The secret diaries my grandma snuck out of a Communist prison in Vietnam My grandfather, Thanh Ta, was a South Vietnamese soldier during the Vietnam War. After the war ended, the Communist government imprisoned him in an re-education camp. As a way to connect with his family, he secretly wrote letters, poems and stories. I’m…
New CEO of veterans group was once a baby orphaned on a war-torn road in Vietnam Kimberly Mitchell is the incoming chief executive of Veterans Village of San Diego.(Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times) By JEANETTE STEELE Kimberly Mitchell’s story starts in Vietnam. So does the history of the organization she will soon lead, Veterans Village…
Essex lorry deaths: Police name 39 Vietnamese victims Essex lorry deaths The names of all 39 Vietnamese nationals who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex have been released by police. Ten teenagers, including two 15-year-old boys, were among the victims. Their bodies were found in a lorry trailer in an industrial park…
Huan Nguyen becomes first Vietnamese U.S. Navy Rear Admiral By Naval Sea Systems Command Office of Corporate Communication | Oct. 10, 2019 Washington, DC (October 10, 2019) — Promotion Ceremony in honor of Rear Adm. (sel) Huan T. Nguyen was held at the U.S. Navy Memorial & Heritage Center with Vice Adm. Tom Moore, COMNAVSEA,…
Internet source Dreams of a better life: Faces of the migrants who died in truck tragedy while trying to enter UK – as it emerges 25 of the 39 victims were from the same Vietnamese village Victims were discovered naked, or with minimal clothing, with ‘foam coming from their mouths’ Bodies of 8 women and 31…
Soldiers without a country: We’re finally honoring South Vietnamese who fought with us https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/09/13/jim-webb-remember-south-vietnamese-forgotten-soldiers-column/2293529001/Jim Webb, Opinion contributor Bài viết của Jim Webb, thượng nghị sĩ Mỹ Published 6:00 a.m. ET Sept. 13, 2019 | Updated 11:17 a.m. ET Sept. 14, 2019 These unknown soldiers were shot down in a U.S. military C-123 during the Vietnam…
Drought and upstream dams have shrunk the Mekong River to its lowest levels in a century and threaten fish spawning—bad signs for the region’s food supply. PHOTOGRAPHY BY BEN DAVIES/LIGHTROCKET/GETTY5 MINUTE READBY STEFAN LOVGREN PUBLISHED JULY 31, 2019 A SEVERE DROUGHT that has caused water levels in Southeast Asia’s Mekong River to drop to their lowest in more than…
Haltom City elects Vietnamese-American mayor Dr. An Minh Truong came to the US when he was 26 and had a long career in law enforcement Author: Lauren Zakalik Published: 5:37 PM CDT May 7, 2019 HALTOM CITY, Texas — As a child growing up in Vietnam, studying by street light, An Minh Truong says he…
The Life and Legacy of Vietnam’s Sacred Giant Turtle Hanoi’s Hoàn Kiếm Lake was once home to both legendary and real chelonians. by Claire Voon January 10, 2019 A relief at Ngọc Sơn Temple depicting the legendary turtle with a sword on its back. John S Lander/LightRocket via Getty Images There is a legend…
Why Is the US Deporting Protected Vietnamese Immigrants? By Michael Tatarski June 05, 2018 This Feb. 7, 2017, photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows foreign nationals being arrested during a targeted enforcement operation aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants, and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. Image Credit: Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…