Angeline
TagHere Lai’s Our Truth: Civil War
Here lai’s the end. This is my last gif for Here Lai’s Our Truth, so I wanted to emphasize an important aspect of My Lai identity, civil war. It sta..
Here Lai’s Our Truth: Entry
“This kid is okay. He’s our entry to the U.S.A.” – Miss Saigon
Half Vietnamese half American children were used as one way tickets into the United ..
Here Lai’s Our Truth: Conceived in Hell
“The dust of life, conceived in hell and born in strife. They are the living reminders of all the good we failed to do”
Here Lai’s Our Truth: Wars Never End
“War isn’t over when it ends, some pictures never leave your mind. They are the faces of the children the ones we left behind”
-Miss Saigon, the ..
Here Lai’s Our Truth: Finding Light
You cannot sum up a whole community’s history in seven posts, but my intention was not to summarize their hardships and experiences. I wanted them t..
Here Lai’s Our Truth: DNA Gateway Part 2
The DNA Gateway – spit goes in and American citizenship comes out. While speaking to multiple people in the community, I learned about this “gateway..
Awkward Your Way Into: Being Comfortable With Who You Are
This might be my last post for Awkward Your Way Into, and possibly even my last post at The Wave, but don’t worry homies, this doesn’t have to be a ..
Awkward Your Way Into: Nacho Average Friendship
Are you often called “unapproachable” or “distant” by others? Do people often avoid making eye contact with you when you’re walking down the street?..