I felt intergenerational trauma, and treated it with EMDR

For most of my life, I believed that I was successful, and that I was white. My parents fled Vietnam after the fall of Saigon by fishing boat. Imagine leaving by the darkness of night in a river fishing boat and sailing out into the open sea.

Take a look at this picture below for reference (it an example, not the actual image). Look into their eyes. They’re young. My mom was 21 and my dad 26.

My mom was pregnant with me during this trip so I have no memory of it. They were stranded at sea for seven days…