UNFORGETTABLE DAY Even though I am living in the United States now, I still keep in my mind a very frightening incident that happened to my family in Viet Nam when I was a little boy twenty years ago. Before this event happened, I had had a very wonderful childhood. I lived happily with...

My mother has definitely been the most influential figure in my life in many ways. She was born outside United States of America in a culture where only sons were sent to school because they were considered to be the only heirs to the family fortunes and wealth. But on the other hand, daughters we...