When Your Parents’ Dream Isn’t Enough: the Refugee Generational Gap
The first generation’s pursuit of essentials
When you grow up poor, security becomes one of your top goals in life.
It is especially paramount if you’re a refugee or immigrant. After all, you left your homeland and took great risks in pursuit of security, both in the physical and financial sense.
A...Read More »
In America, A White Name Matters
“Hi! My name is Angelina,” I lie. Everyday. Because I live in America. This is a story about how I bend over backwards to accommodate white privilege. A name is just the tip of the iceberg, but let’s start there.
“What’s your name?”
My real name is Nguyễn Hùynh Thanh Trâm....Read More »
Welcome to the FOBLOG!
Update: As of April 2021, I rebranded my site to my name, Angelina Tram Nguyen. This was my very first blog post in 2017, when I named it the FOBLOG.
I came to the United States at eight years old not knowing a word of English. My father had no...Read More »