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Joseph Cao: the history of Vietnam and the history of Vietnamese-Americans is a history bathed in tears, a history of unbearable…

On the recordJune 3, 2013
the history of Vietnam and the history of Vietnamese-Americans is a history bathed in tears, a history of unbearable suffering but also a history with a proclamation Of hope.
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Joseph Cao
Louisiana

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Cao reflects on the painful history of Vietnam and the resilience of Vietnamese-Americans.

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