“Life is about going forward into the future, not looking back into the past.”

Beyanka Vong, born in Vietnam, talks about the struggles she had faced throughout her childhood and her many different experiences. She constantly traveled around at a young age due to her parents' divorce and eventually led to her journey with...

Conversation with John Looker, U.S. Army Veteran

U.S. Army Veteran, John Looker, speaks with the NVMM Education Team about his experience serving in the Army during the Vietnam War. John shares the difficulties of returning to civilian life and how he continues to support Veterans.

Interview with my grandpa

I interviewed my grandpa spoke about how he grew up, about family heritage, his military service and his work career

Combat Veteran interviews Military Widow

Mrs.Joy was kind enough to share her life experiences with me and I am forever grateful. She is a military widow who owns her own daycare. Being a combat veteran myself, I had countless questions because of the many intersections...

the great thanksgiving listen

Tiffani interviewed her aunt Julie at her home on December 7, 2020. Tiffani and her aunt Julie talked about her diffcult childhood and what she did during the summer in vietnam. They also talked about Julie's mother alittle bit. Finally,...

Grandmother Ngyuyen’s Life in the Philippines & the Impact of the Vietnam War

My grandmother and I talked about her life in Vietnam before the Vietnam War. Then we talked about how it impacted her life and how she came to live in the Philippines.

Jacqueline Hoang 2022 GTL

I interviewed my girl scout leader, Kim-Oanh Nguyen. She’s 63 years old who speaks a mix of Vietnamese and English. We went over family, relationships, and memories.

Interview with my dad
December 14, 2018 App Interview

Most of what we talked about was my father’s life in work, school and childhood

An Interview with my Mom

My mom talks about her childhood life and her experiences to coming to the United States in the 1990s. She states her struggles to adapting and learning the English language when arriving in the United States. She speaks out her...

Work ethic serves family well.
November 30, 2017 App Interview

My grandfather shared his childhood on the farm, and the impact it had on his life. He also mentioned his career as a teacher and his military service.

Exiting Times in a Small Town

“I climbed up the drive in movie theater with fireworks and smoke bombs, I set them off and me and my friends ran home as fast as we could.” This is one of the fun crazy stories that Michael Giacchino...

Morgan Lee and her grandfather Huy Li talk about his life

In this interview taken place on December 2018 in Chantilly, Virginia, Morgan Lee (15) interviews Hui Li (87) about his life in Vietnam and the United States. Morgan’s dad, Jack Lee, was a translator for this interview. Mr. Li talks...

Interview With my Great Grandmother

Learning about my great grandmother’s journey from Vietnam to America and her advice to the younger generation.

Thu Pham and Liz Wessel

Thu shared her story and Journey from Vietnam to the united States with her village. Thu discussed how their strong faith and love of their family kept them strong.

Learning More About my Father

Kiet Lam (49) talks with his daughter, Kathy Lam (18) about his childhood in Vietnam. He touches on personal bases on the lifestyle of Vietnam and the war. He compares what it’s like in Vietnam and here in America.

Christopher Dinh and Thuy Nguyen

Christopher Dinh talks with his mom about her life. She shares childhood memories and stories about her emigration from Vietnam for freedom.

A Bathroom Break from Vietnam to the United States – An Immigrant Story

Chad Goodman was a seven-year-old boy in Vietnam during the Fall of Saigon. His mother realized that the only way that her children could have a better life was if she could give them up to adoption, which also meant...

My Aunt’s Escape Story

I interviewed my aunt about her life before and after the Vietnam War. She told me about the struggles she faced and the hardships she went through to get to America

The Great Thanksgiving Listen 2019 – Linda & Emily Wheeler

In this interview, Emily Wheeler interviews her grandmother Linda Wheeler via phone call. Linda is the daughter of Lester Norris, a well-known cartoonist, and Dellora Norris, the heiress of Texaco. She discusses her dislike towards her extravagant childhood and how...

Life of Laurence Hartnett

The interview takes us through the life of Laurence Hartnett, my grandfather. In the interview we talked about his early life, his service in the military and his life as a grandfather. His early life included growing up in Melrose...