In Vietnamese, ‘to make’ is the same as ‘to be’

Lunch with FT

In Vietnamese, ‘to make’ is the same as ‘to be’,” Vuong says. “One is not a son, one does son-ness . . . we have to work to earn our position in the world. Even in our family. To be a mother, to make a mother. Sometimes that makes more sense to me.

Ocean Vuong

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