ProjectShamrock

I live in a part of the U.S. with a huge Vietnamese community and have friends who are both Vietnamese immigrants and descendants of Vietnamese immigrants. It feels like a lot of Americans who aren't of any sort of AAPI descent have become extremely familiar with Japanese, Chinese, and Korean cultures.

Apart from the food, what other aspects of Vietnamese culture should Americans from other backgrounds look into because it's something that would likely appeal to the majority of people? What music, film, art, etc. should we look into to gain a better understanding of Vietnamese culture?

How many doctors did you go to in the U.S., and were any actual neurologists? It seems like getting an MRI done in the U.S. would have lead to a similar discovery by American doctors.

Yikes, that sucks. That being said I've had some mixed experiences with neurologists in the U.S. as well, including one who ordered an MRI and said everything was fine, but even I looked at it and saw a problem that required surgery which another neurologist confirmed.

On that note, I will say if you require further surgery and would do it in the U.S. I'd highly recommend the BNI in Phoenix. We don't even live there but went there based on prior experience and they did a good job with a surgery earlier this year.

As another non-Vietnamese person, I've been told to pronounce it like the word "win" as the simplest way for us to do it. However, I don't think that's 100% accurate so if she answers differently it will be interesting to read.

God doesn't make mistakes, and you are perfect exactly the way you are.

Your intention is admirable, but this kind of statement is just hurtful unless you're trying to say that "God" is the biggest asshole of all time. OP clearly has some trauma as a result of their condition combined with their parents' religious views. If there is a "God" he has a lot of explaining to do as to why he intentionally caused people to have so many health conditions that they don't want. My wife has had a few brain surgeries in her life because of a genetic problem, and if there's a deity that thought that would be entertaining for him to make her endure that he's pure evil.