In Soc Trang and throughout Vietnam, children are expected to help their families do housework, take care of their siblings and animals, prepare meals and sometimes work.
For this article, I asked two kids, two sisters, some questions about their lives. Trân and Trúc are twins. They live in Vĩnh Châu, which is one of the districts in Soc Trang Province. They live with their older sister, their mom and dad, their grandmother and their pets (a dog and a cat). Trân and Trúc are both twelve years old. They were excited to be interviewed, but right now, they can only speak a little English. So, with help from their cousin, their older sister and their mom, I asked Trân and Trúc questions in Vietnamese. They answered me in Vietnamese and Khmer. What you will see here are translations of what they told me. I also added some information in each question to help all of you better understand their answers.
For breakfast, we usually have instant noodles, bánh mì (common Vietnamese sandwich), cháo gà (chicken and rice soup) or cooked rice. For lunch, we have whatever our mom makes for us. For dinner, it's the same. She makes many kinds of dishes.
There are three bedrooms, a bathroom with a toilet, a dining room and a kitchen. There is a front area where guests are welcomed and where our grandmom usually sits. (There is a backyard where the dog sometimes plays and the chickens and the turkey walk around too. There is also a cat that often walks around looking for food or a place to sleep.)
