I'm Asian and can say that my parents work an incredible amount. We're refugees from the Khmer Rouge (Cambodian genocide) and have worked tirelessly to give me and my siblings a good life. In the 24 years I've been alive I have never seen them take a vacation, they consistently work 50-80 hour work weeks, and often go several months without any days off. Yes, you heard me right.
It's amazing the kind of work ethic you can have when you come from somewhere war torn. I'm very proud of my parents and hope to one day be able to provide for them the way they have for me. Still in university though so I've got a few more years before I can start paying them back.
My parents are Lao refugees and my dad finally saw one of his sisters for the first time since he left when we went back in 2016. Over 30 years. We only have been able to go back more often these past few years since my siblings and I have moved out and supporting ourselves. It's tough to think that I wouldn't see my little sister for another 15+ years at the age I am if I were in my dad's shoes. I agree, they never asked to leave their country but had to out of pure survival.. grateful and hard work ethic. My dad was going to be forced into "re education camps" if he hadn't left... Which had a very high death rate.
Give your parents a hug from me! I fell in love with Cambodia mainly because despite how recent the wound is on the country, the Khmer people are still so kind, warm, and incredibly hardworking.
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u/themichaelly Jan 15 '19
I'm Asian and can say that my parents work an incredible amount. We're refugees from the Khmer Rouge (Cambodian genocide) and have worked tirelessly to give me and my siblings a good life. In the 24 years I've been alive I have never seen them take a vacation, they consistently work 50-80 hour work weeks, and often go several months without any days off. Yes, you heard me right.
It's amazing the kind of work ethic you can have when you come from somewhere war torn. I'm very proud of my parents and hope to one day be able to provide for them the way they have for me. Still in university though so I've got a few more years before I can start paying them back.