"There is a saying... For kids like us... Dust of Life... Bui Doi"
Since 1975 millions of Vietnamese boat people have fled for freedom. By 1993 more than half who survived the exodus resided in California. The film portrays the coming of age story of abandoned kids growing up in the new Vietnamese enclave of Orange County, California in the early 1990s, based on true events.
Devon Duy Nguyen
Johnny
Thu-Mai Tran
Mai
England DuVan
Rascal
Mai Khanh
Mai's Mother
Linh Le
Quynh
Liem Michael Doan
Father Michael
Dang Hung Son
Mai's Father
Steve Eoff
Principal
Cledia Barsottelli
Teacher
Since 1975 millions of Vietnamese boat people have fled for freedom. By 1993 more than half who survived the exodus resided in California. The film portrays the coming of age story of abandoned kids growing up in the new Vietnamese enclave of Orange County, California in the early 1990s, based on true events.
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