Anh Minh wrote this song to raise awareness for the younger generation of Vietnamese Americans who are not prideful in their culture. She explains more about the song in this video:
When I was young
I thought I knew it all
My mom would tell me the stories
Of our home
The fields of rice, the
Lullabies she was singing, to me
It’s been so long ago Oh ouh oh
It seems so far away
And now I realize I’ve never, seen
You before
Vietnam your beauty lies within
Sweetest dreams of whispering winds
I hear your voice inside of me
Telling me who I am, who I am
Vietnam your beauty resonates
Water flows through your thousand lakes
One day I will find my way
To where it all began. And say
“Tôi là người Việt Nam”
I long to know about my beginning
The meaning of my name, my golden skin
Little towns, sacred temples where
My ancestors watch over me
It’s been so long ago Oh ouh oh
It seems so far away
But nomatter where I go, where I was
Born I'll always know a part of you
Is deep in my heart
Vietnam your beauty lies within
Sweetest dreams of whispering winds
I hear your voice inside of me
Telling me who I am, who I am
Vietnam your beauty resonates Water
Flows through your thousand lakes One
Day I will find my way
To where it all began And say
“Tôi là người Việt Nam”
(Your beauty lies within, Your beauty
Resonates X3)
Vietnam deep in my heart!
Từ trong tim tôi mãi là người Việt Nam
Vietnam your beauty lies within
Sweetest dreams of whispering winds
I hear your voice inside of me
Telling me who I am, who I am
Vietnam your beauty resonates
Water flows through your thousand lakes
One day I will find my way
To where it all began And say
“Tôi là người Việt Nam”
Tôi Là Người Việt Nam was written by Ánh Minh & Dương Khắc Linh.
Tôi Là Người Việt Nam was produced by Dương Khắc Linh.
Ánh Minh released Tôi Là Người Việt Nam on Fri Jun 05 2015.