They are the “Bui Doi - the dust of life.” In two small words, this Vietnamese phrase so eloquently describes their status in life. They were and are an inconvenience, a burden on their society. Unwanted children of mixed heritage, their only crime was the crime of being born, yet they were rejected by both sides. Looked upon as nothing more than a useless by product of living, “the dust of life”, they are but chaff to be blown away by the wind, of less value than the soil on which we tread. Some were fortunate enough to survive to adulthood and find their way out to a new life.

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