Lois Nguyen

Shame and pride are what usually engulf young teenagers who are born to immigrant parents, into a world that emphasizes multi-cultural dynamics in both positive and negative ways. As a product of the love between a French-born mother and a Vietnamese-born father, I have encountered nearly every attitude imaginable considering my heritage and cultural identity. When asked to describe my background I have given responses such as American, Asian-American, Vietnamese, bi-racial, European, French, and my favorite, Frasian. The complexity of my identity has troubled me and I’m sure all the people who have looked at my applications, test scantrons, and any other form that I have filled out because I seem to always bubble in something different when it comes to the box titled “Race/Ethnicity”. My mother always described me as a... [Click to read more]