ABSTRACT
The Young Prince, child spirit of the Vietnamese Mother Goddess Religion, accompanied his refugee mediums during the long and arduous journey from Vietnam to America in the 1980s. Once in the US he adjusted to a new environment, learned a foreign language, and adapted to life in a new country. Several years later the same spirit voyaged from America back to Vietnam. This time he was a bicultural tour guide helping Vietnamese Americans to move easily through customs, locate hotels, and have a smooth trip as they returned to their homeland to sponsor len dong spirit possession ceremonies. This example is characteristic of the transnational nature of len dong.
