Yes, I can answer those questions.

I don't have enough space to explain all of the things I'd like to explain in this essay. Some of you had questions about the Montagnard people and suggested that maybe I didn't know the answer. I have no reason to be offended by that, of course - none of you know that, for the past several years, Charlotte's Montagnard community has been my life. Before I left for Peru, I spent almost 40 hours a week (for two and a half years) serving that community, educating Americans about the Montagnards, translating and taking people to doctor's appts and DSS interviews, teaching self-sufficiency, etc. I love them. They are my best friends and some of the strongest people I've ever met.

So yes, I can answer just about any question you have about: the Montagnards in general (mostly about the Jarai people, but also the Rhade, Koho, Mnong, etc); the UNHCR; the camps in Cambodia or villages in Vietnam; the persecutions; the resettlement process; why they are in Charlotte (and Greensboro), NC; services for refugees and life here... etc.

Of course, I can't put all of this in my essay. Maybe, like Antoinette, Klosterman, and Wallace, I need footnotes...