Duy Hinh

            If you wonder ever what it was like to come to the USA from a different country then this paper will really interest you, today we are going to talk about Duy Hinih.

            Growing up Duy Hinih was the only child of her family in Vietnam, she was born on February 6^th 1999. To this day majority of her family still lives in Vietnam, she lived there all the way up till fourth grade when she moved to the USA. Even though she likes it here in the USA and has better opportunity’s she still likes it over in Vietnam better because of her friends. Duy says “When I and my mom moved her I was kind of a lone because I didn’t know people.” Duy growing up was from the very south part of Vietnam. Duy doesn’t know what her plans for the future is yet but she plans on attending Virginia Western after high school and do some kind of arts program there. One of the most unique things about Duy is how she got her name. When she was growing up in Vietnam her family was poor and she was kind of weak and sick all the time, so her mom said that she wanted to name her to have a boy name so that she would be strong. Later on Duy wanted her name to be changed because it was a boy name and she didn’t like it. One of the best memories growing up was when her mom moved away so that she could work and support her family, once a mouth her mom would come home to see her family and she finally got to see her so that was her best memory. Duy said “I would get the biggest smile on my face when she walked through that door it always made me so happy.” Duy moved here in 2008 during Christmas, she says “It was perfect timing to experience Christmas in the USA.” She still to this day tries to go back to her home country at least once a year if not more. She said one of the hardest things for her to do when she first moved here was learning English. When she was in Vietnam she learned a little bit of English but it wasn’t enough to speak it fully so when she got here she had to learn English real quick and it took her four years to get it down. Her favorite sport is soccer and she plans on playing for the school team next year. She says the biggest difference between the USA and Vietnam is the prices of things, over there it is a lot more expensive than in the USA. Duy says that she plans on staying over here for a very long time at least till she finishes school and then plans on bringing the rest of her family over to the USA.

            In conclusion, Duy is a very interesting girl and has a lot ahead of herself and has a bright future ahead, all in all Duy looks forward for the years to come and what she has ahead of herself

By: Brad Williams