VALPARAISO — The Vietnam War is often remembered for its brutality of fighting in jungle warfare. But amid the chaos, one humanitarian effort stood out as a rare moment of hope: Operation New Arrivals ...

From 1975: About 50 Vietnamese refugees were about to arrive in Spokane for “the gradual process of resettlement” in Eastern Washington. They were on a flight from Camp Pendleton in California to the ...

April 30 marked the 50th anniversary of the fall of South Vietnam to the North Vietnamese Communists. Its ensuing refugee crisis was the beginning of the Vietnamese Diaspora. The panic of flight found ...

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Those who escaped Vietnam often identify with the South Vietnam flag, as it represents freedom and resistance to communism. The 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon is Wednesday, April 30 — the day ...

A few years ago, Van Ta Park’s brother was killed on a morning jog by a driver who ran a red light. When the time came, her father could not bring himself to board the boat taking the family to ...

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