My's little sister Ut is quickly becoming my favorite of the Nguyens. She is "jai yen" (a cool soul), as the Thais say. She is quiet and has a slight permanent grin on her face, as if she's constantly amused by the absurdity around her. Could be because she's the mother of a five-year-old.
"Ut " is the name parents give to their last kid- it actually means "youngest". She didn't end up being the last though, there are three more after her. Whoops.
Na's dad, Nam, is a police officer down in District 7. In order to be a police officer in Vietnam, you must be from a family that supported Ho Chi Minh during the war. Furthermore, you must marry someone from a family that supported Ho Chi Minh during the war. For this reason, Ut and Nam are not married, and don't live together. Plus, their families don't think highly of each other . Nam's family thinks Ut's family is un-Vietnamese, and Ut's family thinks Nam's family are sycophants and bullies. Ho Chi Minh, Schmo Chi Minh, I say.
Nam seems pretty cool to me. Even if he is a pig. ;)
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