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Le Ly Hayslip

This person was the two pound, sixth child born in her Vietnamese family who later fled to the United States with two sons.

Phung Trong

This person took care of a daughter when his wife was away and gave the little girl a rice cookie to placate her. Later, he committed suicide rather than turn his daughter over to the Viet Cong.

Ed Munro

This person was an overweight civil engineer working with the American military in Vietnam who married a Vietnamese woman and took her, her son, and their son to America.

Anh

This person fathers a child with a servant but does not take her as his second wife.

Ba

This person was married to a man arrested by the Viet Cong. The person was later pressured to marry a Viet Cong man.

Lan

This person quickly accepted the Americans and had a...

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