"I was born in Vietnam during the war to my Vietnamese mother and American veteran father. I lived there until I was 19, then I emigrated to the US by myself. My childhood wasn’t fun. The war is over. American kids left behind. Hatred with the American soldier’s kid is not fun.

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For me is the Asian parenting [explaining stereotypes]. I give my children the choice to make decisions about what they want to major in for college. I think that's the only way they do good in college. That’s ok I can remove the prejudice a little bit.

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This is the traditional Vietnamese ao dai [a long gown worn with trousers]. We wear them during special occasions like to festivals, weddings, church or temple.

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The most difficult thing when I immigrated to the US is the language barrier and the weather. I have lived in US for almost 30 years. As far as I know, I have integrate to be over 75% US citizen now. The first thing I want to do is go to vote. I am very honored that I am Vietnamese American. Thank you for United States of America."

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Edited for readability.