She Came Home After 51 YEARS AWAY - LONG LOST FAMILY REUNION in VIETNAM - Emotional -a Kyle Le doc.

A family reunion after 51 years in Vietnam. I am honored to have been a part of this amazing return to the motherland experience with such a nice and loving family and for telling their story.
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About Me: I'm Kyle Le and these are the places I've been, the people I've met, the foods I've eaten, and the many things that I've seen...Originally from Southern California, I moved to Saigon, Vietnam after university and lived there for many years. Then, I traveled the world finding and documenting stories of Vietnamese people living outside of the homeland. Then I finished my master's at USC and now... well... you're going to have to follow and watch to find out!
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[@kyleledotnet]

Here's my latest video: Trying to uncover a 63-year-old mystery about someone's roots: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYvbfnZurNSdgLs

[@blingman78]

Great videos! Please add option for Super Thanks to your videos!

[@hydrofonix1988]

Did she move back over do you know

[@GoogleUser-qz5zv]

@@hydrofonix1988Yes, I would also like to know. And did the son move, also?

[@KitsuneBelle93]

The fact that she looks years younger in the later footage after being with her family shows how much missing them was wearing on her. One of her kids says she got her spark back and you can really see the change. She's so happy, you're doing good work reuniting families like this.

[@Weise1001]

youre right, she got 10 years younger on that trip.. 10 years of worry and sorrow lifted

[@undertakr]

Yeah, I was worried initially when it showed her at the gravesite because of the intensity of her grief, I thought it would overwhelm her. But the grief had always been there, inside, eating at her, and it needed to be released. After being released she was able to reconnect with her family and become herself again.

[@angierg41]

That's what I was coming to say. You can see light restored to her spirit. It transfers thru the video.

[@keladry12]

So much more energy in her!

[@yonahanjooni]

every child yearns for their mother, I too witness my grandmother cry in her sleep calling for her mom at age 70.

[@goldensloth7]

oh! 😥

[@Bavonc]

This comment broke me. I hope your grandma finds peace in her heart for whatever she calls out her mom.

[@snasturbate1087]

It is what it is. When people say time heals everything is only because they never lived anything. It never gets better, you just get better at dealing with it. Take care of your grandma. I too call for my mom when I sleep. It will never go away.

[@UncleSubBass]

The woman's son is a very emotionally intelligent dude. He knew exactly what was needed and made it happen. These videos do good because the background of all this is the war, never once mentioned, but that's what ripped Vietnam (and to some extent the US) apart at that time and dispersed people and families. Wounds don't heal themselves.

[@kyleledotnet]

He is a PhD student currently!!! So that makes sense!

[@Saturn57]

Yes and he explained why she didnt try to reach out very well "she became so reserved and hesitant that any disruption to her stability is scary"

[@pankajsharma7511]

​@@kyleledotnetPhD in what subject if I may ask

[@michaelrudolph7003]

And perhaps the slavery the woman's own aunt held her in for years and years and years. Let's not overlook that.

[@henry-kj7wr]

very well said 🙏

[@ponzoootv]

the beginning caught me off guard. i was like "nah im not gonna cry." - then she started crying for her mom and the tears came. oh damn.... - much love for the son.

[@nicholastong7831]

I teared up when she cried for her mom. Then broke out sobbing when she cried for her brother.

[@Chubbymunchkin]

She displayed her grief in such an admirable but heartbreaking way. I cried a lot but I’m so happy she was reunited with her loved ones.

[@rcarter]

For me it was when she was crying for her brother, but not because of that but because her other brothers were also crying.

[@TahtahmesDiary]

Her wailing at the graves touched my soul…I loved that no one looked uncomfortable or tried to get her to stop. In my (Black American) community, we have a long tradition of “wailer women” who helped us grieve, especially after chattel slavery, this can be traced back to Africa…but this form of grieving isn’t as acceptable in Western society, so is often mocked as us being dramatic as usual…so it warmed my heart to see not only her open grief among people she hasn’t seen in so long, but also how accepting they were of her pain and worries ❤

[@DokBua0424]

Im asian and in our culture the people that practice Buddhist we aren’t even suppose to or allow to cry or shed a tear they said it represents attachment and the spirit wont cross over. For me i cry out and still do for my mom. This videos just touched me, no matter our age we all need our mothers

[@icedragon7396]

this is so interesting! in northern Vietnam, the funeral service package usually includes several ladies crying, wailing words of grief and longing for the dead.

[@Saturn57]

Thank you for explaining. I'm Arab. This is how my grandma's generation expressed grief but their children thought it was dramatic. I'm guessing even my grandma and her peers couldnt explain it, they just copied their anscestors. I can see how it can be soothing and comforting though.

[@Saturn57]

​@@DokBua0424same in Islam and for the exact same reason you mentioned.

[@ΠαρασκευηΚωστελιδου]

Western world...?? Depends... In Europe I dont think someone will mock you if you grife for a loss! Maybe we dont express it with the same tense but defently noone will find it bad if you cry! In my country, Greece, we even have the dead all night at home and family, friends pay their respects with flower, candles and tears! How can you find it unacceptable for a child coming after 51 years to her parents grave to morn and cry??

[@oracleofdelphiii]

Her little brother has me bawling. He's in his 60s but as soon as he sees his big sister, it's like he's back to being that little 11 year old boy again. He was so excited to speak with her, I loved when he shared about them stealing fruit together :") My parents left their home country and luckily were able to stay in touch with the rest of their family - but everyone had also left (due to war in theirs as well) and scattered across the globe. Even if my parents went to visit their home, it wouldn't be the same. Recently my mom got in touch with a bunch of her friends from HS after not speaking with them for over 35 years, and I've never seen her glow more than when she's talking with them. It's heartbreaking how their circumstances have forced them away from each other, but I'm glad we're able to find ways to connect them again

[@user-ow1bc4sx2r]

The little moment at 2:43 was what got to me

[@ryan-fk4kn]

when he started making fun of her for how much her clothes cost, it's like they were transported back 50 years ago again. just two siblings lost to time

[@tmisa82]

It is the belief in my culture (Samoan) that moths are the spirits of our loved ones visiting us.

[@ykievzki9837]

This is the Same belief in the Philippines too.

[@qwenqwen1476]

For Vietnamese, it is the butterfly!

[@rezkynopri1413]

​@@qwenqwen1476 wow it's the same in Indonesia at least in bornean island we believe the same thing

[@jamesjazz3395]

It's almost like yall came from the same people.

[@lvm80]

Wow, came here to say this. Same believe in our culture Hakka (Chinese) too with moths.

[@laurakarr29]

I swear the mom looked like a whole new person by the end of the video. Much gratitude to the family for allowing us to come along on their journey and kudos to you, Kyle, for your masterful videography.

[@angierg41]

💯 right totally different person

[@stormasiandragon]

Though she may be old, seeing her brother and her family and being around them after many years. I can see her childness personality reignited, being silly with her brother, laughing with her sisters etc. Thank you for this amazing project you've given us.

[@kyleledotnet]

Yes, you are right! It was so awesome to see that.

[@KareemPinkston]

I was about to say the same thing! Great observation 😊

[@mylesdesigns]

As a Native American, I meet a lot of other Americans who have forgotten their ancestral homelands, and they often try to connect with my people's cultures because they sense we have something they are missing... We say they are looking for their umbilical cords, the connection to their lands like we have as Indigenous communities here. So watching these families being reunited is so precious. When the son says he now feels connected to his motherland and how the family in Vietnam embraced them is a beautiful display of humanity and the healing strength of a loving family. Thanks for helping this family and documenting it for us, it's so heartfelt.

[@TahtahmesDiary]

I just commented this the other day on a Reddit about a white lady who wore a kimono to an themed party about wearing your own cultural garb. She was pissed because people were asking her (out of curiosity) if she had any Japanese affiliation because that was the theme. She demanded to know why no one questioned the Nigerian for wearing a Kimono…the Nigerian married to a Japanese man with multiple biracial children, who’s family wore Nigerian traditional clothes the year before 🤦🏾‍♀️ The issue wasn’t sharing or even really cultural appropriation, it was this idea that her own history wasn’t special enough so she needed to get more attention with something she considered more shocking. It just wasn’t the attention she had wanted or expected. it’s almost as though certain cultures are so normalized to them, it’s no longer as special, which is baffling. There are indigenous and pagan religions worldwide, including in Europe, traditional garb there that are beautiful. Why the obsession with everyone else’s? It will never fill the void the same to just take a Native headdress instead of actually delving in to your own history and culture.

[@darlenehutton2779]

A lot of is Americans are also very mixed. I don't have a homeland because my ancestors are from Germany, they're from Scottland, they're Native American, theyre British, and Greek so where do I someone who is made up of only small percentages born and raised in American fit? There is none for people like me, when everything I am, is less than 20% where do I go?

[@nghiale7737]

"umbilical cords". In Vietnam we have the same expression for motherland.

[@Saturn57]

I never saw my homeland and I'm not allowed to enter it but I can feel a sense of comfort and community everytime I visit a refugee camp of my people. I can only imagine the feeling of going back to homeland ❤

[@homermtz]

@@darlenehutton2779 well you have multiple homelands, nothing wrong with that.

[@KizzleDaKidd]

The fact she is straight up with her family saying “I don’t know you” but I got you is so loving of her

[@Hinalea]

Seeing her in this state in front of her parents' graves was so sad, I cried instantly. Watching a woman her age, becoming this little girl again in front of her parents, it was heartbreaking. Happy for her and her family to have been able to meet again. My mother has not seen her parents and her island for 21 years, I feel more than touched.

[@Crit-Chance]

I love how it didn't take too long for the brother and sister dynamic to be restored, as if she hadn't left for more than a week or two. "If there's a storm outside, don't let your mom go out, the wind might take her!" and she's sitting next to him pouting 😂😂

[@kim.jong.skillz]

The way he was like you "do you remember, that's where you used to shit & it went plop plop!"

[@azmeenafandi]

I didn't even know why the algorithm bought me to the pre-reunion video where you swallowed the chicken bone. I watched through that entire video and immediately went to you main channel. Imagine how excited I was to find this video and it was exactly as emotional that I thought it would be. You're doing good work Kyle! Lots of love from Malaysia!

[@quevedo3210]

Im feeling exaclty the same I just loved this random video that appeared on my yt feed by some random algorithm, I has made me cry, laugh and think a lot, its a roller coaster of emotions, and I just love it so much

[@tahlenri]

It was over 30 years before my mom got to visit her family in South Korea. She had a similar heartbreaking reaction to her parents graves, and reuiniting with her brothers and sister. Family is so important.

[@kyleledotnet]

Thanks for sharing and for watching this video.

[@Goldun-nah]

I’m half Korean and it was the same with my Uhmma. When she left she had a mom and 12 sisters. When she returned just 4 sisters were left. Now only 3. Nothing in my mom’s home town is recognizable. My Mom said after her last visit that besides her remaining sisters… south Korea is a foreign land to her now. Even the culture has changed and become so much more colder since it’s so hyper capitalistic. War and diaspora is a tragic thing.

[@hiatus94]

@@Goldun-nah wdym 12 sisters 4 were left only 3 now what happened

[@HP-xh4ne]

I can tell Kyle has spent the time on the editing. This is one of his best edits.

[@kyleledotnet]

Thank you for noticing that. I have spent a lot of time indeed. Even up until the release of this video, I was up until 4 4 am adjusting things here and there. I had to take some breaks in between the edit to work on other projects, film other reunions and private work, so that's why it took me a long time to finish up.

[@sactownism]

12 minutes into the video and I'm crying my eyes out

[@doantube22]

Me too!

[@TheSmexySalad101]

same it was over for me once she went to the graves, fully sobbing

[@icywater5733]

I was bawling as well, just hurt so much to know she couldn’t spend more time with her mom, made me wanna crawl into a ball and cry

[@dedw8farmer]

I cried the second the video started😭😭😭

[@Justin-pt9pt]

PBS should hire you. This is high quality impactful humanitarian work.

[@sameykim6498]

So sad I cried nonstop miss my mom. Her last trip to Vietnam was 2012. Take good care of your mom while you can. God bless your family.

[@kanabis134]

Sorry about your loss

[@goldensloth7]

i will! love my mum so much. bless you.

[@Rudepunzle]

Sending you love ❤

[@Vickyy_]

Seeing her in the beginning of the video and than at the end, what a difference. Like she aged backwards in the time she was reunited with her family. I cried the whole video. You made a beautiful piece of art. Thank you for sharing this beautiful reunion with us.

[@ICM9]

Family is #1 in Vietnam. You did a huge service to that family and allowed them to heal.

[@michaelrudolph7003]

Her father was a drunk who abused her and her aunt who she ran to for help escaping basically enslaved her for years. Let's take a step or two back about the greatness of just this exact family for 2 seconds. Thankfully the remaining members seem to be nice, but even just this particular family hasn't been bubblegum and lollipops. Let's be real.

[@ICM9]

@@michaelrudolph7003 Yes, there a bad apples everywhere including people's own family. Regardless, family value is huge in Vietnam. I mean just look at how welcoming her family is. I am Vietnamese, everytime I visit they treat me with so much love. Even in the states, if you know Vietnamese families, you know how close they are. I didn't mean to come off as saying everything is rainbows and butterflies. I was just saying its a big part of our culture and the fact they reconnected is really important for the healing to come.

[@maijewelle]

I am currently on my one month Korean and Vietnamese trip where my father hasn’t seen his family in 23 years. My family of five are the only ones who moved to the states leaving 8 other aunts and uncles back in Vietnam. Seeing my mom and dad meeting family again after so many years is really heartwarming as this was the family support that my sister and I never understood and received growing up in America. I’ve been to Seoul, jeonju, hanoi, da nang, Saigon, can tho, and vung thau, meeting family and it’s such a weird feeling. I am lucky to be able to go on this trip with so much love from everybody and will cherish these memories forever.

[@0penM1nD3d]

That's so beautiful❤😭. I feel so blessed to have my whole family with me

[@kyleledotnet]

I'm sorry for the delay in between videos! This was an extremely difficult edit, but I am very happy to bring you this documentary. If you enjoyed it. please leave me a comment and check out my other videos too, all links and info in the description: If there is anything I can potentially do for you, please email me via my website at KyleLe.net. (Please do not contact via social media because I might not see your messages or comments.) More videos to come.

[@doandelcarlo2000]

So happy to see you’re back , Kyle !!!

[@saltyXrice]

A massive project with much to storyboard and edit, well done Kyle - thanks for your work.

[@vincently8536]

I can see you put a lot of effort into this video than the previously videos. nice effort. keep it up. proud of you.

[@CrazyJohnLe]

MasterPiece brother ! Keep up the spirit and passion ! LOVE IT

[@bobboo1319]

You did good.

[@xdgs567z]

I cried rivers at the grave scenes 😭😭😤

[@amywilliams6696]

Stress is everything when she first arrived she looked so old but as she was there a while her face changed more relaxed and younger looking

[@kyleledotnet]

Good point!

[@nickshaffer7659]

the difference from when she got off the plane to when the video ended it looked like she was blooming and full of color in the end. she definitely needed this and good on the kids and everyone for helping her get home. Not much gets me teary eyed anymore but seeing this definitely got to me a bit it was awesome to see this all come together.

[@nihility.]

Oh my, the raw emotion at the graves is so moving. I'm crying as well.

[@zefsam]

Her being joke just added 20 years of extra life. She became the person she had once lost. Blessing to this family. I wish I was able to go back one more time to say goodbye to my grandparents.

[@vinhha7582]

This has to be a very touching story, 1978-79 my parents with my elder sister and I escape Vietnam by boat. During that trip I lost my sister I was only 3 years old so I had a very vague memory of Vietnam and my family. Eg like Uncles Aunts and my sister, for the unknown what happened. I now reside in Australia and will one day go back to Vietnam and try and find my sister.

[@mrsmango76]

I hope one day you can reunite with your sis. Social media has a way for finding people.

[@Annngggeee]

You should email Kyle and see if there’s anything he can do to help. There should be a link to his website. All the best!

[@Saturn57]

If you feel comfortable, you should post your story on social media. Maybe it will reach your sister!

[@rileybuchanan5796]

i bet you could get a dna test to find people in your bloodline and try start there

[@Draqoni333]

I'm not at the end yet but I'm so hoping she stays. Ok watched the rest and hoping she goes back for a months long visit with her siblings. You can't get that kind of love easily.

[@severeaux5763]

Wtf, there needs to be an emotional warning or something. I cried for like 40 minutes. Awesome video and it's the second one I've seen, I came from the first part. Great work and definitely going to watch more. Keep up the great work.

[@nguyenhoanganh4586]

51 years! OMG, it's a very long, long, long time and she finally came home, back to her roots, back to her childhood memories, back to the place where she was born. No place like home because home is where the heart is.

[@davidedwards4088]

Her smile at the end. Thank you, young man, for filming this beautiful, beautiful story.

[@hanahoe5230]

49:52 just a quick note, whenever she said "tủi thân" it means that she was feeling pity for herself/self-pity. Anw, thanks for making all the subtitles! As a Vietnamese, I felt incredibly emotional and touched watching the two videos, probably because I'm also from the Central so this is all intimate and dear for me to hear and see; but most of all, I think it must be because of your editing skills. You did so well in filming and editing them that I kept crying like 5 or 6 times throughout the video. I think there was something that helps you find them in such a short time, maybe you're the destined one ❤

[@kyleledotnet]

Thank you for that. I did the subtilling by myself with some Google translate reference, but as you can imagine that phrase was a difficult one to translate. Sometimes it's frustrating that so much is lost in translation when going from Vietnamese to English and vice versa and having to space it so people can have time to read it. Subtitling is truly an artform and I'm not the best at it, but I try really hard to be as accurate as possible. Thank you again for watching.

[@gamalyelg]

The way they kept holding hands, squeezing together, touching each other…So pure, omg 🥹

[@hoangtran95]

Kyle, you’ve done it again!! I didn’t even last a full minute before I start crying. I also left my family at 15 with nothing and 12 years later, I came back for the first time with everything! That airport scene is too real!

[@kyleledotnet]

I think a lot of Viet kieu can relate with that airport scene! If you listen carefully, I'm humming and holding back tears.

[@Headhunter_212]

51 years apart and little brother is still taking the pi$$ out of big sister. Siblings, we’re lucky to have them.

[@neildejesus6369]

Phenomenal job Kyle. This was worth the wait. Its seems the was not about just her finding peace and her family but also for her son. You can see he also found part of himself in Vietnam. I hope he and his mom move to Vietnam because the trip changed not just her but him as well.

[@kyleledotnet]

I think you're right. And I hope they can move to Vietnam one day too.

[@ClasSiXdAK1nG]

seeing her in front of the graves, just made me cry man. i hope she is doing well

[@longnguyendotcom]

Great story! She should have just stayed in Vietnam. It's been so long since she has seen her brothers and sisters (and nieces and nephews). She should stay (or move back) there and spend her final chapter of her life catching up. Her two children are grown up. They can visit her in Vietnam.

[@KareemPinkston]

I think that would actually be a heartfelt closing to the chapters of her life. I agree.

[@Dashing1100]

i think its so awesome how she gave him some lucky money at 30:14, like he was apart of the family now

[@michaelrudolph7003]

I appreciate the impression at the end by the family of how important and great family is, HOWEVER, if you remember back to the beginning of the story, the reason she left was that her father was a drunk who mistreated her to the point she took the first real opportunity at 11 to run away, where she ended up with an aunt who beat her and essentially held her in slavery for who knows how long to care for her cousins' kids. So before we start talking up too much of how close and great Vietnamese families are, lets just be sure we're letting the whole story that subject of this video told about her own family. I'm not casting aspersions on the other family members shown, but they talk a big game about the greatness of family while the proof of some of the worst possible treatment you can imagine family to commit is also front and center and I just want to make sure that absolute evil isn't being washed away with all the positivity and emotion that I hope is real at the end of the video. Let's just not try to slip past the family child slavery that went on, or the "hard times" the other family members went through after the death of their parents without providing detail on!

[@itsSomn]

This video has reduced me into a puddle of tears. I can't even begin to imagine the pain she's had to endure all this time. Glad she's finally home with her family.

[@korth26]

Every migrant's story holds such a unique story of sorrow, grief, loneliness, tragedy... This testimony might teach us solidarity

[@user-ow1bc4sx2r]

2:43 this little moment where her brother touched her arm in support as they are walking and she turned around and gave him a big hug ❤

[@KLN1212]

It was so heartbreaking to see có Nga sobbing and apologising in front of her mother's grave. I couldn't stop crying. The struggles and challenges she's been through, her whole life is truly palpable. Her children did a great job by helping their mother liberate herself from a burden, years of overthinking and ruminations. I wish to all the family peace to the mind, love and care, joyful and lightful family reunions. @Kyle : this is one of the most emotional content you've created so far. I couldn't be more thankful and grateful because as a french vietnamese I can learn much more about the vietnamese traditions and customs, as well as family values. Thank you!

[@chriscowell9823]

I travelled Vietnam for 4 months during a 5 year solo trip and it was my favourite country by far, wholly due to the people. Such incredible people and hospitality. A few friends i backpacked with ended up living there. The family connections are so real and beautiful to see. Huge love from the UK - can't wait to return.

[@Huyenmeow]

Good job reuniting families 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@kyleledotnet]

Thank you for being here early!

[@Huyenmeow]

@@kyleledotnet your videos are big source of comfort for myself. Every time I miss home from here in the US I watch your Vietnam videos and make me feel much better.

[@RIPFPSDOUG]

This is absolutely heartwarming bro. I knew I shouldnt have watched this follow up video, now Im sitting here crying lol. Very well edited my friend. The L cuts are on time. The emotion is there. The build up, as well as, the format is A+ Thanks for sharing.

[@kyleledotnet]

Thank you for watching and for the comments. Please check out my other reunion videos too!

[@yoochewb]

wow, fantastic documentary. it was endless tearjerker for me and pulled at the heartstrings, made me deeply miss my own family back in vietnam. my parents immigrated to the US in their late 20s- almost 30 years ago- to live a better life and then had me a year later; i can only imagine how they must feel at times being apart from our motherland.. it's been 5 years since my mom last visited, and 13 years for both me and my dad. i really appreciate how raw and non-exploitative this was. very great editing and focus as well. the healing the entire family experienced seems immense. thank you for your work, kyle! it is so amazing that you and her children were able to work to reunite her with her family.

[@kyleledotnet]

Thank you for sharing your story and thank you for watching.

[@zuongera]

the moth and the butterfly also appeared when my grandparents passed away, before i was born my grandpa died in 01 and we would always see a black butterfly hanging outside of my grandma bedroom window as if hes checking on her and staying by her side, the butterfly stayed there everyday until my grandma passed away in 2021 and thats 20 years, and 1 day after she passed away both the butterfly and moth landed outside of my grandmas bedroom as if its their final goodbye to their grandchildren’s before they return to the motherland. (im from vietnam)

[@kyleledotnet]

Wow

[@kathytran5323]

Same!!! I’ve never met my paternal grandpa and when we do visit Vietnam, a black butterfly would come home and land on his alter. Pretty crazy!!!

[@JohnnyV523]

It's been 2 years since my mother passed away, but every time I hear someone cry for their mother, tears fall

[@monkeypawism]

She should move back and live out the rest of her years with them. Her kids will have a great trip whenever they want. Win win.

[@ericamary6778]

Great work there, Kyle. How amazing for her to be reunited with her siblings after so long. What a great family!

[@ezymodes]

MANNNNN Please continue to share stories like this. I know these kinds of stories aren't easy to find, but there are so many. You're doing a service, and in time I'm sure this will be very successful for you as well.

[@kyleledotnet]

I’m sure there are so many, but there aren’t many that I can actually help with and even less that I can actually produce a documentary like this. All the logistics time money scheduling that went into this is often beyond my control.

[@AnhTruong999]

The love of family and the yearning to be reunited no matter how long the passage of time. It is everything that is great about our culture. You have manage to portray all that are important to the Vietnamese through her story. It is your best work. Congratulations.

[@kyleledotnet]

Thank you for this! I appreciate it so much.

[@sadogeee4196]

Im mexican and I got to spend 3 months in northern vietnam last year. Yall very welcoming and friendly I would defiantly return someday and spend more time. This was so heartwarming to see family reunite!!

[@aarons5689]

I can tell you my favorite part of this wonderful story. When she meets her third sister and they are laughing and smiling on the chair together. They look like kids playing and having fun again. A great story Kyle. Well done brother!!! ❤

[@aarons5689]

What a wonderful and beautiful record she will have of this trip as well. Thank you for providing that for her Kyle.

[@timcarlyle5583]

What an extremely moving story. Thank you for sharing this. Family, siblings, children & grandchildren are paramount. It was great to see how thriving today’s Vietnam is. The food looks fantastic, I so want to go there, food & music are the 2 ways we can here the whispers of our Ancestors. Please children, take your mother back to Vietnam, she is not American, she needs to go home. Here in Australia we have many displaced peoples from Vietnam. As a internal refuge myself, I understand. I am 69, we might get older, but we never forget our roots.

[@wokwithwong]

You did it again Kyle! What a touching story of family love, lost but found after half a lifetime. Keep doing what you do, God bless.

[@JorgeOchoa11]

Cried for almost 50 minutes straight, with just a few moments in between being captivated by her daughters face. So pretty!

[@MiRae67]

The brother was 11 when she left but he still remembers her well. Amazing story. Dont be sad anymore mam. Start your healing. Dont regret your past (decision). It was your path/journey to walk. I hope this brings her some peace & than some ❤❤❤❤❤💝💝💝💝💝💝 Thank you for sharing your story with us, fans of Kyle & wt the world 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼💝💝💝

[@yoshi9484]

This story reminds me of my aunt, during the Vietnam/laos war she was lost and then adopted by a Lao family, 20 yrs later my mom and her brothers found her again.

[@ap548]

this is beautiful that she gets to reunited with her siblings after decades. i must admit this made me cried so much

[@anakirola9204]

I cannot imagine how much pain she went through. Despite the hardships her beautiful children returned her back home. God Bless the journey and the reunion.

[@Daihuu]

My dad had a heart attack in Vietnam and I still haven't had the ability to visit his grave, but I know I'm gonna bawl just like her when I do. Thank you for shooting this, this oddly helped with feeling home sick. What an amazing video.

[@lady2550]

You deserve some kind of award for this. Not only did tou give her peace but you reunited a family. Thats priceless. Not to mention the film itself. You did a great job!! I hope your life is prosperous and happy.

[@mrs.harris933]

You did an amazing job documenting this. Reuniting that woman with her family will forever be priceless, not just for her and her siblings but for her children. Thank you

[@kyleledotnet]

Thank you !

[@TLAP01]

Kyle don’t miss! He topped himself again!

[@melodygreen5029]

What a beautiful story of a families genuine love for one another. I cried tears several times for this sweet woman. I hope she is able to return permanently to spend her golden years surrounded by her family.

[@gamalyelg]

How come this video doesn’t have millions of views?? The fact that a video about someone destroying trucks for fun generates more views/money than reuniting families and changing lives it’s very sad, tbh 😢

[@Chris17198]

This video is just an incredible piece of creativity … never have I cried with joy for such a sweet lady, her children and her incredibly beautiful long lost family …it was incredibly touching and heartwarming to see the loving interaction between them after being apart for so long … watching her cry’s at her parents graves was heartbreaking to watch …but importantly watching her grow with new life … the transformation from a frail old lady to a women with new zest for life was amazing to witness …great work !!!

[@kyleledotnet]

Thank you for taking time to watch and for this awesome comment! And I 100% agree with you about growing with new life.

[@emmatalmadge1473]

She looked like a changed person in the end. Healing took place. Good job 👍🏼

[@JakeLewis-gl9sw]

You could see Nga transform as her visit progressed. Its very good work you are doing Kyle Le!

[@farimasultani6138]

This video made me feel all the emotions in the world. Grieving with the mum was the hardest yet most healing part. The universe was really aligned for all of you guys to be able to find each other so quickly. Thank you so much! I learnt a lot about life through this documentary.

[@marleymanuha6043]

One of my life’s most enjoyable films I’ve ever watched 🙏🏽🧡. Family is important and I loved that you not only captured the time lost but also the time made up and the emotional longevity that sadness creates when we lose connection with our blood relatives.

[@amandaastorga361]

I straight up saw the first video and was able to watch this one, I didn’t expect to cry so hard but I really hope her and her son get the opportunity to move there she seems so full of life back home in Vietnam. Thank you for reuniting and documenting very respectfully of this family.

[@anz3639]

She back to 18 years old again 😊😊

[@ゆゆ-d1v4u]

感動でした。素晴らしいご家族の再会シーンをありがとうございます。

[@R2LATE-sb9el]

at 4:50 man......that honestly broke my heart.. seeing a man with such strong emotions is heart aching to see🥲

[@26major59]

It took fifty one years but she finally made her way back home.

[@cassieholloway2397]

Amazing Story ❤ I have never cried so much watching a video! When Nga was wailing at her parents grave I lost it. My Mom passed in 2015 and my Dad in 2017. I miss them everyday 😢 the pain is overwhelming.

[@disregardthat]

your videos are amazing, Kyle, and they have given me perspective on my own experience as a child of an immigrant. my late mom emigrated from Latin America to Europe as a single mom with three kids in the 80s. I can recall clearly that she always made an effort to keep in touch with the family and friends that we left behind, even back in those days when means of communication were limited. I remember she'd lose touch with people for a few years and then be able to reconnect thanks to someone else sharing contact details etc. seeing your videos and the struggles of the people who didn't have that same privilege that my mom was able to provide to me and my siblings, all of her efforts to make sure we still had family connections back to our birthplace, makes me all the more grateful to her. and grateful to the almighty algorithm that put your videos on my recommended feed lol!

[@franc8170]

that mom and son hug crushed me, so beautiful :")

[@nancynguyen9318]

She has beautiful family. Brothers sisters loves her so much

[@nancynguyen9318]

Có máu có sót. Ho rất thương yêu nhau

[@nancynguyen9318]

You are amazing Kyle! ❤❤❤❤

[@PushingDownDaisys]

"Younger brother, where did you go in such a hurry?" Destroyed me. I am the youngest brother and never want someone to pose that question above my grave. As sad as it is, I wish to be the last to go for I know I can carry the heavy burden alone if need be. I WILL NOT pass that burden onto my mother or my siblings. This keeps me going some days when things are tough, and lonely. Touching video, may they live peacefully until they pass on peacefully, to see her mother again.

[@helenfuentes9539]

How beautifully sad and encouraging that there is always an opportunity to go back home.

[@kyleledotnet]

Thanks for checking this video out and for the comment

[@mianhaeioi]

The idea that the moth and butterfly could have been her parents coming to visit her becomes even more convincing when you see the pattern on her parents' portrait frame looks like butterflies

[@kyleledotnet]

That’s interesting, I didn’t see that

[@ladygrays6387]

I cried the whole time watching this. Kyle, you are amazing to reunite her and her family ❤

[@fatboylouie]

With so many videos on youtube thats nothing but clickbait and exploitation, this is really nice and refreshing to see a positive and heartfelt story being told. Reminds me of the Hey Arnold episode when Mr. Hyunh reunited with his daughter after 20 years. Keep up the good work, these stories are always appreciated

[@kyleledotnet]

Thank you

[@michael161163]

It was hard for me to watch; it was very emotional. Kyle, you are a good person, and helping to bring this family back together proves that you are doing what you are destined to do. Tell the stories that heal.

[@xenithfreelancer]

The way her and her third sister sit together, they look like a couple of school girls. The age just disappears and it makes me happy

[@trollkatt]

I hope everyone will return to their native soil and reunite with their blood. It's how we're all meant to live. With our people, on our own lands.

[@alexmichaelvillanueva1102]

its 5am in the morning here in the PH and have tears running down my face

[@90skid97]

Well done. She needs to go back and live in Vietnam again no question. She became 10 years younger in 5 minutes of being there.

[@mikezahradnik8609]

Thank you so much for sharing this story, Kyle. I don't know how to convey how much this video impacted me in my soul. I am Canadian, 31 years old and lost my mother suddenly at 18 (brain aneurysm). I had an abusive father and when she died, I was completely lost. I spent years grieving and had not been able to find peace. This video healed a piece of my heart that had been broken for over a decade. I haven't cried in years and this video absolutely floored me. So much pain and suffering left my body as I sobbed watching this beautiful reunion. I messaged my father after watching this video and we are planning a bike ride like we used to do when I was a boy. I will be rekindling my relationship with my father because of what you did for this family. Seeing this woman heal her suffering made me feel as though my mother was healing too. Or perhaps my soul was given closure. I will never look at moths the same way. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for what you do. You impact so many people with these stories, bless you.

[@keladry12]

I'm so glad that David was so aware that his mom needed to go home.

[@kimmoess]

Man kyle, I've been watching for years I'm 27 now and this is the most heart warming, eye dropping emotional video you've put out love this type of content

[@coffeeandgames82]

I hope she gets to come home often and perhaps one day live there. She looked so happy there with everyone.