https://padlet.com/giacintam2789/t2dsjro1qbgcj1i0 en-us 2020-11-19 14:25:03 UTC 2025-10-22 21:39:39 UTC hello@padlet.com giacintam2789 https://padlet.com/giacintam2789/t2dsjro1qbgcj1i0/wish/941610704 Há is a young girl who is born in Saigon. She lives with Mother and her three brothers. Há's father was captured to the south of the city. They are poor but Há loves her papaya. Soon, the communists start to bomb parts of Saigon. Há and her family are forced to escape on a ship and leave Saigon.     ]]> 2020-11-19 14:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/giacintam2789/t2dsjro1qbgcj1i0/wish/941610704 giacintam2789 https://padlet.com/giacintam2789/t2dsjro1qbgcj1i0/wish/943308752 Há and her family spent days on the ship at sea. They ate small rations each day, not knowing when they will arrive to somewhere safe. Soon they find an American ship, get on a motorboat, and arrive on Guam. ]]> 2020-11-19 20:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/giacintam2789/t2dsjro1qbgcj1i0/wish/943308752 giacintam2789 https://padlet.com/giacintam2789/t2dsjro1qbgcj1i0/wish/944250055 They stayed on Guam, living in tents, cots and eating food from cans. Each day they would learn English from camp workers and watch movies. On July 4th, Mother chooses to go to America and they went to Florida. ]]> 2020-11-20 03:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/giacintam2789/t2dsjro1qbgcj1i0/wish/944250055 giacintam2789 https://padlet.com/giacintam2789/t2dsjro1qbgcj1i0/wish/948470381 Há and her family arrive at Florida, however they can only leave if an American sponsors them. They wait until a man sponsors them all to Alabama. Há immediately loved him and called him her cowboy.  ]]> 2020-11-21 18:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/giacintam2789/t2dsjro1qbgcj1i0/wish/948470381 giacintam2789 https://padlet.com/giacintam2789/t2dsjro1qbgcj1i0/wish/948496020 They get a house from their sponsor but Há dislikes it. Mother sews at a factory. Brother Quang repairs cars. Brother Vū, Brother Khôi and Há has to repeat the last grade of school. At school, Há would get bullied, so Brother Vū is going to teach her defense.]]> 2020-11-21 19:10:41 UTC https://padlet.com/giacintam2789/t2dsjro1qbgcj1i0/wish/948496020