This will be interesting- so far we have been exposed to accounts of immigrants who, despite impoverishment, still had more or less of a place to stay. The immigrant here is describing himself as homeless. [Note: Disappointed that there wasn't any actual mention of literal "homelessness."]
Very ironic how the communists "disrupted" the very "social" and "sharing" community. They emerged from thunderous clouds and heavy rain. How much of this is exaggerated for the purpose of the story?
The experience of adolescence accompanied by oppression is a very interesting mix. Does the oppression accelerate the development of the "new personality?" Was it even adolescence? It's hard to tell, as the author does not describe his age much.
The high expectations held by immigrants were often shattered through mistreatment and discrimination, and a desire to be in America quickly turned into a strong homesickness.
Critical component to the existence of discrimination: ignorance. Quite literally, the state of being uninformed as to the condition of an individual or ethnic group results in apathy.
Beginning to see the Vietnamese Communism not as ideologically founded, but as a means of exerting dominance over other countries, with the ideology following secondary. Perhaps I should research this more. It doesn't seem to be your "pre-stalin soviet" model.
The second section of this excerpt seems to be in the from of a letter. "Then your uncle."
The French government seemed to sympathize a lot more with immigrants than the U.S. one did, actively seeking out employment opportunities for them.
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