pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðɪ ˌæmɚɹˈeɪʒən hˈoʊmkʌmɪŋ ˈækt, mˈɛni ˌæmɚɹˈeɪʒən tʃˈɪldɹən fˈeɪsd pɹˈɛdʒuːdɪs ɪn vˌiːətnˈɑːm sˈʌmtaɪmz ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ æz bjˈuːi dˈɔɪ"ðə dˈʌst ʌv lˈaɪf" ɔːɹ "tɹˈæʃ".
Prior to the Amerasian Homecoming Act, many Amerasian children faced prejudice in Vietnam sometimes referred to as bui doi ("the dust of life" or "trash").