Land of the Free (1980-Present)
America was the promised land of wealth and opportunity. Yet of all the places in this vast nation, we were settled in crime-ridden Oakland, California, with its corner liquor stores…
Seeking Refuge (1979-1980)
We fled Vietnam when our daughter, Amanda, was only three months old. Life was so chaotic that she was almost switched at birth with another baby girl. The hospitals in…