On the footprints past

Vietnamese citizens living abroad always have a sense of their roots. In the photo: Traveling in Blue Mountain, New South Wales, Australia. Photo: MUC DONG

Young people choose

Mai Trung is working in construction costing at Clad-Tech Inc. He came to Moncton, New Brinswick (Canada) to study, start a business and become a citizen of the cold country. In the eyes of his friends, Mai Trung is a successful person and is also the dream of many people.

In Moncton, sometimes as a way to reward themselves after hard working days, Trung and his wife choose to explore the land between the US and Mexico. Wandering around Cancun, Isla Mujeres and Florida.

In conversations with friends, when introducing new lands, there is always a hint of nostalgia. For example, when talking about a tourist area in Mexico, Trung wrote, “A day at Xcaret Park is worth it, there is a show similar to Hoi An Memories but in Mexican style, quite beautiful. When going to the island next to Iska Mujeres, it is like a miniature Hoi An. It is as fun as a festival there.”

At the age of 30, Trung has no room for regrets. Noisy and lively, enjoying the holidays with his family. Cutting down on time with friends to visit his parents' graves, burn incense at the family temple, and visit relatives.

Coming and going like the wind. Mai Trung always kept his parents and grandparents in Vietnam at ease. That his strong physique, understanding and practicing the moral of birds having nests and people having ancestors, was enough for Mai Trung to live firmly anywhere. Canada will have Vietnamese children born and raised, then return - leave in the same way as his parents now.

I suddenly remembered Nguyen Tam. The way she walked out was also full of confidence. Tam settled in Fukuyama (Hiroshima, Japan). Tam and her husband have jobs and a fairly stable income in Japan.

She and her husband are always excited to return every Tet holiday and are always excited to return to Japan. For her, the place where her dream of a romantic life is fulfilled is in the land of cherry blossoms.

Never thought about not coming back, nor did I ever think about… not settling abroad. Returning to my family and clan and going with the youthful aspiration to establish a career.

During her trips back to Vietnam, she sometimes encountered some problems related to paperwork for each flight. She said, she just hopes that her administrative procedures will not be too complicated and slow, and that the journey back to Vietnam for people like us will not be longer because of these things.

I told her to choose another way: instead of being upset about being late for work in Japan, say thank goodness you get to stay a few more days with your mother.

Home is always in the hearts of Vietnamese children living abroad. Photo: SHEPHERD

Looking back at the country

Why am I not in Vietnam? For a 10-year-old child, when asking his parents that question, he did not expect an answer, but expressed his wish to be in Vietnam as a child born and raised in Australia.

Last Tet At Ty, which coincided with my son's summer vacation, my whole family was able to celebrate Tet for nearly a month in our hometown. We go back to our hometown every year, but every time it was time to leave, my son cried all day.

And repeated the sentence about wishing I wasn't in Vietnam, until I was safely in the plane cabin.

The journey from Vietnam to Australia always seems longer than the return journey, because of my child's crying. It will stop being sad, like all childhood sadness that quickly passes.

But deep down, invisible grains of sand kept filling up the boy's homesickness. There were his family and relatives. And when he grew up and became an adult, I believed that my nephew would return in the same way as children. Pure, cheerful and full of love. That was also the way my brother prepared his luggage for his child when settling in Australia.

Nearly 5 years since moving to Indianapolis (USA), Nhu Ly has not returned to Vietnam. Indiana is a state in the Midwestern United States, with very few Vietnamese people living there.

Seeking a better life in the big world out there, pursuing happiness on earth, is all right. When choosing to settle in Indianapolis, Ly told himself so. Even though it was a very difficult choice.

The day she returned, her petty thoughts suddenly became distant, when she looked at her mother's half-Vietnamese son. Her husband was American. The boy looked exactly like his father and could not speak Vietnamese yet.

Connections are never lacking, when the world is within a click, but she has not calculated when she will return to Vietnam. When she returns to Quang, she will have more of the world in her hands, with a bowl of Quang noodles and her mother's warm embrace.

Studying, working or settling abroad - Vietnamese citizens choose to establish their careers in many ways. On that journey, the footprints left, whether deep or shallow, still open up other spaces and dimensions in the minds of young people.

Travel to discover yourself and conquer your dreams. Like when my younger brother or Mai Trung forwarded information to their friends when they needed information related to studying abroad and spring job opportunities.

The list of long-term shortage occupations promoting employment opportunities and permanent settlement for international students in Canada, Australia or Singapore is published by the immigration authority.

Those things are a good start for the journey. Then, there are always eyes looking back to the country with the intention of returning, with children or even those who will grow old...

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