I am Vietnamese American, 33 years-old. I was born in Da Nang, but escaped during the fall of Saigon in 1975. I grew up in America, and became American in every individual-minded way, except that a part of me has found reconciliation with my cultural and historical past very difficult. As an artist, I have endeavored to uncover the truths of the Vietnam War in my work for the hopes of better understanding how I came here, as a product of this great human tragedy. I am saddened by our current attitudes in foreign policy for I do not see any growth from Vietnam. I do not feel the true lessons have been learned. I do not even think they are being addressed. Unfortunately, we do not value history enough in America, for we doom ourselves to repeat the "turbid ebb and flow of human misery." As an American, I wonder how much more pain would Manifest Destiny continue to inflict on every new generation. I am most appreciative of your site. I hope to be able to one day return to the land where my father lies, and where my mother's heart still grieves.