The Fall Of Saigon, Vietnam in 1975 led many people fled the country to seek for freedom.
Is anyone still recognize this flag of Vietnam?
I feel inspired today to draw these pictures using colors pencil and acrylic painting.
The Fall Of Saigon, Vietnam in 1975 led many people fled the country to seek for freedom.
Is anyone still recognize this flag of Vietnam?
I feel inspired today to draw these pictures using colors pencil and acrylic painting.
Being a writer isn’t about writing perfectionism, but to write the problematic aspects of the society from my perspective. That is a lot of inspiration to see the world from my point of view to write about.
In order to see the order of the world from one perspective in Christ, I will write everything that I see and experience from the chaos world as we are formed and work in progress to establish some kind of order in the world. For me and others that we are in progress making sense out of our chaos life to enter into some kind of order that was established by God in heaven. Don't expect perfectionism yet, but just think and reason it out first, because the world isn't in order yet.
By nature, we are in some kind of order. We might not know it yet, but we work in progress to establish that order in God.
Writer is a resource for the reader.
My education in physics, mathematics, science, and high tech started with the love of curiosity since I was a child. My memoried when I was a child that my dad always work on machines to do farm work. When I was in high school, I took a lot of mathematics, chemistry and science classes. But I didn't take any physics class during my high school years. However, when I got to college, I took the first physics class and I got a good grade that the physics professor suggested me to major in physics which I did. It took me six years in college to graduate with Bachelor in Physics, but it all worth it. My inspiration is to help and support low-income students and underserved students to pursue higher education. I believe that education is the key to life success, and the door of opportunity open up for people on the journey of life. Education also help the students to broader their perspective about our society.
I am the first generation in America to pursue higher education in the United States of America. My family and I lived in Vietnam during the Vietnam War and my parent's dream and hoped is to guide us on the path of education. My mom was a teacher in Vietnam, and my dad was a farmer in Vietnam. My family and I migrated to the United States of America in 1993 and we settled in Portland, OR, USA since then. I attended Middle School in the United States with many struggled to learn English and adapt to the new society.
I always thought to myself that in order to help me to be a better person is to pursue education in America, and with all the hard work, I made it. That is, I graduated from Portland State University in 2004 with Bachelor degree in Physics.
Life is still fill with challenges after graduation, however, when one door close, another door of opportunity is open. That is, I landed a job in high tech company that helped me to realize what I always wonder most of what can I do with my degree in physics. That is, I noticed people who worked in high tech had degrees in bachelors, masters, and pHD, etc. That is always make me curious and I always wonder the power of education that help people grow into who they become.
Life is challenge in many aspect of life, especially when the world out there seem so colorful. I basically feel lost at some moment in my life. I lose the focus of where I want to go, and what I want to do. But in my heart and mind, I still strongly feel the best time of my life is when I am in school. That is the main reason I want to help younger students to realize their dream of pursue higher education at young.
Life throw at me with a lot of hardship throughout life. But I am certain that the time I worked so hard in school was the best time of my life that I experienced in my lifetime. The time that I was young and I felt empower by teachers, professors, peers, etc.
What is your story about pursue higher education?
What is your inspiration that lead to you pursue higher education?
Please tell your story here. Let's inspire one another to support higher education.
I want to pray for me to realize my dream and hope and desire in God's will for me and others. I need direction of where I am heading toward in the future. I am certain that there are many people out there also feel that they need direction in life upon God.
So glad to see the "congrat badge" on my profile icon.
I hope I do good or I participate in the forum that I earn it.
I still strongly think that we should have human rights representatives from all walk of life to speak their heart and mind regard to human rights issues that they are facing from where they are coming from all over the world.
I had a chance to serve on the committee of human rights advisority committee, Beaverton, OR, USA in 2012-2013. My desire and hope is that there will be a human rights representatives from every nation or country around the world to come to present his/her own human rights issues that they are facing to the committees in freedom of speech, religions, cultures in dignity of human perspectives in peace and love of God.
Can we talk about the human rights issues here as a discussion, comments, suggestion and critique?
Songwriters write song lyrics | The songwriters find his/her own voices in mind, and he/she writes his/her thought on papers. Then the musicians make the song alive. |
Singers/Musicians | This audience is different than the song lyrics audiences. His/her voices is a treasure to bring the song lyrics to life. |
Listeners Audiences | The listeners audiences interpret songs and music based on his/her own view, and that they find the beauty in the song. |
I want to build group of audiences base on their talents/gifts from each group: Songwriters, Singers/Musicians, and Listeners.
My name is Dan Vi Nguyen. I originally came from Vietnam. The land of war torn in the 60s and 70s. I still remembered my daddy and the village of Vietnam at the time still defended for the last moment before the Fall of Saigon, Vietnam in 1975. That day had made the history of our country's history, either one side of the people determined to win over the other. Follow the wave of people from Vietnam escaped the country to seek for freedom land and hope to build a new life on the land of the free. My family and I were among the people who seek for freedom on the new land.
In 1993, my family and I settled in Oregon, United States of America. At the time, I was just 7th grades in middle school. In my heart and mind, I only can think of one direction in life, that is, I must study hard in school. My determination of being a good student in school. There were so much struggle that I faced like language barrier and cultural differences for me in the new life, new world. But I made it to graduate with a recognition and certificate from middle school in 8th grade in America. Proud enough for me on the first step of entering the school academic achievement.
Entered high school with only hope and dream of education is the path to go in my life.
I was in the English as a Second Language (ESL) program at the time. I tried to study hard with all my heart and mind dedication to school. My scored always to pass the class and at least I got B’s or A’s grade in school.
With all the support I got from family members, siblings, friends as well as school and the community. I encouraged myself to do better in school.
By senior year in high school, I had a chance to visit Washington DC, USA whereas I met with politicians of America at the Capital of Washington DC, USA. One of the politicians advised me and others: “Go home and serve the community.” Also, I got to see the monuments of America, and famous presidents quotes of America displaced in the capital of America. That is when I realized the big picture of the country's vision and mission. I got inspired to write the song lyric: “All Colors With One Wish” because I noticed the American’s dream.
As I got home from the trip to Washington DC, USA, my mind still didn’t know what I want to do. Then my best friend in high school suggested me to go to college for education. Then together we applied for college. My friend and I got accepted into Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA. For the next six years of my life, I was on the road of pursuing education path on the land of America.
In college, I studied mathematics, science, physics, chemistry, and computer, etc. I took general courses. But I didn’t know what I want to do with my education. But one thing kept reminding me that I must be a good student in school. The four years in college, I decided to pursue physics as my major for graduation. With the help of professors and instructors at college, I made it to the end, that is, I graduated with Bachelor in Physics at Portland State University in 2004. I felt so grateful and I thankful for everyone who helped me along the way to pursue my education path.
Now I want to help others to realize the education path as a journey in life to experience what out there that offer in life.
https://soundcloud.com/vi-nguyen-58/all-colors-with-one-wish-mp3
Song Title: All Colors With One Wish
By: Vi Nguyen
05/06/2019
I find the treasure of our Father
Who stand tall for his believe
Freedom for mankind leading the nation with no slaves
Wild rides with his ambition for the nation
All colors with one wish
No segregation when it comes to the colors of skin
We all the same in our heart
That we are special create under God’s image
We should respect each other once and for all
That we belong to one human race of mankind
Father once said, let freedom ring for all nation
Start with a dream where mankind is united as one
Under the protection of one nation under God
Mankind is free of his will to serve and love the Lord
Our Creator.
Three kings from the east
To visit the child born in Bethlehem
His skin color didn’t define
Who he really was in his time
But his treasure to find the sons of man
To come worship him.
Father once said let freedom ring for all nation
Start with a dream
Where mankind is united as one
Under the protection of one nation under God
Mankind is free of his will
To serve and love the Lord
Our Creator.
There is no boundary
For the love of mankind
From the old ages to the new ages
We are one human races
Father once said let freedom rings for all nations
Start with a dream where mankind is united as one
Under the protection of one nation under God
Mankind is freed of his will
To serve and love the Lord
Our Creator
Lord, Our Creator.
https://soundcloud.com/vi-nguyen-58/when-eagles-fly-high
Song Title: When Eagles Fly High
By: Vi Nguyen
God bless America
Empower his will upon the nation
Sow the seed of hope
For brighter future upon homeland
of the brave.
When eagle flies
Strike for strength and courage
Of nation under his wings
Fly high upon the blue sky
To scan for his enemies
When eagles fly high
A sign nature under his force
To swing his wings
Defend the nation under God
For the brave to fly high.
As the will of the nation
To pray for the peace of Jerusalem
Upon the King of Peace
We the people stand by
Strengthen our courage to be unite.