew even through all the troubles I would go through in life I would still care for and love the people that might hurt me. My mom had me when she was twenty-two during the Vietnam war. She wasn’t planning on having me but in 1955 my mother found out she was pregnant and later that year she gave birth to a baby girl. Most mothers have happy tears when seeing their newborn baby for the first time, but not mine. She did start tearing up but not because she was happy but rather she was scared. She knew that since I was born during one of the worst wars in the world that there was a good chance that I would die.]]> 2019-04-29 16:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/scites_1/rwpxy9umjbp9/wish/355095004 scites_1 https://padlet.com/scites_1/rwpxy9umjbp9/wish/355095497 I lived in South Vietnam. During the war, I always have to be on the lookout for danger. There are so many surprise attacks from the enemy. I don’t despise them, I just don’t agree that war is best the solution to disagreements. I feel this war has gone way too far and enough blood has been shed. I have one little brother, his name is Kai. He is four. My mom doesn't let us go out of the house unless she comes with us and if one of us has to go to the bathroom all of us have to go, so there’s no one left at the house alone. 

]]> 2019-04-29 16:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/scites_1/rwpxy9umjbp9/wish/355095497 scites_1 https://padlet.com/scites_1/rwpxy9umjbp9/wish/355127275 One afternoon my mom, brother, and I were at home, doing nothing. All of a sudden there was a bomb. I knew it was a bomb because I hear them about three times everyday. This one wasn’t normal though, it sounded like it was really close by. Right away I knew that the Vietcong had come.  My mother came from the kitchen and started yelling at us, “go to the boat!” Our village is very nice, we all help each other. We devised a plan to have a big boat in case this kind of thing would ever happen. We all knew what the boat was because the whole village has practiced going on the boat before. We all rushed to the boat and were scared if we were even going to make it there. We got to the boat and so many people were already there, it was already almost full. My heart was beating so fast and everyone was screaming and yelling out things like, “Get on” and “Let's leave.” When too many people were on board I started crying because so many people were left behind screaming and yelling for us to come back. Later I found out we were one of the many boat people from Vietnam.

]]> 2019-04-29 17:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/scites_1/rwpxy9umjbp9/wish/355127275 scites_1 https://padlet.com/scites_1/rwpxy9umjbp9/wish/355128409 Later I found out we were headed to America. Four days had past and everyone was getting aggravated and getting sick. So many people were throwing up so the boat smelled bad. I think everyone was dehydrated and was in need of food. five people had already jumped overboard. Some people thought it was good because that meant a little bit more space on the boat, but I thought they were completely oblivious to the fact that those people died. On the seventh day, we finally arrived and I was the happiest I’ve ever been in my life.

When we got off the boat, immediately I noticed everyone's mood changed, everyone was actually happy. We were seeking asylum from the U.S.A.  SKIP 8 YEARS LATER

]]> 2019-04-29 17:33:54 UTC https://padlet.com/scites_1/rwpxy9umjbp9/wish/355128409 scites_1 https://padlet.com/scites_1/rwpxy9umjbp9/wish/355137396 I am twenty years old now. Just this year I met my father for the first time. We were both in tears and I changed my happiest moment to this. Now my dad and mom live together. I am engaged and the happiest I could ever be. After eight years of studying hard, I became a refugee resettlement agency manager in Hilliard, Ohio. I am hoping to help as many families that I can so that they can have the kind of life I ended up having. I want to inspire kids to stay strong and have persistence over all things.

                         Love,

                                     Yue

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