{"id":1481,"date":"2018-12-04T11:38:28","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T10:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosetta.vn\/short\/?p=1481"},"modified":"2018-12-04T11:39:21","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T10:39:21","slug":"viet-thanh-nguyen-toi-yeu-nuoc-my-do-la-ly-do-tai-sao-toi-phai-noi-su-that-ve-no-nguyen-duc-tuong-dich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosetta.vn\/short\/2018\/12\/04\/viet-thanh-nguyen-toi-yeu-nuoc-my-do-la-ly-do-tai-sao-toi-phai-noi-su-that-ve-no-nguyen-duc-tuong-dich\/","title":{"rendered":"Viet Thanh Nguyen: T\u00f4i y\u00eau n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt v\u1ec1 n\u00f3. (Nguy\u1ec5n \u0110\u1ee9c T\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1ecbch)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Con g\u00e1i t\u00f4i (b\u00e9 \u0110\u00f4ng) khi g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n g\u1eb7p b\u1ed1 th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1eb1ng c\u00e2u: “B\u1ed1 \u0110\u0103ng \u01a1i, b\u1ed1 \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u?”. C\u00e2u n\u00e0y c\u0169ng th\u00e2n thu\u1ed9c nh\u01b0\u00a0\u201cCon \u01a1i, Ba \u0111\u00e2y. Con \u0103n c\u01a1m ch\u01b0a?\u201d<\/em> \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp trong b\u00e0i c\u1ee7a Nguy\u1ec5n Thanh Vi\u1ec7t.<\/p>\n

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Viet Thanh Nguyen: T\u00f4i y\u00eau n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt v\u1ec1 n\u00f3. (Nguy\u1ec5n \u0110\u1ee9c T\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1ecbch)<\/h3>\n

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Gia \u0111\u00ecnh Nguy\u1ec5n, v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eefng n\u0103m 1980 \u1edf San Jose, California, n\u01a1i cha m\u1eb9 anh s\u1edf h\u1eefu Ch\u1ee3 Mini S\u00e0i G\u00f2n M\u1edbi Photographs Courtesy Viet Thanh Nguyen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Vi\u1ec7t Thanh Nguy\u1ec5n sinh ra \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u00e0 l\u1edbn l\u00ean \u1edf M\u1ef9. Cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft\u00a0The Sympathizer<\/a>\u00a0c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3i Pulitzer 2016 v\u1ec1 H\u01b0 c\u1ea5u, c\u00f9ng n\u0103m gi\u1ea3i th\u01b0\u1edfng kh\u00e1c.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Love it or leave it \u2014Th\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u00f3 hay x\u00e9o \u0111i<\/em>. B\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 nghe ai n\u00f3i c\u00e2u n\u00e0y ch\u01b0a? Hay ch\u00ednh b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i c\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3? B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng nghe n\u0103m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u hi\u1ec3u \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, b\u1edfi v\u00ec ch\u00fang g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n ch\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9. B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng nghe c\u00e2u n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u hi\u1ec3u n\u00f3 l\u00e0 kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean n\u00f2ng, \u0111ang ch\u0129a v\u00e0o ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

Ri\u00eang \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u00e2u n\u00e0y, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng, \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ea3m, v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 m\u1ec9a mai, ch\u00e2m bi\u1ebfm, hay v\u1edbi b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ec1m \u1ea9n s\u1ef1 b\u1ef1c t\u1ee9c? Hay c\u00e2u n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f3 lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111e d\u1ecda r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng?<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi v\u00ec th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 t\u00f2 m\u00f2, b\u1edfi v\u00ec b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd n\u00f3i c\u00e2u n\u00e0y, li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 qu\u1ed1c gia hay n\u01a1i ch\u1ed1n n\u00e0o. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd n\u00f3i \u201cLove it or leave it \u201d v\u1edbi con trai t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i c\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3, b\u1edfi v\u00ec \u0111\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau m\u00e0 t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn, cho con t\u00f4i hay cho \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00f4i b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc \u1ea5y l\u00e0 n\u01a1i n\u00e0o \u0111i n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u01a1i t\u00f4i \u0111ang vi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng d\u00f2ng n\u00e0y l\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc Ph\u00e1p, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc Vi\u1ec7t Nam, n\u01a1i t\u00f4i ra \u0111\u1eddi, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 chi\u1ebfm Vi\u1ec7t Nam l\u00e0m thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba trong su\u1ed1t hai ph\u1ea7n ba th\u1ebf k\u1ef7. Cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u00f4 h\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a Ph\u00e1p ch\u1ec9 k\u1ebft th\u00fac 17 n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i sinh ra. Cha m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 \u00f4ng b\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a th\u1ef1c d\u00e2n Ph\u00e1p. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u00ec ch\u00fat l\u1ecbch s\u1eed n\u00e0y, m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i y\u00eau n\u01b0\u1edbc Ph\u00e1p v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ch\u1eebng m\u1ef1c n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau sinh ra t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba.<\/p>\n

\u00dd th\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ecb th\u1ebf b\u1ecb l\u00e0m d\u00e2n thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng y\u00eau n\u01b0\u1edbc Ph\u00e1p gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 y\u00eau n\u01b0\u1edbc Ph\u00e1p, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u01a1 \u01b0\u1edbc th\u00e1p Eiffel, ng\u1ed3i nh\u00e2m nhi c\u00e0 ph\u00ea \u1edf qu\u00e1n Les Deux Magots, \u0103n m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n ngon mi\u1ec7ng mi\u1ec1n Provence. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau l\u00e3ng m\u1ea1n ch\u1ec9 tho\u00e1ng qua t\u00f4i theo \u00e2m \u0111i\u1ec7u ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e0n accordionho\u1eb7c ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t \u00c9dith Piaf. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng di s\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a th\u1ef1c d\u00e2n \u0111\u00f3 hi\u1ec3n hi\u1ec7n kh\u1eafp Paris cho nh\u1eefng ai mu\u1ed1n nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y: nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ed1c ch\u00e2u Phi v\u00e0 \u1ea2 R\u1eadp c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y b\u1edfi v\u00ec n\u01b0\u1edbc Ph\u00e1p \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf c\u00e1c ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01a1i h\u1ecd sinh ra. Th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 l\u00e3ng m\u1ea1n h\u00f3a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd th\u01b0\u1eddng \u1edf b\u00ean l\u1ec1 x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i Ph\u00e1p, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 hi\u1ebfm khi \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y trong ph\u1ea7n t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u1ec1 Paris.<\/p>\n

M\u01a1 t\u01b0\u1edfng th\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t v\u1edbi l\u1ecbch s\u1eed Vi\u1ec7t Nam s\u1eb5n c\u00f3 trong t\u00f4i. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t m\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec1u h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng cho d\u00f9 h\u1ecd nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ecbch s\u1eed thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. T\u1ea1i sao kh\u00f4ng? M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n Ma-r\u1ed1c \u1edf Paris ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o l\u00e0n da t\u00f4i c\u00f3 chung v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t n\u00e0y v\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cAnh l\u00e0 d\u00e2n da tr\u1eafng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y.\u201d Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0 hay ch\u01b0a l\u00e0 d\u00e2n da tr\u1eafng \u1edf M\u1ef9. T\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o \u1edf M\u1ef9 nh\u01b0ng sinh ra \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam, v\u00e0 ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u00e1ch r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi ba cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn: cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p, cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t v\u1edbi nhau, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam.<\/p>\n

Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 coi cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u00ed d\u1ee5 v\u1ec1 l\u00f2ng cao th\u01b0\u1ee3ng trong thi\u1ec7n \u00fd c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, cho d\u00f9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 khi\u1ebfm khuy\u1ebft. V\u00e0 d\u1eabu cho c\u00f3 ch\u00fat s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt n\u00e0o trong \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 c\u0169ng v\u1eabn ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 ti\u1ebfp n\u1ed1i ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a th\u1ef1c d\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Ph\u00e1p, m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t ch\u1ee7ng t\u1ed9c v\u00e0 mang t\u00ednh \u0111\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c t\u1eeb trong c\u1ed7i r\u1ec5 v\u00e0 trong c\u1ea3 c\u00e1ch ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh. Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 bi\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ch\u1ee7 tr\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u00e0nh tr\u01b0\u1edbng tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i qua th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c M\u1ef9, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb s\u1ef1 ra \u0111\u1eddi thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua nh\u1eefng bi\u00ean th\u00f9y, Mi\u1ec1n T\u00e2y n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9, Mexico, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Nh\u1eadt B\u1ea3n, H\u00e0n Qu\u1ed1c, Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 Trung \u0110\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i l\u1ea7m. M\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1t d\u00e0i c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u00f4 h\u00ecnh. Trong \u00f3c t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9, th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n Da \u0111\u1ecf l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb kh\u1ee7ng b\u1ed1 nguy\u00ean th\u1ee7y. H\u00e0nh vi di\u1ec7t ch\u1ee7ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi th\u1ed5 d\u00e2n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 da tr\u1eafng l\u00e0 kh\u00eda c\u1ea1nh x\u1ea5u x\u00ed c\u1ee7a l\u1ec5 T\u1ea1 \u01a0n, \u00edt \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1edb t\u1edbi nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 b\u1ecb l\u00e3ng qu\u00ean, v\u00ec ngay c\u1ea3 \u1edf Ph\u00e1p, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ecba \u1edf tr\u1ea7n, \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed9i chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 l\u00f4ng. Nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 sau, k\u00fd \u1ee9c \u00e2m \u1ef7 v\u1ec1 t\u1ed9i di\u1ec7t ch\u1ee7ng \u2014hay ng\u1ee3i ca cu\u1ed9c x\u00e2m l\u0103ng \u2014l\u1ea1i xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n khi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh M\u1ef9 g\u1ecdi l\u00e3nh th\u1ed5 Vi\u1ec7t Nam th\u00f9 ngh\u1ecbch l\u00e0 \u201c\u0111\u1ea5t Da \u0111\u1ecf.\u201d Ng\u00e0y nay ng\u01b0\u1eddi H\u1ed3i gi\u00e1o l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng\u00a0gooks<\/em>\u00a0m\u1edbi trong khi nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb kh\u1ee7ng b\u1ed1 l\u00e0 c\u1ed9ng s\u1ea3n m\u1edbi, b\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u1ed9ng s\u1ea3n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111e d\u1ecda nhi\u1ec1u n\u1eefa n\u00ean m\u1ecdi x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec1u c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t\u00a0C\u00e1i G\u00ec Kh\u00e1c<\/em>\u00a0\u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh ranh gi\u1edbi v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00fat n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Gia \u0111\u00ecnh Nguy\u1ec5n, v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1eefng n\u0103m 1980 \u1edf San Jose, California, n\u01a1i b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 \u00f4ng s\u1edf h\u1eefu New Saigon Mini Market – Photographs Courtesy Viet Thanh Nguyen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch nghe nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y. M\u1ed9t c\u1ef1u chi\u1ebfn binh ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn, t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n nh\u1eadp ng\u0169, \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft cho t\u00f4i trong c\u01a1n th\u1ecbnh n\u1ed9 sau khi \u0111\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i ti\u1ec3u lu\u1eadn c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft s\u1eb9o m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t Nam t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n mang theo m\u00ecnh. \u00d4ng ta n\u00f3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 \u0111\u00e3 hy sinh b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n h\u1ecd cho \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00f4i, cho gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i, cho t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i n\u00ean bi\u1ebft \u01a1n. Khi t\u00f4i ph\u00fac \u0111\u00e1p th\u01b0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t b\u1ecb t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00ec n\u00f3ng gi\u1eadn, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t th\u01b0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00e0ng gi\u1eadn d\u1eef h\u01a1n. M\u1ed9t c\u1ef1u chi\u1ebfn binh M\u1ef9 kh\u00e1c, m\u1ed9t c\u1ef1u s\u0129 quan b\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nha s\u0129\/b\u00e1c s\u0129, \u0111\u1ecdc cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft The Sympathizer c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u00e0 g\u1eedi cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1 th\u01b0 l\u1eddi l\u1ebd \u00f4n t\u1ed3n h\u01a1n nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t th\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7p, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n thi\u1ebfu v\u1eafng s\u1ef1 t\u1ebf nh\u1ecb. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 b\u1ea1n qu\u00e1 y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ed9ng s\u1ea3n. T\u1ea1i sao b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Vi\u1ec7t Nam m\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng? V\u00e0 nh\u1edb \u0111em theo c\u1ea3 con trai b\u1ea1n \u0111i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5y.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng vi\u1ebft tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u00f4ng ta. L\u1ebd ra t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i vi\u1ebft. T\u00f4i n\u00ean n\u00eau ra vi\u1ec7c h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecdc h\u1ebft cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i b\u1edfi v\u00ec ph\u1ea7n t\u01b0 cu\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e3 c\u00e1o bu\u1ed9c ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a c\u1ed9ng s\u1ea3n qua nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecdc th\u00eam \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa v\u00ec c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ecb x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m ngay \u1edf ph\u1ea7n t\u01b0 \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft l\u00ean \u00e1n cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a M\u1ef9 t\u1ea1i Vi\u1ec7t Nam. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft, \u1edf ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0y t\u00f4i ch\u00e2m bi\u1ebfm nh\u1eefng th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 Vi\u1ec7t Nam C\u1ed9ng h\u00f2a \u1edf mi\u1ec1n Nam, th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebf \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn t\u00f4i ra \u0111\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i ph\u00ea ph\u00e1n kh\u00f4ng v\u00ec t\u00f4i gh\u00e9t t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c qu\u1ed1c gia t\u00f4i t\u1eebng bi\u1ebft m\u00e0 b\u1edfi v\u00ec t\u00f4i y\u00eau m\u1ebfn c\u00e1c qu\u1ed1c gia \u1ea5y. T\u00ecnh y\u00eau c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i d\u00e0nh cho nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng b\u1edfi v\u00ec l\u1ecbch s\u1eed ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi qu\u1ed1c giakh\u00e1c. M\u1ecdi qu\u1ed1c gia bao g\u1ed3m c\u1ea3 n\u01b0\u1edbc Ph\u00e1p, \u0111\u1ec1u tin v\u00e0o ph\u1ea7n tinh hoa nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec5n ki\u1ebfn \u1ea5y, h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng n\u1ec1n v\u0103n h\u00f3a \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd. V\u1eady \u0111\u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed7i qu\u1ed1c gia k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 Vi\u1ec7t Nam, \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb v\u1ea5y b\u1ea9n b\u1edfi m\u00e1u c\u1ee7a chinh ph\u1ee5c v\u00e0 b\u1ea1o l\u1ef1c. N\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta y\u00eau \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta, ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 n\u1ee3 ch\u00fang s\u1ef1 t\u00e2ng b\u1ed1c m\u00e0 c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 t\u00e0n b\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang, n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 kh\u00f4ng ngo\u1ea1i l\u1ec7.<\/p>\n

N\u1ebfu t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft l\u00e1 th\u01b0 n\u00f3i tr\u00ean, t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecfi v\u1ecb nha s\u0129\/b\u00e1c s\u0129 n\u00e0y t\u1ea1i sao \u00f4ng ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111e d\u1ecda con t\u00f4i, n\u00f3 sinh ra \u1edf M\u1ef9 m\u00e0. Quy\u1ec1n c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 m\u1eb7c nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea3y may kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi quy\u1ec1n c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n c\u1ee7a qu\u00fd \u00f4ng nha s\u0129, b\u00e1c s\u0129 v\u00e0 c\u1ef1u chi\u1ebfn binh. \u1ea4y v\u1eady nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta v\u1eabn b\u1ea3o con t\u00f4i\u00a0th\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u00f3 hay x\u00e9o \u0111i<\/em>. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady kh\u00f4ng? C\u00f3. V\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3.\u00a0\u201cLove it or leave it \u201d<\/em>\u00a0ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n l\u00e0 M\u1ef9 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0 M\u1ef9, gi\u1ed1ng y chang t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

Kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng con trai t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i xin nh\u1eadp qu\u1ed1c t\u1ecbch. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 y\u00eau n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 v\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn qu\u1ed1c t\u1ecbch kh\u00f4ng? Th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 n\u00f3i, b\u1edfi v\u00ec t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd n\u00f3i\u00a0\u201cI love you\u201d<\/em>\u00a0v\u1edbi b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i, c\u00e0ng \u00edt c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i h\u01a1n v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t qu\u1ed1c gia. Tuy nhi\u00ean \u1edf tu\u1ed5i ni\u00ean thi\u1ebfu,t\u00f4i v\u1eabn mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3ctuy\u00ean th\u1ec7 l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbcM\u1ef9.\u0110\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n gi\u1eef t\u00ean ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eed nhi\u1ec1u t\u00ean M\u1ef9 kh\u00e1c nhau nh\u01b0ng th\u1eed m\u00e3i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng v\u1eeba. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng ngh\u1ecbu. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1i t\u00ean b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i cho t\u00f4i l\u00e0 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd dob\u1ed1 t\u00f4i lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n nh\u1eafc nh\u1edft\u00f4i, \u201cCon l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t 100%.\u201d<\/p>\n

B\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch gi\u1eef t\u00ean m\u00ecnh, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng qu\u00ean t\u00f4i sinh ra \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam. \u0110i\u1ec1u ngh\u1ecbch l\u00fd l\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng tin r\u1eb1ng b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch gi\u1eef l\u1ea1i t\u00ean, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 cam k\u1ebft v\u1edbi n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i\u00a0\u201cLove it or leave it \u201d<\/em>m\u00e0 l\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i t\u00ean t\u00f4i, thay v\u00ec m\u1ed9t n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 \u00e1p \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean.<\/p>\n

Sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eed th\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c khi c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00ean cho con trai c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n cho n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean M\u1ef9 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n s\u1ef1 ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn Ellison, theo t\u00ean v\u0103n h\u00e0o Ralph Waldo Ellison, ch\u00ednh t\u00ean \u00f4ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u1eb7t theo t\u00ean nh\u00e0 tri\u1ebft h\u1ecdc l\u1edbn Ralph Waldo Emerson. Gia ph\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a con trai t\u00f4i v\u1eeba \u0111en, v\u1eebatr\u1eafng, v\u1eeba v\u0103n h\u1ecdc v\u1eebatri\u1ebft h\u1ecdc, g\u1ed3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Phi ch\u00e2u. Gia ph\u1ea3 n\u00e0y di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 kinh ho\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3,nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u1edfn\u1ec1n d\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 ch\u1ebf \u0111\u1ed9 n\u00f4 l\u1ec7. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 mu\u1ed1n tin r\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 thay th\u1ebfn\u1ed7i kinh ho\u00e0ng, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, s\u1ef1 v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i v\u00e0 n\u1ed7i kinh ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f9ng hi\u1ec7n h\u1eefu kh\u1edfi \u0111i t\u1eeb l\u1ecbch s\u1eed nguy\u00ean th\u1ee7y c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd cho \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ed3i k\u1ebft c\u1ee5c. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean nh\u01b0 Ellison c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecdng v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 t\u00e0n b\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 ch\u1ec9 v\u1edbib\u1ea3y m\u1eabu t\u1ef1,l\u00e0 t\u1ed5ng k\u1ebft c\u1ee7atuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng v\u00e0 hy v\u1ecdng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Nguy\u1ec5n c\u00f9ng m\u1eb9 \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi r\u1eddi \u0111i Hoa K\u1ef3 – Photographs Courtesy Viet Thanh Nguyen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t g\u00e1nh n\u1eb7ng \u0111\u00e8 tr\u00ean vai con t\u00f4i, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng n\u1eb7ng h\u01a1n g\u00e1nh n\u1eb7ng m\u00e0 cha m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean vai t\u00f4i. T\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 t\u00ean c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t, m\u00e0 th\u1ea7n tho\u1ea1i y\u00eau n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua h\u00e0ng th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 kh\u1ed5 \u0111au \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 do. V\u00e0 Vi\u1ec7t Nam ng\u00e0y nay, \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp th\u00ec c\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quay v\u1ec1 s\u1ed1ng m\u00e3i m\u00e3i \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam, b\u1edfi v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 v\u0103n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3i nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i n\u00f3i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a v\u00e0o t\u00f9.<\/p>\n

V\u00ec v\u1eady, t\u00f4i ch\u1ecdn s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 do c\u1ee7a n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m khi\u00a0\u201cLove it or leave it\u201d\u00a0<\/em>kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 thu\u1eadt ng\u1eef hoa m\u1ef9 n\u1eefa. Ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i \u0111ang \u0111e d\u1ecda thu h\u1ed3i qu\u1ed1c t\u1ecbch v\u00e0 tr\u1ee5c xu\u1ea5t ngay c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadp t\u1ecbch. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n qu\u00e1 xa v\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 m\u01b0\u1eddng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i, sinh ra \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eedi tr\u1ea3 v\u1ec1Vi\u1ec7t Nam m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u c\u1ed1ng hi\u1ebfn h\u01a1n so v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 sinh ra t\u1ea1i M\u1ef9. N\u1ebfu v\u1eady, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a con t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng \u0111i. Vi\u1ec7t Nam kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. N\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 m\u1edbi l\u00e0 qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3cm\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh y\u00eau n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 \u00edt ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p v\u00e0 do tr\u1ef1c gi\u00e1c nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

Con t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1ebd \u2014t\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u2014bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 t\u00ecnh ph\u1ee5 t\u1eed \u00edt ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p h\u01a1n t\u00f4i. T\u1eeb khi kh\u00f4n l\u1edbn, t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng n\u00f3i\u00a0\u201cI love you\u201d\u00a0<\/em>v\u00ec b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng n\u00f3i\u00a0\u201cI love you\u201d<\/em>\u00a0v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng y\u00eau t\u00f4i. H\u1ecd y\u00eau t\u00f4i nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ebfn ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 m\u1edbi m\u1ebb n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y khi g\u1eb7p m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd. \u0110\u00f4i khi g\u1eb7p th\u00ec b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i qu\u00e1 m\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 vui v\u1ebb. D\u1eabu v\u1eady, d\u00f9 m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi th\u1ebf n\u00e0o ch\u0103ng n\u1eefa, b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn s\u1eeda so\u1ea1n b\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i th\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ec9 g\u1ed3m m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n l\u00f2ng heo lu\u1ed9c. T\u00f4i l\u1edbn l\u00ean v\u1edbi ru\u1ed9t, l\u01b0\u1ee1i, gan, m\u1ec1 v\u00e0 tim l\u1ee3n. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd b\u1ecb \u0111\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

K\u00fd \u1ee9c v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau ph\u1ee7 t\u1ea1ng th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n s\u1ef1 hy sinh \u1ea5y th\u1ea5m ng\u1ea5m t\u1eadn x\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ee7y t\u00f4i. M\u1ed9t ch\u1eef ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 s\u00e2u s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a t\u00ecnh y\u00eau \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n khi t\u00f4i nghe l\u1ecfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n trao \u0111\u1ed5i trong ti\u1ec7m thu\u1ed1c T\u00e2y g\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 \u1edf Los Angeles. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh t\u00f4i g\u1ed1c \u00c1 ch\u00e2u, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb9p trai, ph\u1ee5c s\u1ee9c gi\u1ea3n d\u1ecb. \u00d4ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t, gi\u1ecdng mi\u1ec1n Nam tr\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i di \u0111\u1ed9ng.\u00a0\u201cCon \u01a1i, Ba \u0111\u00e2y. Con \u0103n c\u01a1m ch\u01b0a?\u201d\u00a0<\/em>D\u00e1ng d\u1ea5p \u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng h\u01a1i th\u00f4, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd thu\u1ed9c gi\u1edbi lao \u0111\u1ed9ng. Nh\u01b0ng khi n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi con m\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t, gi\u1ecdng \u00f4ng r\u1ea5t d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng. Nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 d\u1ecbch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn th\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

Theo ngh\u0129a \u0111en t\u1eebng ch\u1eef, \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i, \u201cCh\u00e0o con. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 cha c\u1ee7a con. Con \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n c\u01a1m ch\u01b0a?\u201d C\u00e2u n\u00f3i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u00fd v\u1ecb g\u00ec trong ti\u1ebfng Anh, nh\u01b0ng b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t n\u00f3 ng\u1ee5 \u00fd t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3.\u00a0\u201cCon \u01a1i, Ba \u0111\u00e2y. Con \u0103n c\u01a1m ch\u01b0a?\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0 ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n kh\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0, b\u1eb1ng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n g\u00ec ch\u01b0a. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch cha m\u1eb9, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd n\u00f3i\u00a0\u201cI love you\u201d<\/em>\u00a0v\u1edbi con c\u00e1i, t\u1ecf l\u1ed9 t\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau ch\u00fang. T\u00f4i l\u1edbn l\u00ean v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng phong t\u1ee5c, nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3m x\u00fac, nh\u1eefng b\u1ea7y t\u1ecf th\u00e2n m\u1eadt n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 khi t\u00f4i nghe ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kia n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi con m\u00ecnh, t\u00f4i su\u00fdtkh\u00f3c. Nh\u1edd th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i v\u1eabn l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t, b\u1edfi v\u00ec l\u1ecbch s\u1eed n\u1eb1m trong m\u00e1u v\u00e0 v\u0103n h\u00f3a l\u00e0 d\u00e2y r\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Cho d\u00f9 ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn k\u1ebft n\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u00e0 v\u1edbi kh\u1ed1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n tr\u00ean to\u00e0n th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi.<\/p>\n

\u1ea4y v\u1eady, khi t\u00f4i l\u1edbn l\u00ean, v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i r\u00e0nh ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t. C\u00e2u n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a\u00a0\u201cLove it or leave it\u201d<\/em>. Tuy nhi\u00ean, c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p, nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, mi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 c\u00f2n c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t, mi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u1eabn c\u00f2n l\u00e0m t\u00f4i x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng, th\u00ec t\u00f4i v\u1eabn l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn t\u00ecnh y\u00eau d\u00e0nh cho qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng Vi\u1ec7t Nam, m\u1ed9t trong nhi\u1ec1u qu\u1ed1c gia c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t Vi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

V\u1eeba \u0111\u00f2i quy\u1ec1n s\u1edf h\u1eefu b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t Vi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ea7y th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c, b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ecbnh ngh\u0129a b\u1ea3n th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng t\u1ef1 x\u01b0ng m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9. Ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i\u00a0\u201cLove it or leave it\u201d\u00a0<\/em>ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9, t\u00f4i nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc cho ph\u00e9p t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m phong ph\u00fa th\u00eam b\u1edfi t\u00ecnh y\u00eau c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c. V\u00ec v\u1eady, m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi con t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n ch\u01b0a v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi con t\u00f4i l\u00e0 t\u00f4i y\u00eau n\u00f3. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 nguy\u00ean do khi\u1ebfn t\u00ecnh y\u00eau \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau gia \u0111\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec nhau. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i\u00a0\u201cLove it or leave it\u201d<\/em>\u00a0v\u1edbi con t\u00f4i, h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y v\u1edbi b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai.<\/p>\n

H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 khi nghe ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t, s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn t\u00ecnh y\u00eau \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc theo c\u00e1ch ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd h\u1ecd c\u1ea3mnh\u1eadnt\u00ecnh y\u00eau s\u00e2u s\u1eafcv\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7yc\u1ea3m x\u00fac \u1ea5y khi h\u1ecd nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y l\u00e1 c\u1edd ho\u1eb7c nghe b\u00e0i qu\u1ed1c ca. T\u00f4i th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1ea5y c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t \u00edt \u00fd ngh\u0129a \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, b\u1edfi v\u00ec ch\u00fang chia r\u1ebd c\u0169ng nhi\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 \u0111o\u00e0n k\u1ebft. Qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi, t\u1eeb ch\u1ee9c quy\u1ec1n cao nh\u1ea5t trong n\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u1edf xu\u1ed1ng, \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 h\u00e3y y\u00eau th\u00edch n\u00f3 hay x\u00e9o \u0111i,\u00a0love it or leave it<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng b\u1edfi l\u00e1 c\u1edd v\u00e0 b\u00e0i qu\u1ed1c ca kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m t\u00f4i \u00edt M\u1ef9 h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi y\u00eau th\u00edch nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1ea5y. Kh\u00f4ng quan tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n hay sao n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i y\u00eau th\u1ef1c ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb1ng sau nh\u1eefng bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u00ednh c\u00e1c bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng? C\u00e1c nguy\u00ean t\u1eafc. D\u00e2n ch\u1ee7, b\u00ecnh \u0111\u1eb3ng, c\u00f4ng l\u00fd, hy v\u1ecdng, h\u00f2a b\u00ecnh v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 t\u1ef1 do, t\u1ef1 do vi\u1ebft v\u00e0 suy ngh\u0129 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n, ngay c\u1ea3 khi quy\u1ec1n t\u1ef1 do c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u00e0 v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng nguy\u00ean t\u1eafc \u0111\u00f3, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng b\u1edfi m\u00e1u di\u1ec7t ch\u1ee7ng, n\u00f4 l\u1ec7, chinh ph\u1ee5c, th\u1ef1c d\u00e2n, chi\u1ebfn tranh \u0111\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c, chi\u1ebfn tranh tri\u1ec1n mi\u00ean. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9, n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 xinh \u0111\u1eb9p v\u00e0 t\u00e0n b\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Nguy\u1ec5n khi c\u00f2n b\u00e9 \u1edf Ban M\u00ea Thu\u1ed9t, v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng n\u0103m 1974 – Photographs Courtesy Viet Thanh Nguyen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Th\u1eddi ni\u00ean thi\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u1edf San Jose, California, c\u00e1c th\u1eadp ni\u00ean 1970 v\u00e0 1980, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u s\u1ef1 m\u00e2u thu\u1eabn \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta. Nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i l\u00fac \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 theo c\u00e1ch \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n nh\u1ea5t, m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n v\u00ec mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a cha t\u00f4i \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i Vi\u1ec7t Nam 100%. Cha t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn t\u00ecnh y\u00eau s\u00e2u \u0111\u1eadm nh\u01b0\u1eddng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u00ec \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t n\u00f3 khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u1ed1n kh\u1ecfi Vi\u1ec7t Nam nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1975. N\u1ebfu cha m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i g\u1eafn b\u00f3 quy\u1ebft li\u1ec7t v\u1edbi c\u0103n c\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 v\u0103n h\u00f3a Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u00ec h\u1ecd mu\u1ed1n l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m m\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd hi\u1ec3u.<\/p>\n

Sau \u0111\u00f3, Hoa K\u1ef3 t\u00e1i l\u1eadp quan h\u1ec7 v\u1edbi Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1994, v\u00e0 cha m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i n\u1eafm ngay c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 th\u0103m nh\u00e0. Cha m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i hai l\u1ea7n, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00f4i theo, \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1edbi n\u1ed5i l\u00ean t\u1eeb ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u00f3i ngh\u00e8o, tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng th\u1eddi h\u1eadu chi\u1ebfn. Nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1ea3 hai nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y tr\u00ean qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd l\u00ean cha t\u00f4i. Sau chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i th\u1ee9 hai, cha m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Vi\u1ec7t Nam n\u1eefa. Thay v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5y, trong b\u1eefa c\u01a1m nh\u00e2n d\u1ecbp l\u1ec5 T\u1ea1 \u01a0n ti\u1ebfp theo, cha t\u00f4i n\u00f3i, \u201cB\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, cha t\u00f4i tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9. L\u1ebd ra t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i ph\u1ea5n ch\u1ea5n, m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n trong t\u00f4i l\u00e0 th\u1ebf khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1eefa \u0103n v\u1edbi h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb xa l\u1ea1 g\u1ed3m g\u00e0 t\u00e2y, khoai t\u00e2y t\u00e1n v\u00e0 s\u1ed1t cranberry, do anh t\u00f4i mua t\u1eeb si\u00eau th\u1ecb v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ai trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft n\u1ea5u nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0111\u1eb7c s\u1ea3n n\u00e0y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 \u0103n m\u1ed7i n\u0103m m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n. Tuy nhi\u00ean, n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i, \u1ea5y l\u00e0 v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi: N\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source: Di\u1ec5n \u00d0\u00e0n Th\u1ebf K\u1ef7: Viet Thanh Nguyen: T\u00f4i y\u00eau n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt v\u1ec1 n\u00f3. (Nguy\u1ec5n \u0110\u1ee9c T\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1ecbch)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Con g\u00e1i t\u00f4i (b\u00e9 \u0110\u00f4ng) khi g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n g\u1eb7p b\u1ed1 th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1eb1ng c\u00e2u: “B\u1ed1 \u0110\u0103ng \u01a1i, b\u1ed1 \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u?”. C\u00e2u n\u00e0y c\u0169ng th\u00e2n thu\u1ed9c nh\u01b0\u00a0\u201cCon \u01a1i, Ba \u0111\u00e2y. Con \u0103n c\u01a1m ch\u01b0a?\u201d \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp trong b\u00e0i c\u1ee7a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[1010,1011,68],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jhJx-nT","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rosetta.vn\/short\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1481"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rosetta.vn\/short\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rosetta.vn\/short\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rosetta.vn\/short\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rosetta.vn\/short\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1481"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rosetta.vn\/short\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1483,"href":"https:\/\/rosetta.vn\/short\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1481\/revisions\/1483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rosetta.vn\/short\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rosetta.vn\/short\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rosetta.vn\/short\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}