Nam Le: Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice
In “Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice” Le emphasizes that “I would write the ethnic story of my Vietnamese father. It was a good story” (8). This is a very powerful quote as Le wants to preserve his family narrative and wants to continue to reflect his father’s story. This relates to the struggles that many immigrant families have while finding a space to preserve their narratives while coming a long way in order to provide a better future for the family. In addition, this specifically relates to the Asian American communities as Asian American parents sacrifice in providing the best for their kids and future generation. I can connect this to my personal experience as my parents immigrated from China to the United States in order to seek a better future and the American dream. My parents had to always save up and made sure I was provided with the best. It was always difficult for my parents to share with me their narratives as they focused on providing the best for the family and were living under cultural assimilation. I am aware that I was raised under Asian cultures and traditions. and I learned that it was important for me to continue to preserve my family narrative and cultural values.
Question: How can we encourage and provide more spaces for immigrant families to share their narratives?
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