When I first met Nguyen, it was probably nine or ten weeks after he had arrived in Los Angeles, and he was feeling very lonely. He could Speak very little English and he was in culture shock. He was working at the local greengrocer`s and was living with a friend, in a big house. I met him one day when he was having a party to help people get to know others in the neighbourhood. I liked him immediately but it was difficult to have a conversation with him because he was still learning English.
