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Vietnamese Memories #1: Leaving Saigon

The testimonies of five family members, over five different periods, as they are respectively forced to leave their home country of Vietnam when outside forces or inner turmoil shatter their normal lives. Each story follows the journey of a family member as they have to leave everything behind, adapt to a new country and culture, and live with the nostalgia of their homeland and their people.

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