I am not able to remember the name of this movie. I say it when I was 10 years old. It was made between the 70's and 80's. It is about a vietnamse girl who comes to america to live with an american family and struggles to adapt to the america life.

The name of this movie is called, The girl that came between them, and is often played on true movies

Possibly The Girl Who Spelled Freedom (1986) (TV) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091115/)