Nguyen Do Van Vu’s foster mother lost her eyesight in a tragic battle during the war with America. Disfigured and depressed she chose to...

“I’ve learned to see difficulties as just phases in life. If I fall down, I know that I will get up and receive an important lesson in...

“I did not know that there could be options in life to choose from. I did not dare to dream for anything because my family was so poor,”...

K Thi Loan gave birth to her first child when she was only 19 years old, as is common for Raglai ethnic minority women who live in the...

“I had nothing except some pieces of clothing and a hazy mind,” Bui Quang Nhat An says when describing what life was like at 18 when he...

“I’m thankful for being given a solid foundation that I can build on to reach into the sky from,” Nguyen Van Nam says with confidence...

Do was orphaned at 12 when his father died and his mother abandoned him at his grandfather's house in rural Quang Nam Province. Three...

Abandoned by her mother, Suong grew up with her grandparents in rural Quang Nam Province. Her grandparents were subsistence rice farmers...

Phuong grew up on the Cham Islands with no running water, healthcare or high school. After graduating from STREETS, Phuong started her...

Phan grew up extremely poor in the outskirts of Da Nang, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) from Hoi An. He was raised on land contaminated...

Van's mother died when she was just 15. Van's father soon abandoned her and her younger sister. The girls were forced to live with an...

Dieu grew up in an orphanage in Hue. His father died in a flood and his mother, unable to care for her son, abandoned him at an...