Monday, March 12, 2012

An Immigrant's Extraordinarily Inspirational Story

This is a TED Talk by Tan Le who escaped from Vietnam in what was disguised to be a fishing vessel. They ran the risk of capture by the Vietnamese and later faced the threat of attack by pirates. She says her mother was armed with a bottle of poison  - first to be swallowed by Tan Le and her sister, and then by her mother and grandmother in the event of capture!

Listen to this extremely moving tale of an immigrant who ifrst moved to Australia and thence to the U.S.

Tune up your speakers and click on the link below:

http://www.ted.com/talks/tan_le_my_immigration_story.html



Deepak

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