A decade later, a miraculous reunion
Leaving Vietnam in small batches, Sr. Trish Doan’s family traveled to the United States over the course of a decade – and at long last, every member of the family was reunited in their adoptive home.
Discovering her true identity
Not until she was working with unaccompanied minors in US Immigration Services did Sr. Trish Doan realize the truth: as a Vietnamese refugee making her way to the United States, she herself had been an unaccompanied minor.
IGF055 In Good Faith with Sister Trish Doan, Refugee
Sister Trish Doan is a Sister of St. Joseph of Orange, who is completing her master’s degree in theology. She is an engineer, a restaurateur, an immigration professional—and a former refugee who escaped from Vietnam as an unaccompanied minor. Her vocation journey is matched by her family’s miraculous decade-long separation, and eventual reunion. Today Sister Trish speaks with us about her years-long journey from Vietnam to the US and how she adjusted to the culture of her new home country. If you missed last week’s episode, click to hear about the journey of discernment that eventually brought Sister Trish to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange — a community right in her own back yard.
How can students learn more about social justice?
In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Rita describes her students’ reactions after visiting asylum seekers in an Australian detention center. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF038 at aNunsLife.org. Sister Maxine with guest Sister Rita Malavisi, RSJ.
How do you encounter Christ in the people around you?
In this Random Nun Clip, Sister Rita talks about experiencing the light of Christ in people every day. Hear the full In Good Faith episode IGF038 at aNunsLife.org. Sister Maxine with guest Sister Rita Malavisi, RSJ.
