I am a result of the Vietnam War, actually-the "Secret War" in
Laos--a bastard son of an American soldier stationed in Udon Thani
during the decades-long Indochina conflict. When American soldiers
moved into Udon Air Force Base, the promise of great opportunities
and riches excited many impoverished villagers around the rural
Isaan farmlands; long overlooked by the Thai government. My mother,
a young woman at the time, embraced this chance to make money, and
even dreamed of being married off to a rich Tahaan Falaang who
would take her away from the misery of subsistence living-a poor
rural Isaan woman's fantasy that evaporated the moment the
Americans packed up and went home. With mounting pressure to
survive in these rural lands, my mother did what many women in the
same situation did-dropped me off at an orphanage. It was a journey
that shredded my spirit and buried me deep in despair. I had no
choice but to reach out into the unknown. Fate took me there. But a
miracle brought me out...
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