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In pursuit of the American Dream: Refugees risk life and family escaping from war-torn countries in order to carve out new lives in the United States

May 13, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

After the fall of Saigon in 1975, Choy Vong had many things working against him. His father was the staff sergeant in the fifth infantry of the defeated South Vietnamese army.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, American Dream Refugees, CBS, Cambodia, Choy Vong, International Dis, Khmer Rouge, Phnom Penh Noodle House, Pulau Bidong, Seattle, South Vietnamese, Thailand, Tiffany Ran, United Nation, United States, Vol 29 No 20 | May 15 - May 21, Wing Luke Museum

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