Part one of term paper
“America.” Twenty years ago, this simple word was the essence of all my parents' hopes. To them, America was a land of dreams and vast opportunities. My father and mother believed that this country would be their rainbow, so to speak, that would inevitably lead them to their own pot of gold. Two years ago, I returned to Vietnam, the ...

Part two of term paper
... After my trip to Vietnam, I could no longer take anything for granted, our standard of living or even my parents' ambitions. However, as my two older brothers and I matured, we could see how this once tangible dream began slipping through the fingers of my parents' out stretched hands. That was just it. Once in America, my father and mother expected success to land in the palm of their hands. Unfortunately, it did not. Without a formal education and the ability to speak English, it wa ...