From Thomas, on Tue, 29 Dec 1998 14:49:36 GMT (in response to: Thuy Nguyen)
I don't know about exploitation though. I will not put my place above any other's. I know if I try to explain myself I will end up sounding racist. But, I will say this. People are beautiful! I'm not specific about Vietnamese or White, I specific about people: the children of God.
Am I qualified to pass judgement on people? No, It's not my job. I leave that work up to God and Jesus. All I'm doing right now is studying my fiancee's past. Since I'm getting married to her, I want to be the best for her. I serve her breakfast every morning. I am buying a condo for us to live in. I helped her send money back to her country to their kids can go to school. I'm trying to be good for her and only her.
I didn't have a relationship with her because she was Asian. I fell in love with her smile, her laugh, and her generousity. If I wanted to get into a girl's pants, I would find a hooker. That is one thing she is not. She is a strong Catholic and I am learning about Christianity day by day.
We get nervous at stores and the malls because people look at us. What they see are a White man and an Asian Woman. Why can't we just see man and woman. We keep our individuality, but, we still remain human. You are human, I am human. What are some minor facial details? What good is the language we learned from youth? What good is hate. I want to love. I love her. I don't want to exploit anybody.
I want to move on to the future where hate and suspicion comes to an end. I wait for the time when we all find love in our hearts and forget our swords and wounds. I see a time when the ignorance of White people is forgiven and forgotten.
Anyway.... I too am a photographer. I can't make humans look beautiful on film. So I take pictures of machines and nature. These pictures on this site make people beautiful. Just scroll up.
Less hate and more love.
Thomas & Mai
I type too much, huh?
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