Forgotten Ship: A Daring Rescue As Saigon Fell

You may have been wondering, what is a refugee? A refugee is a person who has been forced to leave their country because of war or other dangerous reasons. This part of their life is difficult and is considered as “Inside out.” When they are forced to leave their homes, they have to find a new home in a different country. This is considered as “Back again” meaning that they are no longer abandoned from a place to live and a place of safety.
During the presentation of our guest speaker, Mac Wallbuck was once a refugee too. He was also forced to leave his country because of war. As Wallbuck was telling his story about when he was leaving his country, he has faced some difficult challenges. One of the challenges were that he had to leave everything
The people were terrified, but had to jump off the helicopter in order to live. It states, “A young mother in the helicopter — the wife of the pilot — dropped her three young children, including her 10-month-old baby daughter.” This shows that the Mother would probably not trust the people below catching the babies, but she had to do it in order for the children, including the 10-month-old baby daughter. For this young Mother life, it is considered as “inside out” because this was a very scared and hard moment for her. In the paragraph “Heroism Gives Vietnamese Chance At New Lives,” it states “Most of the South Vietnamese saved by the Kirk eventually moved to camps in the United States and then resettled in communities across the country.” This shows that many of the Vietnamese refugees have been saved and now can live a happy, safe life, without war, scariness, or other dangerous reasons that caused them to leave their country. This is considered as “back again” because many refugees have been saved throughout their journey to get to America. Now their life is headed the right way, and this time, with
It states, “While Brother Quang translates, Pink Boy’s eyes let me know he hates me even more.” (Lai 204). This shows that Pink Boy got in trouble for bullying Ha before, but now he is even more mad and will bully Ha even more. This part of Ha’s life is considered as “inside out” because she has being bullied and not treated the way she wanted to be treated. Later on, in the poem “WOW!” it states, “A roar. Pink Boy and I turn. A gigantic motorcycle. The rider in all black stops. The helmet comes off. VU LEE! WOW! Pink Boy disappears. Brother Khôi runs up, out of breath, pushing a bicycle with a flat. Vu Lee flicks his head. I climb on first, wrap my arms around a waist tight as rope. Brother Khôi climbs on next, one hand holding the handlebar of his bike. We fly home.” (Lai 227). This poem shows that Pink Boy is scared of Vu Lee and he will never bully Ha again because he is scared that Vu Lee will do something to him. It also shows that Ha is getting in a better relationship with her family. This part of Ha’s life is considered as “back again” because she is not getting bullied like before, and she is also getting in a better, happier relationship with her