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 Kurkowski,  Khanh Oehlke, Zion Mitchell, Thao Pross, Kym Blackwell and myself share common sentiments about how much it means for us to live in Vietnam as a part of our daily lives and as a part of our journey in life. While we do not have family, nor relatives to come back to, we have a country, a culture and fortunately each other as we support each other in our quest for self.   This gives us comfort in our drive towards peace and meaningfulness.  For us living here is a personal fulfillment, a challenge, a learning experience, a struggle, a passion and a good life.