Tougher, Wendy Tuyet

Wendy Tuyet Tougher was a refugee following the Fall of Saigon, when her family escaped by boat when she was eleven years old. She recalls her impoverished conditions and the desperation that caused her family to flee, the difficulties maintaining family relationships amidst war and poverty and the fears of growing up during wartime. Wendy also describes her fraught relationship with her adopted family and her interracial marriage with a young man that she met while living in Guam. They have three children together and currently live in the mainland United States.

2012-05-13

Interviewer: Nancy Bui

Audio and video recorder: Vu Tran