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Independence Day appreciation for victims of Communist prisons in Parade Magazine 7/02/06 by Jean Libby, Viet-Am Review

by Viet-Am Review on Sun 02 Jul 2006 06:11 PM PDT

Commentary on the Parade Magazine article of July 02, 2006 on the topic of immigrants to America by Jean Libby, editor, Viet-Am Review. Victims of Communist prisons, the Tibetan Buddhist Ngawang Sandrol, given asylum to US as well as the struggle for freedom in Vietnam by 118 dissidents is noted and the contributions of Vietnamese in America appreciated in the commentary more »

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