they let us come here as refugees to the united states. we lived in the government housing projects. me, my sister and my brother all were placed in the same category for esl. we were probably one of the first waves of boat people resettlement of houston. >> anthony: now what was the urgency to take such a tremendous risk? >> kim: our parents felt we needed to take a chance on freedom and opportunity than to live under communist rule. ♪ >> anthony: ain't nothing more american than viet bayou-style crawdads steamed with sriracha, orange juice and beer. and gotta have corn, of course, and potatoes, and sausage, and beer. did i mention beer? ♪ >> jonathan: texans, we get the bad rep of that we are not compassionate, and i think that's the wrong portrayal. >> anthony: right. >> jonathan: texans, as a whole, when a crisis comes, are the most generous and the most compassionate people that i know.