Beautifully written, Julie. And it's so poignant to see your very young mom with you as a child. Lovely to see the grown up who connects with, honors and questions her heritage, as well all should.
Thank you so much for sharing the loneliness of rediscovering your heritage. On the outside, it seems like everyone is part of something but in actuality, we are all on our journeys of our relationship to thing. I'm contemplating my own relationship to so many Vietnamese traditions now with a little one. This piece is helping me sort through them -- thanks Julie!
Beautifully written, Julie. And it's so poignant to see your very young mom with you as a child. Lovely to see the grown up who connects with, honors and questions her heritage, as well all should.
Thank you so much for sharing the loneliness of rediscovering your heritage. On the outside, it seems like everyone is part of something but in actuality, we are all on our journeys of our relationship to thing. I'm contemplating my own relationship to so many Vietnamese traditions now with a little one. This piece is helping me sort through them -- thanks Julie!