liveMAGAZINE September/October 2016 Issue
In the 1930s, my mother Loan was not allowed to attend school in her home country of Vietnam because she was a girl. Unyielding and eager for knowledge, seeking freedom and peace, she nevertheless risked her life to gain an education. She finally left the war-torn country in 1955. In her new homeland of France, she encountered rejection and discrimination because of her skin color. Despite abject poverty, she raised her five children, always emphasizing that education was a great privilege…
