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You are here: Home / Archives for Betty Tisdale

‘Angel of Saigon’ makes life more than a dream for Vietnamese orphans

May 5, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Veteran actress Shirley Jones and Betty Tisdale both understand what it’s like to be the matriarch of a musical family.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2011, Betty Tisdale, Blanche Hanalis, Central Highlands, HALO, Ho Chi Minh City, Ina Balin, Kim Lan Tisdale, Kon Tum, Lien Titus, Mai Lara Tisdale, Shirley Partridge, Tom Dooley, United States, Vietnamese, Vinh Son Orphanage, Vol 30 No 19 | May 7 - May 13, Xuan Fields

An Lac orphans reunite in Columbus after 35 years

April 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Jason Robertson doesn’t know his birth date or possess a single memory of his mother or father.

He was only 3 years old when he was scooped off the streets of Saigon and brought to live in An Lac Orphanage, located in the city’s slums.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Betty Tisdale, Bo Callaway, Columbus Parkhill Cemetery, Fort Benning, Jason Robertson, Lawson Army Airfield, Los Angeles, Madame Ngai, Madame Vu Thi Ngai, Nguyet Balin, Signal Battalion, United Airways, Vol 29 No 14 | April 3 - April 9, Wanda Robertson, adoption, reunion

‘Angel of Saigon’ and Lao college student join forces to help orphans in Haiti

March 3, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The giant-sized scrapbook filled with newspaper articles about her lifesaving work in Southeast Asia is worn out. Years of adding new clippings have taken a toll on its torn and weakened binding.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, Besides Vietnam, Betty Tisdale, Chi Sigma Alpha, Colombia, HALO, Ina Balin, International Children, Lao Student Association, Mother Teresa, Nobel Peace Prize, Olivia Sengsi, Seattle, Southeast Asia, United States, Vol 29 No 10 | March 6 - March 12, attention

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