My family fled Vietnam for Canada. By the time I started asking questions, it was almost too late

Movies about the Vietnam War were from the American perspective and so distant from my family's reality

If you asked me when I knew that my family were refugees, I couldn't tell you. There was no single moment of realization — just scattered memories like puzzle pieces that don't always seem to fit.

Read the full article originally published on CBC on October 24, 2022.