--- title: "1 Americans People Quotes By Nguyen Viet Thang" description: "1 Americans People quotes by Nguyen Viet Thang. Plus more from Nguyen Viet Thang and more Americans People sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/561/nguyen-viet-thang-23204_able_40-50-years-ago-americans-the-majority-o_1470855.jpg" --- > [40, 50 years ago, Americans - the majority of Americans did not want to accept these Vietnamese refugees who they saw as completely foreign. Now there are new foreigners - Syrians and other people from the Middle East, people of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-viet-thang/40-50-years-ago-americans-the-majority-of-americans-did-not-want-to/) [Nguyen Viet Thang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-viet-thang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/561/nguyen-viet-thang-23204_able_40-50-years-ago-americans-the-majority-o_1470855.jpg) ## More by Nguyen Viet Thang > [Refugees are threatening, not just to Americans, but also in many countries the world over. And it's partially because, unlike immigrants, refugees do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-viet-thang/refugees-are-threatening-not-just-to-americans-but-also-in-many/) [Nguyen Viet Thang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-viet-thang/) > [My identity is deeply intertwined with being a refugee because that's the first experience that I remember.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-viet-thang/my-identity-is-deeply-intertwined-with-being-a-refugee-because-that-s/) [Nguyen Viet Thang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-viet-thang/) > [The refugees are not only going to be a demand on the country's resources, but also the refugees raise the possibility that the countries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-viet-thang/the-refugees-are-not-only-going-to-be-a-demand-on-the-country-s/) [Nguyen Viet Thang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-viet-thang/) > [No one wants for their child to become a refugee. It's an awful experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-viet-thang/no-one-wants-for-their-child-to-become-a-refugee-it-s-an-awful/) [Nguyen Viet Thang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-viet-thang/) > [Growing up in the U.S., I was certainly deeply aware of the power of American media, specifically Hollywood and television, in terms of broadcasting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-viet-thang/growing-up-in-the-u-s-i-was-certainly-deeply-aware-of-the-power-of/) [Nguyen Viet Thang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-viet-thang/) > [You have to wear a different face when you're interacting with the larger culture. And you can be more of yourself at home or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-viet-thang/you-have-to-wear-a-different-face-when-you-re-interacting-with-the/) [Nguyen Viet Thang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-viet-thang/) > [When I was growing up, I cared very little for the customs of my parents, the special things that we're supposed to do as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-viet-thang/when-i-was-growing-up-i-cared-very-little-for-the-customs-of-my/) [Nguyen Viet Thang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-viet-thang/) > [In the United States, the immigrant experience occupies a very central place in American mythology. And sometimes, that place wavers between acceptance and rejection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-viet-thang/in-the-united-states-the-immigrant-experience-occupies-a-very-central/) [Nguyen Viet Thang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-viet-thang/) > [In the United States, we want to believe we will never become a country of refugees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-viet-thang/in-the-united-states-we-want-to-believe-we-will-never-become-a/) [Nguyen Viet Thang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-viet-thang/) > [Immigrants who voluntarily come to a country have already made a decision to assimilate to one degree or another. Probably not completely, but they've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-viet-thang/immigrants-who-voluntarily-come-to-a-country-have-already-made-a/) [Nguyen Viet Thang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-viet-thang/) > [Immigrants, as troubling as they are to some people, are an integral part of what the American Dream is supposed to be. They're understandable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-viet-thang/immigrants-as-troubling-as-they-are-to-some-people-are-an-integral/) [Nguyen Viet Thang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-viet-thang/) > [People might like to think a war is done when a cease fire is signed, but for most people who lived through a war…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-viet-thang/people-might-like-to-think-a-war-is-done-when-a-cease-fire-is-signed/) [Nguyen Viet Thang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-viet-thang/) > [40, 50 years ago, Americans - the majority of Americans did not want to accept these Vietnamese refugees who they saw as completely foreign.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-viet-thang/40-50-years-ago-americans-the-majority-of-americans-did-not-want-to/) [Nguyen Viet Thang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-viet-thang/) > [People may be vaguely aware that there's suffering in Iraq and Afghanistan, but simply because the media are filled with American-centric versions, we still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-viet-thang/people-may-be-vaguely-aware-that-there-s-suffering-in-iraq-and/) [Nguyen Viet Thang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-viet-thang/) > [I've never stopped being a refugee.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-viet-thang/i-ve-never-stopped-being-a-refugee/) [Nguyen Viet Thang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-viet-thang/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/americans-people/nguyen-viet-thang/#itemlist", "name": "1 Americans People Quotes By Nguyen Viet Thang", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "40, 50 years ago, Americans - the majority of Americans did not want to accept these Vietnamese refugees who they saw as completely foreign. 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