Moving for different opportunities can build confidence and independence, and prioritising happiness is important, and can impact social mobility. The value and necessity of being frugal and savvy with money, in order to achieve aspirations and despite hard work and saving, upward change may only be small but life is about having enough, and living a modest and content life is the aim. The story centres on a woman who is now in her 60’s in Hanoi, and the life of herself, her daughter, and grandchild.
This comic was illustrated by Diana Nguyen, while Karrie Fransman was the scriptwriter. It was produced by PositiveNegatives who also developed an animation. The animation and comic can be viewed in both English and Vietnamese. This research-based story draws on research from the 'Migration Rhythms in Upward Social Mobility in Asia' project at PRIO, where Marta Bivand Erdal and Karen Liao were the researchers mostly involved in the collaboration with PositiveNegatives.
