Refugees, especially in their early years, are still caught up in the experience that made them refugees. And they're much more melancholic. They're much more oriented towards the past and towards the country of origin. That can make the process… — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share Image
Immigrants who come to a country are going to lose something, for sure, but they hope to gain a great deal by making this journey, whereas refugees by definition have lost a tremendous amount - not just country and society,… — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share Image
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… — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share Image
My identity is deeply intertwined with being a refugee because that's the first experience that I remember. — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share Image
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… — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share Image
No one wants for their child to become a refugee. It's an awful experience. — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share Image
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 a particular vision of what the American experience was like. As someone coming from a war that was a preoccupation of Americans in the 1980s, it did strike me that since we were a part of… — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share
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… — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share Image
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… — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share Image
In the United States, the immigrant experience occupies a very central place in American mythology. And sometimes, that place wavers between acceptance and rejection. — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share Image
In the United States, we want to believe we will never become a country of refugees. — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share Image
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… — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share Image
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… — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share Image
People might like to think a war is done when a cease fire is signed, but for most people who lived through a war… — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share Image
