I read some of the reviews before watching the movie, and initially I assumed people were being hard on her for not sending her family money...but after watching it, I can see why so many people were disgusted with her. She just totally rubbed me the wrong way. She behaved like a stereotypical fat, entitled, greedy, selfish American and it was embarrassing. She was so judgmental about how impoverished the country was...GEEZ, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? I bet of someone shipped her fat butt to a third world country, she'd beg relatives for money too. What a pathetic human being.

The country isn't much differant than it was over 40 years ago. I still see a lot of poverty and not much movement toward the 21 century.I really enjoyed this movie about Heidi and her Viet Nam family. Would recommend it for a history lesson ......

This documentary was a great documentary and it lead me to my first comment or review on hulu. its safe to say i have not forgotten about this story and about this family. I love the human element of Hein or Heidi when she went to Vietnam the culture shock, its just like this in my home country Nigeria. But being on both side of being raised in Nigeria and i knew the mentality of what Nigerians thought of america, to them America is the land of freedom, thinking that everyone in america is rich, that america is really like Heaven is only when you come to America that you find out that america is far from Heaven, it could be like second Heaven only maybe if your work your butt off. Its just that when you live in poverty its human to tend to hope for a superhero to believe in a paradise. I can't judge her to hashly because i am aware of this thinking so when i see the way her family came to her i did find it suprising, when i go back to Nigeria my uncles and anuts who are way older than me i am just 20 but they will ask me please take me to America, the become like child even if i was 13. They are like send me something think about me, some would be extra nice to you thinking you are going to be their golden ticket. but i totally understand the mentality, its not justifying it but its just the complexity of living in poverty. the part i was heartbroken is how hein or heidi choose to ignore this family how she wanted them to go away like they never existed. she wanted to step into a dream, yes i know she hadn't seen her mum in a long time and she expected a lot but i understand her being overwhelmed but her wanting to ignore them. in lighter word made my inside very unhappy, couldn't she see the poverty around her when she went there, i feel its the mentality of some american people that are aware of things because of the media but just choose to be ignorant to other people plight and caring about their own world. not that every american is like this because some americans have some of the biggest heart and they back it up with money but she is just the picture model of those somewhat selfish person. all i care about is that she sent some money back home, i think about her family in Vietnam i hope they are doing alright and she just have to realize, that she may never really have that bonding connecting moment ever with her family with her mum believe me i know that feeling, with some of my family members but its what it is i still have to support them in any way i can. although its sad her mum had to give her up, but her mum did it because she thought it would save her from death, for her own safety and now she escaped from the poverty her family is living in her mum unselfish act thinking about her and then she would end with just wanting to forget about them. i am just disappointed. i just hope her children heidi children would learn about their family in vietnam and be more compassionate to help than their mum because believe me i know sometime the time difference of coming to stay in america and going back home to your country alot of your family member would see you as a walking cash register because a walking cash register to them is the superhero to poverty isn't it. but i will just pray for heidi vietnam family pray that she helps them out. i couldn't imagine how much pain her biological mum feels she said some knowledgeable things at the end this daughter that she gave up for love and its so sad