Scattered across the world, the Boat People shaped unknown and alien places, into their new homes. Hear their stories of adjusting to their new surroundings.
Shown at the 30th Anniversary of the People of Canada's Nansen Medal Award, in recognition of the warm and empathic response of ordinary Canadians to refugee crises across the globe.
In this video, the children of the Southeast Asian refugees that arrived in Canada in the late 70s and early 80s speak to what they believe it means to be Vietnamese Canadian.
Read MoreMany Vietnamese youth born overseas are torn between their identities as Vietnamese and their country of birth. For Thompson Nguyen, this is especially true of his two names. He performed this monologue at the Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, in Toronto.
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