He tells her that one day he will buy a house here. Even if he can't get his family's land back, Vietnam remains his forever home. Everyone wants to return home after a long journey, including Hoiami. The journey to Israel is long enough for him to want to return home, his homeland. In summary, The Journey of Vaan Nguyen shows viewers a different side of Vietnamese refugees. It is not simply the story of first generations trying to integrate into a new country, but the story of second generations trying to find their identity between the two..