Stephanie Truong

Stephanie Truong is a junior student currently attending the USC School of Architecture. She is an American-Vietnamese second-generation daughter of two Vietnamese war refugees who found their way out of Vietnam in the early 70’s when they were in their teens. Her mother was born in the city while her dad was from a village, both of them from South Vietnam. Stephanie explained how her parents escaped from Vietnam. Her mother boarded a ship to Thailand and was in a camp there while her dad escaped in a fish boat in the middle of the night. He spent 2 weeks in the boat and struggled for food and water and saw people died. He ended up his journey in a refugee camp in Thailand as well. Both of her parents were sponsored by families who helped them come to America. They settled their new life in the United States and years later Stephanie was born. Stephanie is a great example because as a second-generation child she recognizes the sacrifice that her parents did to escape the war that could have cost their lives if they stayed in Vietnam. She feels proud of them and as an American-Vietnamese she wants to share her parents' experiences with future generations as well as her personal perspective towards the war and how it was taught to her in American schools. Andrew Herrera was born in East Los Angeles, CA. He went to East Los Angeles Community College, and transfer to USC in 2012. He currently majors in Architecture. Difan Feng was born in Beijing, China, where he continued to live until 2008. He came to the US afterward for college. He was an economics major and changed to architecture after his first year. Iliana Michelle Lopez was born in Santa Ana, El Salvador. She moved to California in 2003. She studied architecture in East Los Angeles Community College and transferred to USC in 2012.

斯蒂芬妮·特鲁安（Stephanie Truong）目前是南加州大学（University of Southern California，简称USC）建筑学院的大三本科生。她为越裔美国第二代移民，父母均为越南战争难民，于20世纪70年代初（彼时二人尚为青少年）逃离越南。其母亲出生于城市，父亲来自乡村，二人均来自南越地区。斯蒂芬妮详述了父母的逃亡历程：其母亲乘船前往泰国，随后滞留在当地难民营；其父于深夜乘渔船出逃，在海上漂泊两周，饱受食物与淡水匮乏的煎熬，目睹多名同伴殒命，最终也抵达泰国的一处难民营。二人皆由美国家庭资助赴美，随后在美国定居并开启新生活，数年后斯蒂芬妮诞生。作为第二代移民，斯蒂芬妮的经历极具典型性：她深切体悟到父母为逃离战争所付出的巨大牺牲——若当年留在越南，父母恐早已殒命。她为父母的经历深感自豪，作为越裔美国人，她希望向后世传递父母的逃亡故事，分享自身对这场战争的认知，以及美国学校中关于这场战争的教育内容。
安德鲁·埃雷拉（Andrew Herrera）出生于美国加利福尼亚州东洛杉矶，曾就读于东洛杉矶社区学院，于2012年转入南加州大学（USC），目前主修建筑学。
冯荻凡（Difan Feng）出生于中国北京，在此生活至2008年，随后赴美国攻读大学。初入学时主修经济学，在大一学年结束后转修建筑学。
伊利亚娜·米歇尔·洛佩斯（Iliana Michelle Lopez）出生于萨尔瓦多圣安娜，于2003年移居加利福尼亚州，曾在东洛杉矶社区学院攻读建筑学，并于2012年转入南加州大学（USC）。