My name BAH LEE HAYSLIP-BUTLER. i born in most beautiful village on earth. one day french come and run over vegetable patch with tank. then american come. american have such bad manner. they wear sunglasses and boot in house! after i get rape by viet cong soldier, my life change forever....
i move saigon, go work for rich man name John Burn and hid wife. one night john burn come my bed. him so love, so tender. i need man to hold me. i sleep with john burn and get pregnant wit hid baby. i try jump down stair, make john burn baby go away. but masters seed too strong and baby grow any way. when wife find me pray to john burn ancestor, she know i have hid baby. she hit me with stick. then john burn hit me with stick! they both kick me out on street when baby ready come. they promise send money. but money never come. I go sell cigarette in street and sleep in hooker house until my sister kick me out. her say pregnant woman bad luck...
I have baby go work korean casino, serve booze. there i meet steve butler, who in american army. him chase me on moped and buy toy for my child. him loving the children!! so i get marry and move san diego with him. but he shell shock and have too much nightmare about killing gook. him shout much and tell me buddha dont know "shit." i tell him i want divorce. i say -'no such thing as one person happy in relationship. one person miserable, BOTH miserable! Dat the way life work!' him say - 'no bah lee, this the way life work!' and point gun in my face! so i take our three kid and leave him. then him kill self. but that okay, because i bought restaurant and fancy white dress with insurance money now.
