To All Veterans and Americans It looks like we did some good after all!
On Saturday, July 24, 2010, the town of Prescott Valley, AZ, hosted a Freedom Rally.
Quang Nguyen
was asked to speak on his experience of coming to
America and what it means.
He spoke the following
in dedication to all Vietnam Veterans.
Thought you might enjoy hearing what he had to say.
35 years ago, if you were to tell me that I am going to stand up here
speaking to a couple thousand patriots, in English, I'd laugh at you. Man, every morning I wake up
thanking God for putting me and my family in the greatest country on earth.
I just want you all to know that the American dream does exist and I am living the American dream.
I was asked to speak to you about my experience as a first generation Vietnamese-American, but I
rather speak to you as an American.
If you hadn't noticed, I am not white and I feel pretty comfortable with my people.
I am a proud US citizen and here is my proof. It took me 8 years to get it, waiting in endless
lines, but I got it and I am very proud of it. Guess what, I did it legally and it ain't from the state
of Hawaii.
I still remember the images of the Tet offensive in 1968; I was six years old. Now you might want
to question how a 6 year old boy could remember anything. Trust me, those images can never be
erased. I can't even imagine what it was like for young American soldiers, 10,000 miles away from
home, fighting on my behalf.
35 years ago, I left South Vietnam for political asylum. The war had ended. At the age of 13, I
left with the understanding that I may or may not ever get to see my siblings or parents again. I
was one of the first lucky 100,000 Vietnamese allowed to come to the US.
Somehow, my family and I were reunited 5 months later, amazingly, in California. It was a miracle
from God.
If you haven't heard lately that this is the greatest country on earth, I am telling you that right
now. It is the freedom and the opportunities presented to me that put me here with all of you
tonight. I also remember the barriers that I had to overcome every step of the way. My high school
counselor told me that I cannot make it to college due to my poor communication skills. I proved him
wrong. I finished college. You see, all you have to do is to give this little boy an opportunity and
encourage him to take and run with it. Well, I took the opportunity and here I am. This person
standing tonight in front of you could not exist under a socialist/communist environment. By the
way, if you think socialism is the way to go, I am sure many people here will chip in to get you a
one way ticket out of here. And if you didn't know, the only difference between socialism and
communism is an AK-47 aiming at your head. That was my experience.
In 1982, I stood with a thousand new immigrants, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and listening to
the National Anthem for the first time as an American. To this day, I can't remember anything
sweeter and more patriotic than that moment in my life.
Fast forwarding, somehow I finished high school, finished college, and like any other goofball 21
year old kid, I was having a great time with my life. I had a nice job and a nice apartment in
Southern California. In someway and somehow, I had forgotten how I got here and why I am here.
One day I was at a gas station, I saw a veteran pumping gas on the other side of the island. I
don't know what made me do it, but I walked over and asked if he had served in Vietnam. He smiled
and said yes. I shook and held his hand. The grown man began to well up. I walked away as fast as I
could and at that very moment, I was emotionally rocked. This was a profound moment in life. I knew
something had to change in my life. It was time for me to learn how to be a good citizen. It was
time for me to give back.
You see, America is not a place on the map, it isn't a physical location. It is an ideal, a
concept. And if you are an American, you must understand the concept, you must buy into this
concept, and most importantly, you have to fight and defend this concept. This is about Freedom and
not free stuff. And that is why I am standing up here. Brothers and sisters, to be a real American,
the very least you must do is to learn English and understand it well. In my humble opinion, you
cannot be a faithful patriotic citizen if you can't speak the language of the country you live in.
Take this document of 46 pages - last I looked on the internet, there wasn't a Vietnamese
translation of the US Constitution. It took me a long time to get to the point of being able to
converse and until this day, I still struggle to come up with the right words. It's not easy, but if
it's too easy, it's not worth doing.
Before I knew this 46 page document, I learned of the 500,000 Americans who fought for this little
boy. I learned of the 58,000 names scribed on the black wall at the Vietnam Memorial. You are my
heroes. You are my founders.
At this time, I would like to ask all the Vietnam veterans to please stand. I thank you for my life.
I thank you for your sacrifices, and I thank you for giving me the freedom and liberty I have today.
I now ask all veterans, firefighters, and police officers, to please stand. On behalf of all first
generation immigrants, I thank you for your services and may God bless you all.
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