The Journey to a New World
Greetings Readers! Each and every story around immigration into a new country involves a memorable journey, both for good or ill. In this post I'm going to take the time to share a story of immigration that stood out to me, as well as cover some of the things that can make the journey difficult. To begin, I'd like to invite you to watch as Tri Nguyen tells the story of how he escaped a war-torn Vietnam when he was only a child, and eventually making his way to Australia. The film won the Audience Award and the 2015 Human Rights and Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia. It was later featured on The Guardian website, and has screened at events in the US, the UK, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. This short documentary uses beautiful artwork to help the viewer visualize the journey as Nguyen tells his story of immigration. Then I Came by Boat One of the things that stood out to me about his journey is how traumatizing the beginning must have been for a child. For examp...
