Immigrant Experience

[obrakeo 15]

Anyone know of any well written, frequently updated blogs or forums of recent Vietnamese immigrants and their experiences with the new culture? Just doing some research and most of what I find is related to immigrants of the 70's-80's.

[Unshakable Faith 493]

Anyone know of any well written, frequently updated blogs or forums of recent Vietnamese immigrants and their experiences with the new culture? Just doing some research and most of what I find is related to immigrants of the 70's-80's.

Have you tried to Sub-forum for Vietnam? You could see if anyone has said anything, and you can also inquire for information or stories about their journey.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/136-vietnam/

Also, you can check the "Moving to the US and your new life in America" forum.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/15-moving-to-the-us-and-your-new-life-in-america/

Good luck on your journey!!

Edited April 11, 2015 by DpdNKerosene

[JRF 117]

Anyone know of any well written, frequently updated blogs or forums of recent Vietnamese immigrants and their experiences with the new culture? Just doing some research and most of what I find is related to immigrants of the 70's-80's.

I did a little bit of checking prior to my wife's arrival, and did not find anything recent. Then again, I was looking for English-language sites. To the extent they exist, it's likely any forum would be in Vietnamese. My sense of it is Vietnamese immigrants share information between one-another (friends and family)...perhaps on Facebook. Just a thought.

Best of luck in your search!

[luukee 19]

This might not be exactly what you're looking for, but PBS did a film awhile back called "Mai's America" - which is about an exchange student coming to Mississippi.

http://www.pbs.org/pov/maisamerica/

[obrakeo 15]

That looks like it'd be interesting to watch. Looks like it's relatively impossible to come by online. Only the trailer seems to be available.

[luukee 19]

That looks like it'd be interesting to watch. Looks like it's relatively impossible to come by online. Only the trailer seems to be available.

Yeah I was trying to find the actual film, but that was all that seems to be around. I never watched that but someone I know did, and they mentioned that girl was kind of a spoiled brat to begin with, since her family was well off (she had maids to do her stuff back in Vietnam). But then again, it's fairly affordable to get a housekeeper I guess, but still she must've had money to be an international student.