January 13, 2018

From our Chair, Tung Nguyen:

Heard someone much younger talking vehemently about his identity today and remembered how I used to feel about it.

Age 13: I'm Vietnamese but want to be American

Age 18: I'm Vietnamese American but want to be more American

Age 25: I'm Vietnamese American but want to be more Vietnamese

Age 35 (after having been back to Vietnam): I'm Vietnamese American but I'm definitely not Vietnamese

Age now: I'm Vietnamese American, I am one, I am the other, I am neither, I am both. Screw you.