He tells her that he will buy a house here someday. Even though he cannot reclaim his family's land, Vietnam remains his forever home for him. Everyone wants to go home after a long trip, so does Hoiami. The trip to Israel is long enough to make him want to return home, his homeland. In summary, The Journey of Vaan Nguyen shows viewers another side of Vietnamese refugees. It is not simply a story of first generations trying to integrate into a new country, but it is a story of second generations trying to find their identity between the two