Vietnamese Adoptees Living in Vietnam

the perfect shape, i've come full circle. far from home, i've come so far. we know the story far too well, as we size, share, and compare the scars. in quest of self, we have found each other.in the company of strangers, we have found a brother. we know the story all too well. we know the love of a child and mother. blood has proven wider than oceans. skin has proven only so deep. ignorance once fueled a fire self-awareness and understanding has laid to sleep. i will return to where i've never been. again. and my friend, i will see you there. together, we will walk the shape that has brought us so far. we will make the shape that has brought us home.

The following interviews are about Vietnamese adoptees from Australia, Europe and America who not only have come back to visit their heritage, but also to settle in Vietnam. Our perspective is unique as foreigners, as Viet-Kieu (Vietnamese Overseas), and as adoptees who, through various connections, know each other while now living in Saigon, Vietnam. Everyone in the world searches for peace and meaning in their lives. As adoptees growing up we have searched for comfort in our identity, finding where we fit in. While not entirely accepted in our home countries nor here in Vietnam, we share the feeling of pride and excitement in humbly submerging ourselves into our roots and this gives us peace. Why it is so meaningful to us to come back to our motherland which we were afraid to confront before is almost impossible to put in words, but these interviews shed some light. The interviews of Tuy Buckner, Brent Kurkoski, Khanh Oehlke, Zion Mitchell, Thao Pross, Kym Blackwell, Tiffany Good...