“I went to school with a girl whose family eventually escaped Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge in the 70s. The events from the forced evacuation of Phenom Pehn through their exodus still haunts her”
The lady whom works one of the many local Donut shops told me about literally running into the jungle when the Khamer Rouge entered her village. She was very fortunate, the entire family survived and later made it to the USA. She works like a dog, litterly 7 days a week, 10 hours a day, for the Korean owner. But she lives the American dream, her Daughter is about to become an RN, and her son is entering College. She once told me something that almost had me in tears “I’d rather be here working like a slave than be anywhere else”
Like the person you know, they love this country dearly and have done what they can to live the American Dream.