Who's My Dad? | Thai Amerasians Seek Fathers from Vietnam War Era | 52 Documentary

Published 2022-10-27
Three Thai Amerasians embark on a mission to answer a simple question: “Who’s My Dad?”​ DNA testing to determine paternity has been around for more than 30 years. But only recently has it been available for general use, helping many people get a better idea of who they are. For a generation of Thai Amerasians who were born during the Vietnam War, finding their biological American serviceman fathers has been a decades-long quest.

Who's My Dad? makes its 52 Documentary debut on VOA+ on Oct. 27, 2022.​

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All Comments (18)
  • @356RAVEN
    Praise God, this is why I have fully committed myself helping as many AmeriAsians as I possibly can. It's very personal for me, I myself was born in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, my mother is Vietnamese and my father is African American, they both met in Vietnam during the war, and had 4 kid's, I'm the oldest and I have 1 brother and 2 sisters, we all was born in Vietnam, same father.. We was very blessed fortunate to have had a responsible father whom made sure that we wasn't forgotten. We all arrived in America in 1972, and quickly adapted to America. Now I'm a retired US Air Force combat Veteran, and I have been devoted to helping many AmeriAsians reunite with family members from America and abroad.. I'm so honored to have the opportunity 🙏🏾.. God bless you all my brother's and sisters 🙏🏾
  • @VistaThaiGuy
    I was born in Chainart in 1966. My family had problems with relatives and I was left in the care of my grandmothers in rural villages at 1 1/2 years old. They called me a prostitute's child and treated me badly because my maternal mom left me to go to Vientiane to be with an ex-Peace Corps worker now working for USAID.:oops:
  • @kristinm784
    Loved this! He was welcomed with open arms! So fulfilling ❤
  • @mac609
    Wonderful documentary! Morris looks and acts so much like his biological family!
  • @chicaddo
    I have pictures of a woman my Uncle was engaged to there. Unfortunately there is no names on the pictures. I don’t think she was pregnant but my Uncle passed away while he was on leave in California shortly after they were engaged. I have always wanted to find her because if he loved her enough to want to marry her I would want to meet her.
  • @xplosivegurl4u
    This brought tears to my eyes I’m so happy for them❤️
  • @ruthwright6247
    I have 2 cousins that I connected on Ancestry that are looking for their bio Dads. Both are half Vietnamese Hope I can help them find which one of my relatives fathered them.
  • @rhonda5056
    Sad so many children...not what God intended...children lost and longing to know family.
  • its just sad to see Americans left a part of themselves long time ago in thailand and vietnam.
  • @jacure123
    They're all Lao ethnic born in Northeast Thailand. That's where Lao people live.
  • @hungtran635
    Let's be real. His father looking for good time only