The Healthcare Relief Project in the central highlands added to the connection that I have with my mother country. I left Vietnam in 1975 to the USA. I grew up learning about my native culture only through my household in the USA. So when I first came back for holiday in Vietnam in 1997, hearing Vietnamese spoken, smelling the Vietnamese food, hearing the Vietnamese music, and seeing the Vietnamese fashions--all made me feel like I was right at home; in a household made up of millions of Vietnamese people! Now in 2006, after having lived in Vietnam for 2 years, the nostalgia has worn off a bit. Providing care to the most needy and deserving peoples of Vietnam fueled my passion for my native country. The financial backbone of Vietnam to this day remains with agriculture. The millions working to keep Vietnam viable get lost in the statistics. This project let me cut through the statistics; where I found the individuals who are the everyday, unsung heroes of Vietnam.
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