Echoes in the Wind!

THE JOURNEY OF A REFUGEE
Echoes in the Wind

Written and directed by Andrew Taylor

The Journey of a Refugee is a thirteen-minute short play that I wrote and that my students (ages 13 to 15) in PFAC Palawan acted and performed in the year 1989-1990. 



This play is a story of  Tran Le Van Huy, a Vietnamese child, son of a military officer who served in the former Republic of South Vietnam, who journeyed and took a risk crossing the China Sea leaving the home, family and friends he loved in order to find peace and freedom in another land.  

In 1992, this play was expanded to a one-hour stage drama and re-titled "Echoes in the Wind".  This 1992 play was watched by over 1000 asylum seekers in PFAC.  It brought tears to a lot of people in the audience especially the seniors who felt that the play was a realistic account of their own experience.  

Echoes in the wind is about the voices of the boat people who died in high seas or in the hands of the merciless, greedy pirates and who did not make it to their destinations. The actual sound track and voice recording of the 1992 play are still in tact today.

The Different Actors Who Played Huy

in Many Different Stage Presentations.

1. Tran Van Thuc (1984-1985)
(The actual play was not staged because Thuc's father accidentally died in the camp two days before the performance.) Thuc lives in Australia.

2.  Nguyen Le Thanh Viet (1987-1988)
This play was videotaped and shown in Switzerland, France, New York and Germany.
Babes Soriano (HTC-PFAC Teacher) played his Vietnamese mother
Andrew Taylor played his American soldier father.

3.  Tran Huu Nhan (1989-1990)
Dang Hong Le Phuong played his mother. She now lives in California.
Dau The Du played his disgruntled father. He now lives in Texas.
Nguyen Binh Minh's role as Huy's cousin was short, riveting, and flawless. Minh is now based in Toronto, Canada.
Nguyen Le Duc Toan played his uncle who was hit by a bullet and succumbed to death during the escape. His restrained acting was flawless and gave goosebumps to the audience..

4.  Nguyen Thai Hoa (1991-1992)
Teresita Garcia (HTC-PFAC Teacher) played his mother.
Dang Que Can gave a highly dramatic and riveting performance as his cousin. Can now resides in Oregon. Hoa lives in Fountain Valley, California.

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