I can't believe how late in the game I am, but better late then never. This would be my first official blog and I must say, don't know know if I have the time everyday to get on this website to write a little piece or two about my day or my thoughts. Nevertheless, I will try.
Today, for me is a special day. I didn't even realize it after posting my blog that today is April 30, 2006. You may ask why today is special to me? I shouldn't say it is special to me only but it special day for all Vietnamese people. Oh what Vietnamese can forget about April 30,1975. While few by nearly all Vietnamese oversea as a the darkest day in Vietnamese history, other view as victorious.
This is day will forever mark a stripe in every Vietnamese lives, love it, hate it, ignore or aware of it, on April 30. 1975 Vietnam fell into a communist regime and caused the biggest exodus across sea by any one country. This exodus or known as "VUOT BIEN" is why I am here today and why 83 millions at still in Vietnam.
Today, hundreds of Vietnamese communties across the world is commemorate this day as millions lives were lost and the country fell into a darkness of communism. While we morn, the Vietnamese government is preparing for a Fouth of July in Vietnam as every corner, every bulding is decked out with lights and the country will put on an elobrate show for everyone to see. Yes, this day, is a big division and seperation of two generations and of family. Although it has nearly been over 30 years, the wounds are still fresh within my families and with many youth activist as myself.
Although I never experience the wrath of the Vietnam world nor would I could have changed anything even if I did, April 30 still brings back for me those many nights when my parents would tell me stories about how lives and families were ripped apart and how today, they did everything that they could to secure us our future. For that, April 30 for me is not about the anger or the pain that was left behind, but more like what can we do today as Youth to secure the future of all of those that are currently living in Vietnam today withour the rights of seek for there own happiness.
I cannot possible write everything about April 30. But i can share that April 30 is part of Vietnam history for it has forever change the course of millions of lives. The only thing that we as Vietnamese people can do is look forward and try everything that we can give the people of Vietnam a life they are deserved.
