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\n*Tr\u00edch t\u1eeb H\u1ed3i k\u00fd Con G\u00e1i Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Th\u1ee3 Nail<\/em> c\u1ee7a Susan Lieu (nguy\u00ean b\u1ea3n Anh ng\u1eef The Manicurist’s Daughter <\/em>(Celadon, 2024), b\u1ea3n d\u1ecbch Vi\u1ec7t ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a Kalynh Ng\u00f4)<\/p>\n

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LTS: Trong h\u1ed3i k\u00fd \u0111\u1ea7u tay, t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 Susan Lieu \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft n\u1ed1i hai c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n: h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh Vi\u1ec7t g\u1ed1c Hoa c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, c\u00f9ng c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft oan u\u1ed5ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1996 d\u01b0\u1edbi tay m\u1ed9t b\u00e1c s\u0129 ph\u1eabu thu\u1eadt th\u1ea9m m\u1ef9 v\u00f4 l\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e2m. Qua c\u00e1ch vi\u1ebft b\u00ecnh d\u1ecb, linh \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0ng s\u1eafc b\u00e9n, c\u00f4 cho th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean bao gi\u1edd b\u1ecb coi nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ea7m k\u00edn m\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00f4 ph\u1ea3i g\u00e1nh ch\u1ecbu. Tr\u00e1i l\u1ea1i, th\u1ea3m k\u1ecbch n\u00e0y c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m s\u00e1ng t\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i c\u00f4ng l\u00fd v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 b\u00ecnh an cho t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n.<\/p>\n

Ban \u0111\u1ea7u, Susan nung n\u1ea5u \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 cho m\u1eb9 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch v\u1ea1ch tr\u1ea7n ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e1c s\u0129 thi\u1ebfu y \u0111\u1ee9c tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f4ng ch\u00fang (nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 qua \u0111\u1eddi v\u00ec b\u1ec7nh Parkinson tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u00f4 c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n). Theo th\u1eddi gian, n\u1ed7i o\u00e1n h\u1eadn c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 chuy\u1ec3n th\u00e0nh n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c h\u1ed3i ph\u1ee5c k\u00fd \u1ee9c v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 trong \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng gia \u0111\u00ecnh. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 v\u1eabn b\u1ecb x\u00e2u x\u00e9 b\u1edfi \u0111\u1ecbnh ki\u1ebfn x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n s\u1eeda s\u1eafc \u0111\u1eb9p, n\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 v\u00ec c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 c\u00f4, b\u00e0 H\u00e0 th\u1ecb Ph\u01b0\u1eddng, thay v\u00ec h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng th\u00e0nh qu\u1ea3 l\u00fac sinh th\u1eddi c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. Susan nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c ng\u00e0nh nail c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9, ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c gi\u00fap cho gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00f4 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u1eafng kh\u00edt, \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh, c\u0169ng th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n kh\u00eda c\u1ea1nh c\u1ed1t y\u1ebfu v\u00e0 \u0111a di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n. Qua ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt di\u1ec5n xu\u1ea5t v\u00e0 m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng, Susan Lieu \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng minh s\u1ef1 li\u00ean h\u1ec7 m\u1eadt thi\u1ebft gi\u1eefa ri\u00eang t\u01b0 v\u00e0 c\u00f4ng c\u1ed9ng, gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i, c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\nAi C\u0169ng Bi\u1ebft Ch\u1ebft L\u00e0 Bi K\u1ecbch<\/strong>
\nNh\u01b0ng H\u00e3y N\u00f3i V\u1ec1 N\u1ed7i \u0110au C\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi C\u00f2n S\u1ed1ng<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a l\u1edbp \u0111\u1ed9c di\u1ec5n v\u1edbi b\u00e0i t\u1eadp k\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n d\u00e0i n\u0103m ph\u00fat. T\u00f4i tham d\u1ef1 v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n m\u00ecnh ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t. D\u00f9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean h\u00e0i \u0111\u1ed9c di\u1ec5n m\u1edbi v\u00e0o ngh\u1ec1, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u00edch \u1ee9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb \u01b0a g\u00e2y s\u1ef1 t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh h\u00e0i k\u1ecbch t\u1eeb thi\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebf gi\u1ec5u t\u00f4i th\u1eadm t\u1ec7 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c t\u00f4i r\u1eddi xa micro su\u1ed1t ba n\u0103m. Sau khi k\u1ebft h\u00f4n, t\u00f4i li\u00ean t\u1ee5c b\u1ecb cha v\u00e0 c\u00e1c d\u00ec h\u1ed1i th\u00fac ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 con. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n trong t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng v\u1edbi h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i hi\u1ec7n nay–m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ba m\u01b0\u01a1i hai tu\u1ed5i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ea1i v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u00f4ng ty nh\u00e0 th\u1ea7u t\u1ea1i Microsoft, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean to\u00e0n th\u1eddi gian–thay v\u00ec tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd, \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn h\u1eb1ng m\u01a1 \u01b0\u1edbc. L\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch con m\u00ecnh theo \u0111u\u1ed5i \u01b0\u1edbc m\u01a1 khi ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i tr\u1ed1n tr\u00e1nh \u01b0\u1edbc m\u01a1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh?<\/p>\n

\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u0103m 2017, t\u00f4i \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u1ea7ng h\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 h\u00e1t c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng nh\u1ecf v\u1edbi b\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef da tr\u1eafng, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u l\u1edbn h\u01a1n t\u00f4i h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c tu\u1ed5i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecd tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n tr\u01b0\u1edbc. M\u1ed9t ph\u00e1p s\u01b0 phong c\u00e1ch du m\u1ee5c k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i vi\u1ec7c ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t khi ph\u00e1 r\u1ed1i bu\u1ed5i t\u1eadp tr\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1p tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi ch\u1eedi m\u1eafng kh\u00f3 nghe. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e1 t\u00ednh, ngo\u00e0i t\u00e1m m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u00e3 t\u00e2ng b\u1ed1c m\u1ed9t th\u1ee3 l\u00e0m t\u00f3c huy\u1ec1n tho\u1ea1i t\u00ean Alfonso \u1edf Miami, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a nhi\u1ec1u ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef. M\u1ed9t b\u00e0 m\u1eb9 b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee9a con ch\u01a1i th\u1ec3 thao \u0111\u00e3 h\u00e1t m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u00e1t v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha qu\u00e1 c\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng th\u00e2n thi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng theo d\u00f5i, nh\u01b0ng trong \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee9 m\u00e3i ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eef im l\u1eb7ng v\u1ec1 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n gia \u0111\u00ecnh m\u00ecnh su\u1ed1t 21 n\u0103m, \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng chi ti\u1ebft \u1ea5y s\u00f3ng s\u00e1nh qua l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t chai n\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u1ecdt hai l\u00edt. Khi Paul, ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eabn ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh, y\u00eau c\u1ea7u t\u00f4i ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u, t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eb7n n\u1eafp chai c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 b\u1eafn ra nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u \u0111\u1ea1i b\u00e1c.<\/p>\n

Ng\u00e0y cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a M\u00e1 t\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t Nam t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n, t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o l\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a hai ti\u1ec7m l\u00e0m nail, t\u00f3c, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ca ph\u1eabu thu\u1eadt th\u1ea9m m\u1ef9 \u2013 c\u0103ng da b\u1ee5ng, l\u00e0m l\u1ed7 m\u0169i nh\u1ecf l\u1ea1i, c\u1ea5y gh\u00e9p c\u1eb1m \u2013 v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau b\u00e0 s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 v\u1edbi di\u1ec7n m\u1ea1o m\u1edbi xinh \u0111\u1eb9p. Hai gi\u1edd tr\u00ean b\u00e0n ph\u1eabu thu\u1eadt, b\u00e0 r\u01a1i v\u00e0o t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng oxy kh\u00f4ng l\u00ean n\u00e3o. N\u00e3o con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thi\u1ebfu oxy t\u1ed1i \u0111a l\u00e0 b\u1ed1n ph\u00fat, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi n\u00f3 b\u1ecb t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n. Nh\u01b0ng M\u00e1 t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf trong m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n ph\u00fat, sau \u0111\u00f3 b\u00e1c s\u0129 ph\u1eabu thu\u1eadt m\u1edbi g\u1ecdi 911. Sau n\u0103m ng\u00e0y h\u00f4n m\u00ea, M\u00e1 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1eebng th\u1edf. V\u00e0 khi M\u00e1 qua \u0111\u1eddi, khi m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i khu\u1ea5t b\u00f3ng, b\u00e0 ba m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00e1m tu\u1ed5i. T\u00f4i m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t tu\u1ed5i.<\/p>\n

Gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nh\u01b0 x\u01b0a k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3. Ba c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n h\u00e1t karaoke m\u1ed7i s\u00e1ng Ch\u1ee7 Nh\u1eadt. C\u00e1c d\u00ec v\u00e0 \u00f4ng b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i d\u1ecdn ra ngo\u00e0i, n\u00ean c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ch\u00e9n c\u01a1m m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eefa. V\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. H\u00e0ng n\u0103m, v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y gi\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a M\u00e1 t\u00f4i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i th\u1eafp nhang cho b\u00e0. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0103n trong im l\u1eb7ng. M\u00e1 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng theo m\u1ed9t ngh\u0129a n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n

M\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn khi v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, t\u00f4i m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb nh\u01b0 \u201cch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a t\u01b0 b\u1ea3n,\u201d \u201cb\u00f3c l\u1ed9t\u201d v\u00e0 \u201cch\u1ea5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng li\u00ean th\u1ebf h\u1ec7.\u201d Khi h\u1ecdc cao h\u1ecdc, s\u1ed1ng xa gia \u0111\u00ecnh, t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9. T\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a M\u00e1 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t bi k\u1ecbch m\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u00f2n b\u00ed \u1ea9n \u0111\u1ea7y ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 da tr\u1eafng v\u00f4 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m, c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n \u00e1n l\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n Vi\u1ec7t Nam m\u1ec1m l\u00f2ng, d\u1ec5 tin ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t giai c\u1ea5p v\u00e0 gi\u1edbi t\u00ednh, v\u00e0 h\u1eafn ta \u0111\u00e3 tho\u00e1t t\u1ed9i, kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 tr\u1ea3 cho gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t xu. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi l\u00e0m ph\u1eabu thu\u1eadt cho M\u00e1 t\u00f4i, \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng y khoa x\u1eed ph\u1ea1t v\u1ec1 hai tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p kh\u00e1c nhau. Tay b\u00e1c s\u0129 n\u00e0y th\u1eadm ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea3o hi\u1ec3m tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p. \u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 s\u1edf ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u1edd \u00e1m n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y x\u1ea3y ra \u1edf San Francisco, ngay tr\u00ean Geary Boulevard v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1996.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n \u00f4ng ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec1n t\u1ed9i. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n ki\u1ec7n \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y h\u1ebft s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u00f4ng ta c\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a cho Ba t\u00f4i v\u00ec \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 qu\u1ef9 h\u01b0u tr\u00ed \u2013 \u00f4ng l\u00e0m ngh\u1ec1 nail \u2013 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee3 nail. T\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00ecnh dung v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfn d\u1ecbch ti\u1ebfp th\u1ecb \u0111a chi\u1ec1u v\u1edbi c\u00e1c qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o tr\u00ean Facebook nh\u1eafm v\u00e0o b\u00e1c s\u0129, m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3ng qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o c\u1ea1nh ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1m c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta, m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i v\u1ea1ch tr\u1ea7n tr\u00ean t\u1edd b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u01a1i \u00f4ng ta c\u01b0 ng\u1ee5. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t Nam n\u1eefa. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch t\u00f4i s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 cho c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

V\u00e0 ngay khi t\u00f4i chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, t\u00f4i ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3, v\u00ec b\u1ec7nh Parkinson. Ch\u1ebft khi \u0111ang h\u00e1i c\u00e0 chua bi trong v\u01b0\u1eddn nh\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. Th\u1eadt tr\u1edb tr\u00eau. Ch\u00ednh ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ebd ra s\u1ebd gi\u1ea3i tho\u00e1t t\u00f4i kh\u1ecfi n\u1ed7i \u0111au kh\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1ee3t qua kh\u1ecfi k\u1ebd tay c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt d\u1ea7u loang, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi hy v\u1ecdng b\u1ed3i th\u01b0\u1eddng cho gia \u0111\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng n\u1ebfu k\u1ebb th\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u cho th\u1ea5y cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecf qua qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u1ebfp. Nh\u01b0ng ba n\u0103m sau c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 M\u00e1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u1eebng vi\u1ec7c t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm th\u00f4ng tin v\u1ec1 b\u00e0, b\u1edfi v\u00ec ch\u00ednh nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 b\u00e0 nh\u1ea5t \u2013 l\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i \u2013 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng cho t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u.<\/p>\n

Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, khi t\u00f4i tr\u00fat h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 trong l\u00f2ng, t\u00f4i ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Paul, c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh v\u1eeba l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ea5t h\u1ee3p ph\u00e1p. T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1ecdc t\u00e2m th\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb, tr\u1eafng s\u00e1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u trong ph\u00f2ng. Kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao, t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n xin l\u1ed7i v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n h\u1ecd. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m c\u00e1i qu\u00e1i g\u00ec th\u1ebf n\u00e0y? Ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ed7 tay.<\/p>\n

\u201cC\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o ch\u01b0a?\u201d \u00f4ng \u1ea5y h\u1ecfi. T\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u201cch\u01b0a\u201d v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat lo l\u1eafng r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 v\u1eeba ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i gia \u0111\u00ecnh m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 quen v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecd s\u1ebd la h\u00e9t b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, th\u1eadt b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd, ch\u1eb3ng ai khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ea5t an v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 M\u00e1. Thay v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, Paul n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i k\u1ec3 ra c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i nghe \u00f4ng n\u00f3i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tin. N\u00e3o c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111ang nh\u1eadn t\u00ednh hi\u1ec7u t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng adrenaline t\u1eeb huy\u1ebft qu\u1ea3n, b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed9ng cho c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 v\u1edbi t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean l\u00e0m.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n ri\u00eang t\u01b0,\u201d t\u00f4i l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m. \u201cCh\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ch\u1ed3ng t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft.\u201d V\u00e0 anh \u1ea5y bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. B\u00ean trong ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u1edf Seattle, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00f3c nh\u1ecf, n\u01a1i t\u00f4i ch\u1ee9a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng manh m\u1ed1i t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 thu th\u1eadp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c qua nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m. T\u00f4i treo \u201cb\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng\u201d b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng b\u0103ng d\u00ednh m\u00e0u xanh r\u00e1ch t\u01a1i t\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a th\u1ee3 s\u01a1n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u tra hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ee5 \u00e1n. M\u1ed9t b\u00e0i b\u00e1o v\u1ec1 b\u00e1c s\u0129 Moglen v\u00e0 M\u00e1 t\u00f4i. \u0110\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1c ph\u00f2ng ph\u1eabu thu\u1eadt th\u1ea9m m\u1ef9 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta. Ph\u00e1n quy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng y khoa. C\u00e1o ph\u00f3 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. T\u00ean m\u1ed9t t\u1edd b\u00e1o Vi\u1ec7t ng\u1eef m\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd M\u00e1 \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u00f3i quen nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e2u l\u1ea1c b\u1ed9 s\u00e1ch, l\u1ea5y c\u1edb giao ti\u1ebfp x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam kh\u00f4ng \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh ch\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 u\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i \u00e1m \u1ea3nh m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p n\u00f3i ra. V\u00ec v\u1eady, t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0103n k\u1eb9o t\u1ea9m c\u1ea7n sa tr\u00ean b\u00e0n \u0103n v\u00e0 lang thang tr\u00ean m\u1ea1ng \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn khuya, t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi li\u1ec7u b\u00e1c s\u0129 v\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng nh\u01b0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi t\u1ea1i sao M\u00e1 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m v\u1eady khi b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Gi\u1ea5c M\u01a1 M\u1ef9 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa. T\u1ea1i sao b\u00e0 l\u1ea1i s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng m\u1ea1o hi\u1ec3m t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 khi m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 b\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o nh\u01b0 tranh v\u1ebd?<\/p>\n

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\nSusan Lieu t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o l\u00e0 con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n<\/p>\n

Sau khi kh\u00f3a h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ed9c di\u1ec5n k\u1ebft th\u00fac, t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u th\u00eam v\u1ec1 M\u00e1. T\u00f4i mang nh\u1eefng kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00ean s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u th\u00eam trong th\u1ef1c t\u1ea1i. Khi xem l\u1ea1i v\u00e0i b\u1ee9c \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a M\u00e1, t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm manh m\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft M\u00e1 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y th\u00edch th\u00fa v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u01b0 th\u1ebf ch\u1ee5p h\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi, ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef Vi\u1ec7t Nam th\u00edch ch\u1ee5p \u1ea3nh ch\u00e2n dung v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn xa x\u0103m, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd \u0111i\u1ec3m xuy\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t b\u00f4ng h\u1ed3ng xinh \u0111\u1eb9p. T\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng \u1ea5y mang v\u1ebb nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng, d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n. T\u00f4i t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u0103m t\u1ea5m \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a M\u00e1, trong kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian t\u00e1m n\u0103m, t\u1eeb 1988 \u0111\u1ebfn 1996. M\u00e1 t\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u1eddi trang b\u1eb1ng x\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1eb1ng th\u1ecbt nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o \u1ed1ng k\u00ednh v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc v\u00f2ng tay m\u00e0u xanh ng\u1ecdc b\u00edch, m\u00f3ng tay \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u01a1n b\u00f3ng ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o, ki\u1ec3u t\u00f3c thanh l\u1ecbch. B\u00e0 m\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o len s\u00e1ng m\u00e0u, h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y sang tr\u1ecdng, \u0111i gi\u00e0y cao g\u00f3t c\u00f9ng t\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 cao. C\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 b\u00e0 bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u01b0u danh mu\u00f4n thu\u1edf.<\/p>\n

M\u00e1 l\u00e0 \u201cn\u1eef t\u01b0\u1edbng\u201d trong nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 l\u00e0 tr\u1ee5 c\u1ed9t kinh t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh, c\u1ee7a ti\u1ec7m nail ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. V\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a M\u00e1 \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng, b\u00e0 con trong nh\u00e0 n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ranh gi\u1edbi ch\u1ee7 v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m. M\u00e1 t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i \u1edf b\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, g\u1ea7n c\u1eeda ra v\u00e0o nh\u1ea5t, l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a m\u00e1 l\u00e0 l\u1ec7nh. B\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u0103n n\u1ec9 ai \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec, b\u00e0 ra l\u1ec7nh. B\u00e0 lu\u00f4n bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1ea5t nh\u1ea5t nghe theo. B\u00e0 c\u00f3 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o, th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 th\u00f4ng su\u1ed1t, quy\u1ec1n n\u0103ng v\u00f4 h\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y x\u1ee9 Oz, v\u1edbi ti\u00eau chu\u1ea9n kh\u1eaft khe c\u1ee7a Kh\u1ed5ng T\u1eed, v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 l\u1ecbch l\u00e3m c\u1ee7a c\u00f4ng n\u01b0\u01a1ng Diana.<\/p>\n

M\u00e1 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd than phi\u1ec1n, m\u00e0 b\u00e0 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng. Sau khi \u0111\u1ebfn M\u1ef9 v\u1edbi c\u0103n c\u01b0\u1edbc thuy\u1ec1n nh\u00e2n hai b\u00e0n tay tr\u1eafng, ch\u1ec9 sau t\u00e1m n\u0103m, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u1ecdn t\u1eeb c\u0103n nh\u00e0 nh\u1ecf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ee3 c\u1ea5p \u1edf Emeryville \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t c\u0103n nh\u00e0 hai t\u1ea7ng do ch\u00fang t\u00f4i mua \u1edf San Pablo. M\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u1ecd, n\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00e0 con t\u1eeb Vi\u1ec7t Nam sang \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f9ng nhau x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng \u201c\u0111\u1ebf ch\u1ebf nail salon.\u201d R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u0103n ti\u1ec7m th\u1ee9 hai, chi\u1ebfc xe h\u01a1i th\u1ee9 ba.<\/p>\n

M\u00e1 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3ng t\u00ednh. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng b\u00e0 l\u1edbn ti\u1ebfng v\u1edbi cha t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i. M\u1ed7i khi \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 anh ch\u1ecb em ch\u00fang t\u00f4i n\u00edn th\u1edf ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i, kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn k\u1ebf ti\u1ebfp. Khi M\u00e1 t\u00f4i ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n anh l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, Kh\u00e1nh, h\u00fat c\u1ea7n sa trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 thay \u1ed5 kh\u00f3a c\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1edbc. B\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a m\u1edbi cho anh hai cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi t\u00ean c\u1ee7a anh xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i trong danh s\u00e1ch sinh vi\u00ean \u01b0u t\u00fa c\u1ee7a tr\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n

D\u00f9 g\u00e1nh tr\u00ean vai tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m lo cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng M\u00e1 t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd t\u1ecf ra s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i v\u00ec kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n, b\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc, l\u00e0m cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee3 b\u00e0. Khi t\u00f4i s\u00e1u tu\u1ed5i, Lan, ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e1nh tr\u00fang v\u00e0o tr\u00e1n t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady b\u00f3ng ch\u00e0y b\u1eb1ng nh\u00f4m. T\u00f4i lo\u1ea1ng cho\u1ea1ng, \u0111i l\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3o l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i gi\u1eefa l\u00fac m\u00e1u ch\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb7t. Thay v\u00ec xem v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, Lan lo s\u1ee3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c anh t\u00f4i: \u201c\u00d4i tr\u1eddi! M\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft t\u00f4i m\u1ea5t!\u201d B\u00e0 \u1ea5y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 m\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m tr\u1ebb con trong khu ph\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee3.<\/p>\n

M\u00e1 l\u00e0 tr\u1ee5 c\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh m\u01b0\u1eddi ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 t\u00f4i hi\u1ebfm khi c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian ri\u00eang v\u1edbi b\u00e0. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i b\u1ed1n k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m khi ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 M\u00e1 v\u00e0 t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5. T\u00f4i quan s\u00e1t M\u00e1 t\u00f4i nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n l\u00e0 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi b\u00e0. C\u00e1ch t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ec3 \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh M\u00e1 l\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i trong chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf xoay b\u1eb1ng da \u0111en \u1edf b\u00e0n l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 khi ti\u1ec7m v\u1eafng kh\u00e1ch. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng gian b\u00e0 d\u00e0nh h\u1ebft s\u1ef1 t\u1eadp trung cho kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng, m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 M\u00e1 t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 lu\u00f4n b\u1eaft t\u00f4i l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c kh\u00e1c: l\u1ea5y t\u0103m b\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ea7y h\u1ed9p, x\u00e1c nh\u1eadn v\u1edbi kh\u00e1ch l\u1ecbch h\u1eb9n cho ng\u00e0y mai, h\u00fat b\u1ee5i s\u00e0n nh\u00e0. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh gi\u1eefa tr\u1ebb con v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 xem tr\u00ean Full House, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y sung s\u01b0\u1edbng khi b\u00e0 c\u1ea7n t\u00f4i l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n

T\u1eeb khi M\u00e1 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i m\u1ea5t, m\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t kinh nghi\u1ec7m t\u00f4i tr\u1ea3i qua trong \u0111\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 h\u00ecnh b\u00f3ng c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. Ngay c\u1ea3 khi t\u00f4i m\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ed3, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 b\u00e0. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 n\u00e0o h\u01a1i ch\u1eadt, b\u1ed9 n\u00e0o khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 ti khi m\u1eb7c n\u00f3. C\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i v\u00ec ki\u1ec3u suy ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft M\u00e1 t\u00f4i. V\u00e0 sau khi t\u00f4i k\u1ebft h\u00f4n \u1edf tu\u1ed5i ba m\u01b0\u01a1i, h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh l\u00e0m m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh chung, g\u1ed3m s\u1ef1 th\u00fac \u00e9p c\u1ee7a cha t\u00f4i, c\u00e1c d\u00ec c\u00f9ng s\u1ef1 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i v\u00e0 lo l\u1eafng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

C\u00e1c anh ch\u1ecb l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft b\u1eaft t\u00f4i c\u00f3 con c\u00e0ng s\u1edbm c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. D\u00ec Ph\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u00ec nh\u1eafc, \u201ccon \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf n\u1eefa.\u201d D\u00ec l\u00e0 em \u00fat trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh m\u01b0\u1eddi anh ch\u1ecb em c\u1ee7a M\u00e1. T\u00f4i c\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1eeb v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 con, vi\u1ec7n d\u1eabn l\u00fd do bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed5i kh\u00ed h\u1eadu v\u00e0 ti\u1ebft ki\u1ec7m ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 ngh\u1ec9 h\u01b0u s\u1edbm. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh l\u00e0 n\u1ebfu em b\u00e9 ra \u0111\u1eddi m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi cho ai? L\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng bi\u1ebft M\u00e1 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i?<\/p>\n

Khi t\u00f4i \u1edf b\u00ean gia \u0111\u00ecnh, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 ba chuy\u1ec7n: c\u00e1ch ki\u1ebfm ti\u1ec1n, c\u00e1ch ti\u1ebft ki\u1ec7m ti\u1ec1n, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp theo l\u00e0 s\u1ebd \u0103n g\u00ec cho b\u1eefa t\u1edbi. M\u1ed7i khi t\u00f4i g\u1ee3i l\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f3 ch\u00fat g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 d\u1ec5 g\u00e2y c\u1ea3m x\u00fac, t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1eadn l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i, c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i h\u01a1n t\u00f4i l\u1eabn nh\u1eefng anh ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u201cM\u1ef9 h\u00f3a.\u201d Nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi ng\u00e2y th\u01a1 v\u1ec1 t\u00ednh c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a M\u00e1 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh b\u00e3i m\u00ecn n\u1ed5 ch\u1eadm. Ngay c\u1ea3 v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y gi\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i qu\u00e2y qu\u1ea7n quanh m\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a M\u00e1, m\u1eddi M\u00e1 nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0103n b\u00e0 th\u00edch khi c\u00f2n sinh th\u1eddi, th\u00ec vi\u1ec7c n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 b\u00e0 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3.<\/p>\n

L\u00e0 con \u00fat trong b\u1ed1n anh ch\u1ecb em, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p c\u00e3i l\u1ea1i b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i h\u01a1n m\u00ecnh, m\u00e0 th\u1ef1c ra l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i gi\u1eef th\u1ec3 di\u1ec7n, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed l\u00e0 ch\u1ecbu l\u00e9p m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft nh\u00fan nh\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3  kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t m\u1eb7t. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 th\u00edch u\u1ed1ng houjicha-latte, t\u1eadp yoga t\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u00fap m\u1eb7t xu\u1ed1ng ch\u1ed5ng m\u00f4ng l\u00ean, h\u1ecdc tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ivy League, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd m\u00e3i m\u00e3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 mang \u201cADN Vi\u1ec7t Nam\u201d trong m\u00ecnh. Trong b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh n\u00e0o, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 b\u00ed m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 gi\u1eefa t\u00f4i v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh s\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u1edbn.<\/p>\n

\u201cM\u00e1\u201d nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb gi\u00e0u \u1ea9n \u00fd h\u01a1n M\u1eb9. Trong ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t, c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1u c\u00e1ch ph\u00e1t \u00e2m c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb. \u201cMa\u201d, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 con ma (ghost). Nh\u1ea5n gi\u1ecdng \u201cm\u00e1\u201d c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u s\u1eafc, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 (mother) theo ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ng\u1eef c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi mi\u1ec1n Nam. \u0110\u1ecdc tr\u1ea7m gi\u1ecdng c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u huy\u1ec1n, \u201cm\u00e0\u201d ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 \u201cnh\u01b0ng\u201d (but), m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb m\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i khi gia \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u1ed1i b\u1ecf \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft th\u00eam. Thanh \u0111i\u1ec7u tr\u1ea7m c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u h\u1ecfi \u201cm\u1ea3\u201d c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 ng\u00f4i m\u1ed9, n\u01a1i m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh ch\u1ec9 ch\u00f4n m\u1ed9t thi th\u1ec3 nh\u01b0ng th\u1ef1c ra c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 ch\u00f4n theo d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3. Gi\u1ecdng cao, k\u00e9o d\u00e0i nghe nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng c\u1eebu k\u00eau be be, \u201cm\u00e3\u201d ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 ng\u1ef1a (m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb H\u00e1n Vi\u1ec7t), cung ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a cha t\u00f4i. V\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u00e0 thanh n\u1eb7ng nh\u1ea5t \u201cm\u1ea1\u201d, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 m\u1ea1 non, nguy\u00ean li\u1ec7u tinh t\u00fay c\u1ee7a b\u1eefa \u0103n Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u2013 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i khi, r\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch duy nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n s\u1ef1 quan t\u00e2m.<\/p>\n

Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n th\u00eam m\u1ed9t  d\u1ea5u nh\u1ea5n cho m\u1ed9t t\u1eeb g\u1ed1c c\u0169ng l\u00e0m n\u00f3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t \u00fd ngh\u0129a kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m \u0111\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c d\u1ea5u trong ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t khi d\u00f9ng c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nhau, gi\u00fap t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi M\u00e1 v\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i sau c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. H\u01a1n hai th\u1eadp ni\u00ean, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e0. C\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 b\u00e0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i, m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n l\u00e0 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh huy\u1ec1n tho\u1ea1i. V\u1edbi m\u1ed9t huy\u1ec1n tho\u1ea1i, b\u1ea1n c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft chi ti\u1ebft. C\u00f2n t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng nh\u1eefng k\u00fd \u1ee9c r\u1eddi r\u1ea1c, nh\u1ea1t nh\u00f2a. Gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ebd ngu\u00f4i ngoai n\u1ebfu gi\u1ea3i b\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng n\u1ed7i \u0111au c\u1ee7a qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eafc g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e0 n\u1eefa, th\u00ec v\u1edbi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 g\u00e2y ra c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft cho b\u00e0.<\/p>\n

L\u00e0 con \u00fat trong nh\u00e0, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 M\u00e1, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed5 cho t\u00f4i l\u00e0 tr\u1ebb con m\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u, qu\u00e1 c\u1ea3m x\u00fac.<\/p>\n

Ba th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i n\u00f3i: \u201cB\u1ecf qua \u0111i.\u201d \u201cB\u1ecf n\u00f3 \u0111i.\u201d  \u0110\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb \u201cb\u1ecf\u201d c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng khi ch\u00fang ta v\u1ee9t b\u1ecf nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 r\u00e1c.<\/p>\n

\u201cC\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i?\u201d D\u00ec Ph\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u00ec th\u1ea7m.<\/p>\n

Kh\u00e1nh, anh l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, th\u00ec kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng cho r\u1eb1ng \u201ch\u00e3y s\u1ed1ng trong hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u0110i r\u1eeda m\u1eb7t \u0111i!\u201d H\u01b0ng, anh ba c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, ra l\u1ec7nh m\u1ed7i khi t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u00f3c.<\/p>\n

Wendy, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng k\u1ebf b\u00ean, l\u00fang t\u00fang n\u00f3i: \u201cCh\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n

M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng thuy\u1ec1n nh\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn M\u1ef9 n\u0103m 1983, c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft kinh ho\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a M\u00e1 \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 hai v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1996. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, nh\u01b0ng thay v\u00ec c\u00f9ng nhau l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0m v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 d\u1eabn d\u1eaft c\u1ee7a M\u00e1, m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, trong im l\u1eb7ng. T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a M\u00e1 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p c\u00e1c b\u00e1c s\u0129 t\u00e2m l\u00fd trong nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m, nh\u01b0ng vi\u1ec7c k\u1ec3 \u0111i k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m hao m\u00f2n d\u00f9 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng gu\u1ed3ng quay v\u1eefng ch\u1eafc nh\u1ea5t. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh cho t\u00f4i th\u00eam k\u00fd \u1ee9c v\u1ec1 M\u00e1 ho\u1eb7c c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi, t\u00f4i loay hoay, k\u1eb9t c\u1ee9ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3, ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 gia nh\u1eadp m\u1ed9t gi\u00e1o ph\u00e1i, truy t\u00ecm gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi, t\u00ecm c\u00f4ng l\u00fd b\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00f9ng ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p l\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3ng, v\u00e0 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn l\u01b0u di\u1ec5n \u0111\u1ed9c tho\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 bi k\u1ecbch gia \u0111\u00ecnh m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 sau n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n

Sau hai th\u1eadp ni\u00ean k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y M\u00e1 t\u00f4i ra \u0111i, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u xem M\u00e1 l\u00e0 ai, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ai mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 M\u00e1, ngay c\u1ea3 Ba, anh ch\u1ecb em t\u00f4i ho\u1eb7c ch\u1ecb em c\u1ee7a M\u00e1 t\u00f4i. B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n t\u00f4i, khi \u0111ang \u1edf tu\u1ed5i l\u00e0m m\u1eb9, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. L\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh? T\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1ef1 tin, \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed1n ph\u1eabu thu\u1eadt th\u1ea9m m\u1ef9. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft b\u00e0 l\u00e0 ai v\u00e0 t\u00f4i gi\u1ed1ng b\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. V\u00e0 tr\u00ean h\u1ebft, t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e2m l\u00fd c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1eefa l\u00e0nh kh\u00f4ng khi gia \u0111\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng cho t\u00f4i \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n. T\u00f4i \u0111i s\u0103n l\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c t\u00f4i l\u00e0m cho M\u00e1 t\u00f4i \u201cs\u1ed1ng\u201d l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean nh\u1eefng g\u00ec gia \u0111\u00ecnh m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0 ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. \u0110i t\u00ecm s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 cho c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a M\u00e1 t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 nail, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

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*Qu\u00fd \u0111\u1ed9c gi\u1ea3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eb7t mua Con G\u00e1i Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Th\u1ee3 Nail tr\u00ean trang m\u1ea1ng Amazon<\/a>, v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 b\u00e1n (b\u00eca m\u1ec1m) $19.95, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e0i \u0111i\u1ec3m s\u00e1ch<\/a> c\u1ee7a \u0110inh T\u1eeb B\u00edch Thu\u00fd tr\u00ean NPR cho nguy\u00ean b\u1ea3n Anh ng\u1eef, The Manicurist’s Daughter, khi h\u1ed3i k\u00fd c\u1ee7a Susan Lieu ra m\u1eaft l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng ba n\u0103m 2024. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Susan Lieu<\/strong> l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3, nh\u00e0 bi\u00ean k\u1ecbch v\u00e0 ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t. C\u00f4 t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p c\u1eed nh\u00e2n t\u1eeb Harvard University v\u00e0 th\u1ea1c s\u0129 t\u1eeb Yale University. L\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i, Susan \u0111\u00e3 g\u00f3p ph\u1ea7n thay \u0111\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea1o lu\u1eadt t\u1ea1i ti\u1ec3u bang California v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng b\u1ea5t c\u1ea9n v\u00e0 sai s\u00f3t y khoa, nh\u1eb1m b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 quy\u1ec1n l\u1ee3i c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n c\u00f3 thu nh\u1eadp th\u1ea5p. L\u00e0 con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 l\u00e0m nail, c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 mang 140 LBS: How Beauty Killed My Mother<\/em> \u2013  v\u1edf k\u1ecbch \u0111\u1ed9c tho\u1ea1i t\u1eebng \u0111o\u1ea1t gi\u1ea3i th\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111i l\u01b0u di\u1ec5n to\u00e0n qu\u1ed1c. Nh\u1eefng su\u1ea5t di\u1ec5n ch\u00e1y v\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eddi khen th\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1eeb Los Angeles Times<\/em> v\u00e0 t\u1ea1p ch\u00ed American Theatre<\/em>. <\/p>\n

NPR v\u00e0 Smithsonian \u0111\u00e3 tuy\u1ec3n ch\u1ecdn The Manicurist\u2019s Daughte<\/em>r cho danh s\u00e1ch nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch hay nh\u1ea5t trong n\u0103m 2024. T\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m c\u0169ng v\u00e0o v\u00f2ng chung k\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Gi\u1ea3i Th\u01b0\u1edfng S\u00e1ch Ti\u1ec3u Bang Washington, Gi\u1ea3i Th\u01b0\u1edfng Goodreads Choice Awards, v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Apple Books vinh danh l\u00e0 T\u00e1c Ph\u1ea9m \u0110\u00e1ng Nghe Nh\u1ea5t Trong Th\u00e1ng. <\/p>\n

Susan c\u0169ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng s\u00e1ng l\u1eadp th\u01b0\u01a1ng hi\u1ec7u Socola Chocolatier, m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng ty ch\u1ebf bi\u1ebfn k\u1eb9o socola theo k\u1ef9 ngh\u1ec7 th\u1ee7 c\u00f4ng mang h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb Vi\u1ec7t Nam. C\u00f4 hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang sinh s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng ch\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 con trai t\u1ea1i Seattle, n\u01a1i c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00f4 th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f9ng nhau \u0111i h\u00e1i n\u1ea5m, th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c b\u00e1nh croissant v\u00e0 qu\u00e2y qu\u1ea7n b\u00ean nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ea7m \u1ea5m.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Kalynh Ng<\/strong>\u00f4<\/strong> sinh ra v\u00e0 l\u1edbn l\u00ean t\u1ea1i S\u00e0i G\u00f2n. L\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u00fd gi\u1ea3 v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ghi ch\u00e9p c\u00e1c c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i, c\u00f4 th\u00edch t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t b\u00ecnh d\u1ecb nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat phi th\u01b0\u1eddng trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

Kalynh \u0111\u00e3 vinh d\u1ef1 \u0111o\u1ea1t gi\u1ea3i \u1edf th\u1ec3 lo\u1ea1i Ph\u00f3ng S\u1ef1 \u0110\u1eb7c Bi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a Gi\u1ea3i Truy\u1ec1n Th\u00f4ng \u0110a S\u1eafc t\u1ed9c ti\u1ec3u bang California (California Ethnic Media Awards) n\u0103m 2021, 2023 v\u00e0 2025. Tin r\u1eb1ng ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt k\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 g\u00f3i g\u1ecdn trong ph\u1ea1m vi chi\u1ebfn tranh hay ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb, c\u00f4 t\u1eadp trung khai th\u00e1c cung b\u1eadc c\u1ea3m x\u00fac, gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 v\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ea5u tranh n\u1ed9i t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp vi\u1ebft n\u00ean l\u1ecbch s\u1eed. Ch\u00ednh g\u00f3c nh\u00ecn n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap c\u00f4 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c su\u1ea5t h\u1ecdc b\u1ed5ng c\u1ee7a University of Southern California qua d\u1ef1 \u00e1n The \u2018Invisible Enemy\u2019 [Affecting Persons] of Vietnamese Descent Over the Past Half-Century<\/em> (t\u1ea1m d\u1ecbch: \u2018K\u1ebb th\u00f9 v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh\u2019 c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi G\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t Trong N\u1eeda Th\u1ebf K\u1ef7) \u2013 nh\u1eb1m n\u00e2ng cao nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng th\u1eed th\u00e1ch cho s\u1ee9c kho\u1ebb tinh th\u1ea7n m\u00e0 c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t \u0111ang ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t.<\/p>\n

Con G\u00e1i Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Th\u1ee3 Nail<\/em> l\u00e0 t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m chuy\u1ec3n ng\u1eef th\u1ee9 ba c\u1ee7a Kalynh. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ecbch sang Vi\u1ec7t ng\u1eef The Lucky Few \u2013 The Fall of Saigon and the Rescue Mission of the USS Kirk<\/em> c\u1ee7a Jan Herman, v\u00e0 h\u1ed3i k\u00fd My Vietnam, Your Vietnam <\/em>c\u1ee7a Christina Vo v\u00e0 Nghia Vo. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Sau hai th\u1eadp ni\u00ean k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y M\u00e1 t\u00f4i ra \u0111i, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u xem M\u00e1 l\u00e0 ai, nh\u01b0ng trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng ai mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 M\u00e1. B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n t\u00f4i, khi \u1edf tu\u1ed5i l\u00e0m m\u1eb9, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. L\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh? T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1ef1 tin, \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed1n ph\u1eabu thu\u1eadt th\u1ea9m m\u1ef9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":105870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,136,50,31,42,341],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dich-thuat","category-gioi-thieu-tac-gia","category-gioi-thieu-tac-pham","category-gioi-tinh","category-sang-viet-ngu","category-van-hoc-hai-ngoai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105868"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105876,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105868\/revisions\/105876"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}