The Vo family was living in a village in Vietnam during the war and when communism started to come into action. And it had terrible affects on the people living there. They had to adapt or escape. The Vo family choose to escape. Toan's father had been taken by the military police because he was involved with the Vietnamese army. Toan, linh and Phuong were the children in the two families they had to learn quickly what was an acceptable thing to say and what was not. It was hard for them because they didn't know why they couldn't act in a certain way nor do a certain thing. These children just had to rely on their parents until they got older. They left because the war had brought communism; they were scared and didn't know what to expect. They didn't know weather they could live close to like they lived before or if ev

erything would change, there were many answerable questions and they wanted to get away from it. And after their Grandfather got an assimilation speaker put on his shop roof that was the last straw. They had a big trip ahead of them.

In Australia years later Toan had married Kieu and had a son, and then moved back to Ho Chi Minh City. Toan didn't feel home in Vietnam, probably because he left when he was very young and wouldn't had much memory of it. So Australia was his homeland now. I believe that what they went through was worth what they got at the end. Toan had learnt many things along with all the other kids and adults that most of us never will. He learnt about surviving and what it means to have a family. To get to Australia these two families really worked well together, it was a real family effort and it was for the best in the end. If they had have stayed in Vietnam all of the people in the family would have been different and so individual. But I think without Minh they would not have made it. I haven't mentioned Minh yet although he is one of the most important people. Minh was the father and a very sighted leader. He had strength and courage to give to all the family. And I think hope got them their. They always knew that there was still hope no matter what.

When in Malaysia Phuogh got involving with a gang leader named Ca

Some common words found in the essay are:
, City Toan, Malaysia Malay, I'm Cang, Kiew Cang, Malaysia Phuogh, Pirate Phuong, Pirates Phuong, Australia Toan, English Business, boat sailing, gang leader, caring mother, feel free, vo family,
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)