Vinh danh 25 năm Little Saigon-Ngô Kỷ vận động chính trị 1988

7/30/2019 Vinh danh 25 nm Little Saigon-Ng K vn ng chnh tr 1988

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Ng K d m thp nn Vinh Danh Ho Kh Tui Tr Vit Nam inh Nguyn Kha -Nguyn PhngUyn

V Cu Nguyn Cho Cc T Nhn Lng Tm ti khu Bolsa, Little Saigon ngy 24 thng 5 nm 2013

Little Saigon ngy 17 thng 8 nm 2013

Knh tha Qu ng Hng,

Ti hn hnh chuyn tip n qu v bn tin Hi ng Thnh Ph Garden Grove VinhDanh a Danh Lch S Little Saigon. y l mt nim hnh din chung cho tp th ngVit t nn cng sn hi ngoi v l mt ci tt ny la vo mt Bc B Ph. Bn chp buVit cng nh Nguyn Minh Trit, Phan Vn Khi, Nguyn Tn Dng, Trng Tn Sanghuyn hoang tim danh lnh o cng ng ngi Vit hi ngoi, nhng bn chngkhng can m ch thn n thm ving "khc rut ngn dm"ca chng, v chngbit rng tp th ngi Vit t nn s phn i mnh m v tng kh chng ra khi "lnha" ca nhng ngi Vit Quc Gia chng cng.

Khi cp n a danh th t nn Little Saigon, khng th khng nhc n mi thincm v s quan tm ca cu Thng c California George Deukmejian, v vo ngy 17thng 6 nm 1988 ng cu Thng c George Deukmejian ch thn n ct bngkhnh thnh cng nhn a danh Little Saigon.

Cng chnh v c mt s k nim trong sinh hot chnh tr vi cu Thng c GeorgeDeukmejian vo thi im 1988. nn "n c tri tn," ti nhn dp ny xin chia s nqu v mt s hot ng chnh tr c lin h n cu Thng c George Deukmejian, cuPh Tng Thng George Bush v Kin Ngh Cng ng Ngi MGc Vit c ot ln cc v lnh o Hoa K vo nm 1988. Ti liu ny ch cp ch trong thi imnm 1988 m thi.


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Vi kh nng hn hp v phng tin gii hn, ti ch c th ng gp mt bn tay bnh vo cng cuc u tranh ln lao ca tp th ngi Vit t nn hi ngoi. Mong rngnhng ti liu, hnh nh c trnh by di y nh l s chia s thn tnh n cc"chin hu" v thn hu ca ti.

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Ng K

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Hi ng Thnh Ph Garden GroveVinhDanh a Danh Lch S LittleSaigon(08/15/2013)Garden Grove (Bnh Sa)- -Ti Th Ba, ngy 13 Thng 8 nm 2013, trong phin hpthng l ca Hi ng Thnh Ph, qua s ngh v bo tr ca Ls Dina Nguyn, PhTh Trng Thnh Ph Garden Grove, Hi ng Thnh Ph Garden Grove thng quaNgh Quyt Vinh Danh Little Saigon l a Danh Lch S ca Garden Grove.

Hin din trong phin hp ngoi qy v trong Hi ng Thnh Ph gm: Th Trng Bruce

Broadwater, Ph Th Trng Dina Nguyn, cc Ngh Vin Steve Jones, Kris Beard v LsChris Phan.

V pha cng ng Vit Nam nhn thy c s hin din mt s qy v i din "FoundingFathers" nguyn l thnh vin ca y Ban Thnh Lp Little Saigon n thay mtcng ng ngi M gc Vit ti Garden Grove nhn bng tng lc.

Trong s c: Gs Nguyn T M, Gs Trn c Thanh Phong, c S Phng Minh Tin,Bc s Phm nh Tun, cu i T L Khc L, ch tch Cng ng Vit Nam NamCalifornia; ng Nguyn Mnh Ch, Ch Tch Hi ng Gim St Cng ng Ngi Vit
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Quc Gia Nam California, ng Ng K, nh hot ng chnh tr, v ng Joe Vinh,nguyn y Vin K Hoch Thnh Ph Garden Grove.

Trong bui vinh danh.

ng L Khc L, ch tch Cng ng Vit Nam Nam California thay mt phi onngi M gc Vit by t lng tri n n Hi ng Thnh Ph Garden Grove trong viccng nhn nhng ng gp ln lao ca ngi M gc Vit trong Thnh ph GardenGrove. Tip theo trong phn pht biu ng Joe Vinh ni: "Chng ti l nhng ngtr k tip s nghip do cc v tin bi c mt hm nay t nn tng xy dng mt LittleSaigon phong ph v ngy cng pht trin ln mnh. Chng ti hnh din rng LittleSaigon Garden Grove l ni c ng ca ngi Vit ln hng u Hoa K v hi ngoi."

Cng lc, Thnh ph Garden Grove cng vinh danh Korean Business District, Grove

District, v Garden Grove Main Street l cc khu ph Honorary Landmark (a Danh LchS) ghi nhn nhng ng gp tch cc ca cc cng ng i vi c dn v thnhph Garden Grove. Sau bui l trao bng tng lc, Ph Th Trng Dina Nguyn tipchuyn vi cc k gi truyn thng bo ch, v c bit cm n hai ng Phng Minh Tinv ng Ng K ngh v gip t chc L Vinh Danh Litt le Saigon Garden Grove nh du 25 nm thnh lp v ni ln lng bit n i vi cc bc trng thng dy cng xy dng khu ph Little Saigon.

Lut s Dina Nguyn ni: "Chng ti thnh tht cm n nhng s vn ng, nhng ng
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gp tch cc ca qu ng, B, Ch, Bc to ln Little Saigon li cho con chu ccth h k tha tip tc pht trin cng ng chng ta hnh din cng cc cng ngsc tc bn."


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NGH QUYTTHNH PH GARDEN GROVE

nnh Little Saigonl a Danh Lch S ca Garden Grove

Xt Rng:Little Saigon, bao gmkhu vc ca cc thnh phGarden Grove,Westminster, Fountain Valley, v Santa Ana, l nitp trungng c dn (ngi M) gcVitnht bn ngoi Vit Nam; v

Xt Rng:Little Saigon bt u hnh thnh vo nm 1975 vi mtst catimtalc gia cc bi du vvn cam. Ngy nay, Little Saigon lan rng trn 20 mu t,hng nm tipn hng trm ngn du khchn vihn 4,000 c s thng mihotngtrong khu vc; v

Xt Rng: Vo Thng 12 Nm 2002, Thnh Ph quyt nh xy dng hai tm bng --mt hng bc t xa l Garden Grove SR-22 trn ng Brookhurst Street, chy dna mile n hng nam tn Hazard Avenue vi bn th hai nh du a phn caLittle Saigon bao gm 1,000 kinh doanh trong khu vc Little Saigon, VietnameseBusiness District of Garden Grove; v

Xt Rng: Vi dn s ngi M gc Vit hn 47,000, Garden Grove c vinh d lThnh Ph c ng o c dnM gc Vit nht ti min Nam California. Trong nhiu


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nm qua, Garden Grove cho php t chcHi Ch Tt min Nam California, c cngnhn l Hi Ch Tt ln nht bn ngoi Vit Nam; v

Xt Rng:Garden Grove tip tc hnh din ghi nhnnhng ng gp ln lao ca LittleSaigon vi t cch mt trung tm thng mi tm c xng ng c vinh danh l aDanh Lch S ca Thnh Ph Garden Grove.

Cho Nn, By Gi: Hi ng Thnh Ph Garden Grovechnh thc vinh danh vnnh Little Saigonl a Danh Lch S (Honorary Landmark).

Ngy 13 Thng 8 Nm 2013

ng K Tn:

Th Trng Bruce A. BroadwaterPh Th TrngDina Nguyn

Ngh Vin Steve JonesNgh Vin Christopher V. PhanNgh Vin Kris Beard


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CITY OF GARDEN GROVERESOLUTION

Designating Little Saigon as a Garden Grove Honorary Landmark

Whereas, Little Saigon, encompassing areas of Garden Grove, Westminster, FountainValley, and Santa Ana, has the largest concentration of Vietnamese-Americans outside ofVietnam; and

Whereas, Little Saigon began its formation in 1975 with a small cluster of stores nestledamong strawberry and orange fields. Today, the 20-acre site welcomes hundreds ofthousands of visitors per year patronizing more than 4,000 businesses in the area; and

Whereas, In December 2002, the City approved the installation of two monument signsdesignating a half-mile stretch along Brookhurst Street, from south of the Garden GroveSR-22 Freeway, to north of Hazard Avenue, containing approximately 1,000 businesses,as Little Saigon, Vietnamese Business District of Garden Grove; and

Whereas, With a Vietnamese-American population of over 47,000, Garden Grove holdsthe distinction of having the highest Vietnamese-American population in SouthernCalifornia. For several years, Garden Grove has hosted the Southern California TetFestival, recognized as the largest Tet Festival outside of Vietnam; and

Whereas,Garden Grove continues to proudly acknowledge Little Saigons influence as asignificant, recognized, and dynamic commercial center in Garden Grove, and worthy ofbeing named a Garden Grove Honorary Landmark.

Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the Garden Grove City Council does herebyvenerably designate Little Saigon as an official Garden Grove HonoraryLandmark.

Date of Signing: August 13, 2013


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Mayor Bruce A. Broadwater Mayor Pro Tem Dina NguyenCouncil Member Steve Jones Council Member Christopher V. Phan

Council Member Kris Beard


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Ph Th Trng Thnh ph Garden Grove Dina Nguyn


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Ng K v Ph Th Trng Dina Nguyn ti bui hp thnh ph v Din Hnh Tt 2013


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Thng c California George Deukmejian v Ng K,c hai l i Biu ca Ph Tng Thng George Bush tranh c tng thng nm 1988


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Thng c California George Deukmejian cm n Ng K

gipPh Tng Thng George Bushc c Tng Thng Hoa K

Thng c California George Deukmejian

n ct bng khnh thnh Khu Vc Little Saigonngy 17 thng 6 nm 1988


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Ng K bn cnh Thng c California George Deukmejian sut bui l khnh thnh


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Nhn dp khnh thnh Khu Vc Little Saigon, Thng c George Deukmejian traohc bng cho cc hc sinh xut sc ca cng ng ngi M gc

Vit Nam. Ng K ng gc tri.


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i Biu Ng K lnh o cuc tranh c ca Ph Tng Thng George Bushtrongcng ng

B Barbara Bush ch thn ving thm vn phng vn ng tranh c ngay ti LittleSaigon


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B Barbara Bush vit th tay cm n Ng K v cng ng gip cho chng b.


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Ch Tch ng Cng Ha Frank Visco, v b Maureen Reagan, ng Ch Tch yBan Trung ng ng Cng Ha Ton Quc (trng n ca Tng Thng RonaldReagan,) thay mt Tng Thng Ronald Reagan v Trung ng ng Cng Ha

n thm ving cng ng v n nhn Kin Ngh Cng ng Ngi M Gc Vitdo Ng K trao ti vn phng ng Cng Ha Chu, Little Saigon, Nam

California


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Ph Tng Thng George Bush v Phu Nhn Barbara Bush, cng Thng cCalifornia George Deukmejian (mc o vest trng ng sau lng Ng K mc o

di) tip xc vi cc lnh t Chu ti phi trng Los Angeles, nm 1988


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Ng K cm bng poster yu cu Ph Tng Thng George Bush gip n nhn cc

Thuyn Nhn T Nn ang b hi hng ti ng Nam c nh c Hoa K,cho php cc Cu T Nhn Chnh Tr Vit Nam c nhp c quaM, v quan tm tm kim cc Lnh M Mt Tch


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Mt s kin lch s, ln u tin v lnh o Hoa K l Ph TngThng Goerge Bush cm gi cao l cVng Ba Sc trong dptip xc vi Ng K. y l ci tt ny la vo mt bn Vit cng

phi nhn v l nim hnh din cho tp th ngi Vit T Nn CngSn Hi Ngoi.

Ti s lm Youtube ci Video lch s ny ph bin n ng hng thng lm sau.

Ph Tng Thng George Bush v ng B Thng c California George Deukmejian tipxc

vi Ng K trong khung cnh c nhiuc Hoa K v c Vng Ba Sc cng dng song song trc mt v trn cao. Hnh nh ny chng trm ng knh truyn hnh thu chiu trn ton quc Hoa Kv th gii nm 1988. y l mt thng li v vang ca cng ng

ty6 nn.


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S kin hy hu, Tng Thng Ronald Reagan ch thn k tng hnh cho Ng K


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Th Tng Thng Ronald Reagan nh Ng K, Gim c Trung Tm ng Cng Ha Chu chuyn n Cng ng Ngi M Gc Vit. Trong th c on: "T nm 1975,hn 800.000 ngi t nn chnh tr Vit Nam nh c Hoa K .... Ging nh

nhiu nhm di dn trc i tm kimnn dn ch, ngi Vit Nam "b phiubng i chn camnh" bng cch chy trn cng sn p bc."


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Ta Bch c sp xp cho Ng K vinh d c c hi tip xc v trao Kin Ngh Cngng Ngi M Gc Vit tn tay Tng Thng Ronald Reagan ngay ti i Hi ngCng Ha Ton Quc nm 1988 vi 2 ngn i biu, 80 ngn quan khch v hn 15

ngn k gi, phng vin truyn thng Hoa K v Quc T tham d. Trong lch s chnh trHoa K c Cng Ha ln Dn Ch, Ng K l ngi M Gc Vit Nam u tin v duy

nht lm i Biu ti i hi ton quc.


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Ng K "c thn c m" gi cao bng "Thnh Nguyn" trc cc ng knh itruyn hnh ln ca Hoa K v Quc T ln ting ku gi chnh ph Hoa K cugip cc Thuyn Nhn T Nn b kt ti cc tri t nn ng Nam c nhp cvo M, cho php cc v Cu T Nhn Chnh Tr Vit Nam c qua M nh c,v quan tm tm kim cc Lnh M Mt Tch. Hnh nh ny c chiu trc hngtrm triu khn thnh gi theo di i Hi ng Cng Ha Ton Quc nm 1988 t

chc ti Louisiana, New Orlean. y l cch x dng truyn thng "free" vnng chnh tr cho cng ng mt cch rng ri, hiu qu v khng tn km tin

bc g c. Nguyn vng ca cng ng n tai mt chnh ph v nhn dn Hoa

K. y l mt thnh cng ln lao v gi tr trong vic vn ng d lun.


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Ng K v b Maureen Reagan (trng n ca Tng Thng Ronald Reagan) ti i hi.


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Ng K v Jeb Bush (con Ph Tng Thng George Bush,) Dn Biu Robert K. Dornan tii hi.


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Ng K v Neil Bush (con Ph Tng Thng George Bush,) DnBiu Robert K. Dornan ti i hi.


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Ng K v Dn Biu Jack Kemp ti i hi


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"n C Tri Tn"Ng K o t ting ni chnh tr nm 1988

K t ngy 30 thng 4 nm 1975, c t nc m chm trong tang tc, nt bi sxm lng ca bn cng sn v thn n t phng Bc. C nhn ti v hng triungi dn Vit phi ngm ngi b x ra i tm t do, ri mang kip tha phng nt khch qu ngi, ti lun cu xin Thng ban phc lnh cho qu hng Vit


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Nam c thot khi ch cai tr tn bo ca bn qu cng sn, ng bo qucni sm hng c mt i sng m no, hnh phc, dn ch, t do v nhn bn.

Thng cm nixt xa v mt mt ca tp th ngi Vit t nn ang nh c ti HoaK, trong l th ngy 14 thng 9 nm 1988 gi cho cng ng ngi M gc Vit,c Tng Thng Ronald Reagan vit mt on nh sau:"...T nm 1975, hn 800.000ngi t nn chnh tr Vit Nam nhc Hoa K .... Ging nh nhiu nhm di dn

trc i tm kimnn dn ch, ngi Vit Nam "b phiu bng i chncamnh" bng cch chy trn cng sn p bc."

V mun chnh ph v nhn dn Hoa K thu hiu tm trng au bun, lo lng canhng ngi M gc Vit, cng nh mun cnh gic chnh ph v nhn dn M thyr b mt tn c d man ca cng sn sau khi khi tin chim min Nam Vit Nam vonm 1975, nn ti lun tm mi cch, kim mi c hi nhm truyn t nhng nguynvng, quan im ca cng ng n h. c mi trng vn ng, tranh u choquyn li t nc v cng ng ngi Vit t nn hi ngoi, ti dn thn vo h

thng sinh hot chnh tr Hoa K kh sm vo nhng nm u thp nin 80.

Mang n cc chin s Qun Lc Vit Nam Cng Ha chin u anh dng v hysinh ln lao trong cuc chin bo v cho nhng ngi hu phng nh ti csng bnh yn cho n ngy hm nay, do ti lun ghi tc n ngha cao c vmong c ngy n p. Chnh v vy d hon cnh kh kh khn v phng tin eohp, ti lc no cng c gng ng gp cng sc nh b ca mnh vo cng cuc utranh, c bit ti lun quan tm n i sng v s an nguy ca nhng ngi chins Qun Lc Vit Nam Cng Ha, m h tng l n nhn ca ti.

Ch trng hot ng c lp, khng l thuc vo bt c t chc, ng phi, phenhm no, v khng h quyn gp tin bc ca cng ng, tuy nhin ti sn sng tiptay chuyn t cc nguyn vng chnh ng ca ng hng n chnh ph Hoa K.Vo nm 1988, ti t Bn Kin Ngh Cng ng Ngi M Gc Vit n TngThng Ronald Reagan, Ph Tng Thng George Bush, ng c vin Tng Thng HoaK, v y Ban Son Tho Sch Lc ng Cng Ha Ton Quc nm 1988, m BnKin Ngh c mt s im chnh yu nh sau:

-Ln n s d man, tn c v vi phm nhn quyn trm trng ca Vit cng.

-Chng i chnh sch bang giao vi Vit cng c th xy ra. Bt chp l cng l ngCng Ha, nhng Ng K mnh m n ting ch trnh v kch khuyng hng ktthn vi Vit cng tin ti bang giao ca hai Thng Ngh S Cng Ha JohnMcCain v Larry Pressler.

-Yu cu chnh ph M quan tm v i hi Vit cng th t do cho cc cu QunCn Chnh VNCH, v thit lp chnh sch n nhn nhng v cu TNhn Chnh TrH.O ny c qua nh c ti Hoa K.


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-Yu cu chnh ph Hoa K m rng bn tay tip nhn thm thuyn nhn t nn angtm c ti cc tri t nn ng Nam v h ang b i din vi chnh sch cngbc hi hng v li Vit Nam.

Nh Hn Thing Sng Ni v Vong Linh cc Chin S Vit Nam Cng Ha ph tr, do rt may mn l cc iu ngh trong Bn Kin Ngh ny c i Hi ng

Cng Ha Ton Quc ng h v chp thun a vo Sch Lc ng Cng Ha nm1988 (Flatform). Sau khi c c, vo u nm 1989, tn Tng Thng George Bush thi hnh cc iu khon c ghi trong Sch Lc ng Cng Ha nh l chnh schquc gia, bng cch Tng Thng George Bush ch th B Ngoi Giao v S Di Trthc hin chng trnh n nhn qu v Cu T Nhn Chnh Tr qua M di chngtrnh H.O., cng nh n nhn thm rt nhiu thuyn nhn t nn vo Hoa K thay vh b cc nc ng Nam cng bch hi hng.

c bit Bn D Tho Ngh Quyt 109 ca hai Thng Ngh S Cng Ha John

McCain v Larry Pressler ch trng kt thn nhm tin ti bang giao vi Vit cng b i hi phn i v hy b. Do trong sut nhim k tng thng ca chnh phTng Thng George Bush khng h c vic bang giao vi Vit cng, cho mi ti nm1995 th Tng Thng Bill Clinton mi tuyn b bang giao vi Vit cng.

Mi qu ng hng thng lm ton b ni dung Bn Kin Ngh c dch ra Vitng sau y "n c tri tn," v km theo di l nguyn bn Anh ng i chiuv chia s cho con chu hay hu du hiu c s chin u anh dng ca cha anhtrong Qun Lc Vit Nam Cng Ha , v s tn c d man ca cng sn v angy a, xch xing dn tc.

Mi ch gio hay gp xy dng, xin vui lng lin lc v [email protected] 836, Garden Grove, Ca 92842. in thoi (714) 404-7022

Trn trng,

Ng K
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BN KIN NGH DO NG K, I BIU CA PH TNG THNG GEORGE BUSHTRNH BY TII HI NG CNG HA TON QUC NM 1988

Thay mt tm trm ngn ngi Vit Nam ti quc gia ny, ti ly lm hnh din vvinh d lm i Biu ti i Hi ng Cng Ha Ton Quc c Ph TngThng George Bush lm Tng Thng Hip Chng Quc Hoa K. Ln u tin tronglch s chnh tr Hoa K c mt ngi Vit Nam i din ti i Hi ny ni lns trng thnh v sc mnh chnh tr ca cng ng ngi M gc Vit Nam,cng nh s lu tm v sng sut ca ng Cng Ha khi ngi M gc Vit


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Nam c c hi tham d vo h thng chnh trt do cho tt c mi ngi. Qu thtng Cng Ha lm mt vic c tnh cch lch s.

Chng ti, nhng ngi M gc Vit Nam chn ng cng hng ng vi ngCng Ha v chng ti c ng quan im vi ng Cng Ha v s tin tng vocc gi tr cat do, t do kinh doanh v tn trng dn quyn. Chnh v nhng ltng cao c ny m chng ti tr gi tht t bng mng sng ca hn mttriu ngi nam n trong cuc chin u, v sau min Nam Vit Nam b rivo tay cng sn nm1975.

Chng ti chn thnh bit n nhn dn Hoa K n nhn chng ti vo mnht t do v c nhiu c hi ny, chnh ni y chng ti c th xy dng li isng v ng gp vo nn vn ha phong ph ca quc gia v i ny. Trit l

ng Cng Ha l lm vic cn c v t lp c ngi M gc Vit Nam thnghiu tng tn. Trong mi ba nm ngn ngi, chng ti chn Hoa K tr thnhqu hng mi ca chng ti, chng ti t c nhiu thnh qu. S hi nhpang din tin tt p, bng chng l a s ngi M gc Vit Nam u c viclm v c i sng t lp, d ch mi n y trong mt thi gian ngn. Con chuchng ti thnh cng v vang ti hc ng trong hu ht mi lnh vc. Ni chung,trong tm nm di s lnh o v dn dt ca Tng Thng Ronald Reagan vPh Tng Thng George Bush, nhng ngi M gc Vit Nam c pht t vmi mt.

Khng cn nghi ng g na, trong cuc bu c ny, nhng ngi M gc Vit Nams b phiu cho Ph Tng Thng George Bush nh h tng lin tip ng h

mnh m lin danh Reagan-Bush trong hai k bu c 1980 v 1984.

Trong nhng nm qua c nhiu vn v chnh sch quc gia nh hng ncng ng ngi M gc Vit Nam v cc thn nhn h ti Vit Nam. c nhnnhn l nhng ngi t nn chnh tr, ngi Vit Nam ang sng ti quc gia nyrt quan tm v vin tng bang giao gia Hoa K vi cng sn Vit Nam. Bt kchnh sch no ca Hoa K i vi cng sn Vit Nam u nh hng trc tipn ngi M gc Vit Nam ti quc gia ny. Thm na, chnh vn ny, vn m ton th ngi M gc Vit Nam quan tm s quyt nh mc ng h ty

thuc vo quan im v s hiu bit ca ng c vin. Tm li, trong cuc bu cgay go ny, cc cuc tranh c ti a phng hay tm vc quc gia, ng CngHa s tip tcnhn c s ng h ca ngi Vit Nam nu ng ny c xynhng vn m cng ng ngi M gc Vit Nam quan tm su xa.

Thay mt Trung Tm Ngi M Gc Chu ng Cng Ha, v vi t cch Biu Ton Quc gc Vit Nam, ti mun lm sng t vi tt c qu v i Biu v

ng Cng Ha v nhng mi quan tm ca cng ng Vit Nam, v ti t ln


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Ph Tng Thng George Bush cng y Ban Son Tho Sch Lc ng CngHa Ton Quc mt s im sau y:

VN BANG GIAO VN HA V NGOI GIAO VI VIT NAM

Trong nhng thng qua, d kin bang giao vi cng sn Vit Nam lm xaong, lo lng, e s cho khp cng ng Vit Nam ti M. S xut bang giao viH Ni c l l ti nng bng v tranh ci si ni nht trong cng ng VitNam. i a s ngi M gc Vit Nam chng i bt k loi trao i no vi cngsn Vit Nam d l ngoi giao hay vn ha vi ch H Ni.

Mi y, Thng Ngh S John McCain v Thng Ngh S Larry Pressler c trnh Ngh Quyt 109, ku gi Chnh Ph m vn phng trao i vn ha songphng ti H Ni v Hoa Thnh n. Ngh Quyt 109 biu l ci quan im thincn v ngy th vi mc ch khuyn khch H Ni cng tc hn na trong vic tmkim t binh M mt tch. nh ca hai Thng Ngh S ng Cng Ha ny cngvi mt s v Dn Biu ti H Ngh Vin to nn ln sng bt mn v hoi nghitrong tp th cng ng Vit Nam. Ngh Quyt 109 b din gii nh l mt bc thi u tin trong vic chnh ph Hoa K tin ti vic thit lp bang giao vi VitNam trong khi c hng trm ngn ngi Vit Nam t nn trn chy khi nc.

ra Ngh Quyt 109 l mt s nhc i vi tt c nhng ngi hy sinh ln laotrong cuc chin u chng ch ngha cng sn. Hn th na, hnh ng ca ccv dn c Quc Hi ny chng t s nhn tm mit th lch s, v ph nhn shy sinh ca nhng ngi t nn Vit Nam ang sng ti Hoa K, cng nh ca tt

c cu chin binh, m nhng ngi ny tng chu au kh a y di bntay cng sn.

Khng th c vic thng tho bang giao vi cng sn Vit Nam trong lc ny.Tha nhn cng sn Vit Nam d vi bt c cp no cng khng th xy ra khim: H Ni vn tip tc dng vn t binh M mt tch nh l mt phng schbt cht M;vn t chi trit thoi hng trm ngn qun xm lng ti Cam Bt;vngiam cm hng trm ngn t nhn chnh tr trong cc tri tp trung; vn n p tngio c h thng;vn vi phm cc quyn cn bn ca nhn dn; vn bc b tt c

n lc ci cch h thng chnh tr trong nc; l nguyn nhn gy ra v s ci chtca ngi Vit Nam trong bin Nam Hi trn ng trn thot Vit Nam i tm tdo.

Khng th bo cha c cho Hoa K, mt lnh o ca Th Gii T Do, khi itha nhn mt nh cm quyn, m nh cm quyn ny khinh thng nhngnguyn tc m Hoa K lun c v, v nh cm quyn bt chp tt c l tngm nhn dn Hoa K hng tin tng.


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Ngh Quyt 109 tc hi n l phiu v s ng h. ng Dn Ch li dng vn nhy cm ny ca cng ng dnh nh hng chnh tr. iu lo lng nhtcho ng Cng Ha l s b gn cho ci ti yu ui i vi cng sn, cng nhng la vi ch tn c c ti.

Thng Ngh S McCain v Thng Ngh S Pressler l lnh o ca ng CngHa trn ton quc hy hy b v thu hi li Ngh Quy t 109, v minh xc r rnglp trng i vi cng sn Vit Nam. Cho n khi no thc hin nhng bc ktrn th mi c th gii ta c s hiu lm v ng Cng Ha. S kin lm cngng ngi M gc Vit Nam c cm tng rng h b phn bi cn phi chnng ngay lp tc trc khi n nh hng bt li trm trng n Ph Tng ThngGeorge Bush. Cc thi dt khot v minh bch ca nhng v lnh o ngCng Ha cn phi thc thi cp thi nhm ti xc nhn vi c tri ngi M gc VitNam rng ng Cng Ha phn i vic tha nhn ch H Ni, ng thi xcnh chnh sch chng cng mnh m c hu ca ng Cng Ha.

VN T NHN CHNH TR VIT NAM

T khi Si Gn sp vo ngy 30 thng 4 nm 1975, ci chin thng ca cngsn mang li s p bc v t y v s ngi min Nam Vit Nam yu chungt do. Cho n hm nay, cng sn vn tip tc p bc nhng ngi bt ng chnhkin bng h thng n p khc nghit. Trn mi ba nm qua, cng sn Vit Nam trng trn vi phm trm trng nhn quyn, v t ra khinh mit tt c gi tr t dodn ch m chng ta trn qu.

Mi y, H Ni li giam cm hng trm ngn ngi Vit Nam v t binh. Theoc tnh ca mt s c quan, c khong nm mi ngn n by mi ngnngi nam n ang b giam cm trong cc tri t khp no Vit Nam. Con s tnhn chnh xc s khng bao gi c bit n k t khi nh cm quyn H Nlin tc t chi tho lun ti ny v l do an ninh quc gia.

Nhiu ngi M gc Vit Nam c bn b v thn nhn b giam cm trong cc tri tkh sai ny. Nhng bn n nng n, cng vi cc hnh ng tr th d man cacng sn dnh cho nhng ngi t nhn c thn nhn thm ving tit l.

Trn thc t, ngay c cc t chc nhn quyn khuynh t, Hi n X Quc T ln n nng n ban qun gio cc tri t ny l v nhn o nht. V s t nhnsau khi b tng giam, h khng bao gi c dp gp li gia nh na. Rt nhiu ngib cht v i kht, nh p, tra tn, v thiu thn thuc men. Hn th na, thm c ca cngsn l lm cho cc t nhn ny cht dn mn mt cch aun.

Nhng t nhn chnh tr Vit Nam l chin hu ch thc v l ng minh ca HoaK. H ang hng chu s hnh h tn nhn v th xc v khng b v tinh thn


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ch v h quyt tm bo v nn dnch. Nhng chin s nam n dng cm nykhng phi ch chin u chng lai bn cng sn nhm bo v t do cho min NamVit Nam thi, m hn th na, h chin u nu cao nhng l tng cangi t do, nhng ngi cng quyt t chi sng chung vi bn cng sn,cng nh t chi nhng gio iu nham him v n dch ha ca chng.

Trong nhiu nm qua, chnh ph Reagan bn b i hi v p lc vn ny.Nhm xoa du p lc ca Hoa K v d lun th gii, cng sn Vit Nam phngthch c nh k mt s t nhn. Tuy nhin rt nhiu ngn t nhn vn cn b giamcm trong cc tri t. Thi gian khng cn nhiu i vi h na. Mi ba nm mnmi i qua, nhng t nhn ny chu ng qu nhiu gian kh v nhc nhtrong bn tay cng sn. Cc tn lnh o ti H Ni bit l mi cho n by gi,chng cng khng bao gi c thci toc nhng chin s anh hng ny. Khngc l do no H Ni tip tc giam cm h di tnh trng qu v nhn o nhvy c.

y l vn nhn o, chnh ph Hoa K, qua ng Cng Ha v cc gii chctrong chnh quyn, hy i hi cng sn Vit Nam phng thch tt c t nhn chnhtr cn li. khi xng cho vn ny, cc v lnh o ng Cng Ha phithc hin ngay lp tc vic p lc nh cm quyn cng sn Vit Nam phng thchnhng t nhn ny mt cch mau chng v v iu kin. Mt ln na, cc lnh o

ng Cng Ha phi hnh ng bng cch p lc gii chc cng sn thc thi lcam kt ca Ngoi Trng Nguyn C Thch vo thng 6 nm 1982 rng H Nic thin chth ht cc t nhn trong tri ci to.

i vi rt nhiu ngi M gc Vit Nam ang sng ti quc gia ny, vn tnhn chnh tr gy nn s xc ng mnh lit, v mong c gii php gip cc tnhn ny c on t vi thn nhnh. t cho c kt qu trong vn nhn o v lng tm ny, cc v dn c cng qu vin chc trong Quc Hi vChnh Ph phi quyt lit i hi t do cho tt c t nhn chnh tr Vit Nam .

CHNH SCH DI TR HOA KV THM CNH T NN

Gn haitriu ngi t nn trn thot Vit Nam k t nm 1975. Nhm tm kim

t do, khong ba trm ngn ngi Vit Nam b mnh trn bin v i kht, mchm, v khng khip hn ht l h b tn cng bi bn hi tc ca cc nc lngging. Bt chp him nguy trc mt v cc ri ro ln lao, s ngi trn chy cngsn Vit Nam tng cao. Nhng ngi Vit Nam, nhng nn nhn tuyt vng cach c ti ny c ngi Ty Phng gi lthuyn nhn.

Bun thay, thm kch xy ra cho cc thuyn nhn ny khngphi ch ng uvi bo tp v hi tc trn bin Nam Hi thi, m s bt hnh li cn b xy rangay trn phn t ca nc tm dung th hai. Ti y, nhng ngi tng c


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gi l thuyn nhn t nn sng st trong cuc hi trnh y gian nguy, by gi lb i x nh khch khng c mi, v b lit vo loi di dn bt hp php. Nhiungi ny ch i rt lu mong on t vi thn nhn h ti tam qucgia. Mt s ngi c l s khng bao gi c c hi gp li thn nhn bi v ccnc Ty Phng gia tng s hn ch nhn ngi t nn mt cch kht khe.

Va y, Hoa K cho php hai mi tm ngn ngi Vit Nam c nhp cnhhng nm. Mi ngi t nn, trc khi c php nh c ti quc gia ny, h phhi nhiu iu kin gt gao bi S Di Tr v Nhp Tch Hoa K. S ngi VitNam nhp cnh Hoa K sa st mt cch thm hi, t 170,000 ngi trong nm1979 d nh gim xung cn 23,000 ngi vo nm 1989. Theo mt s ngi Mgc Vit Nam, s gim thiu n nhn ngi t nn ny biu l bc thi lui dndn ca Hoa K trong vic gip ngi Vit Nam trn chy cng sn.

Li thm tin bun n vi ngi t nn Vit Nam v thn nhn h ti Hoa K. Bnkhon mu tm gii php mau chng nhm gii quyt vn thuyn nhn mt lncho xong, cc chnh quyn nh Thi Lan v Hng Kng ang ch tm hi hngnhng ngi t nn tr li Vit Nam. K t u nm nay, khi bt ng s ngi tnn cp bn tng cao gp ba ln, Thi Lan v Hng Kng va cng bbin phpcng rnxua ui cc thuyn nhn Vit Nam, b mc h sng cht him nguyngoi bin khi. Hng trm ngi t nn b cht v chnh sch tn nhn v v nhno ny. Hnh ng d man ca Thi Lan mi ch l bc u tin ti binphp i u vi cn khng hong t nn. Cc quc gia tm dung th hai by gign p nhng thuyn nhn t nn ny lt nn kinh tthay v t nn chnh tr. S

e da hi hng tr thnh nhng m my m bao ph cc thuyn nhn, vkhin cho cng ng ngi M gc Vit Nam v cng quan tm.

Hi hng -- d cng bch hay tnh nguyn -- u e da n cng ng ngM gc Vit Nam, v rt nhiu ngi c thn nhn ang kt tri t nn v mongmi c on t vi h. i din vi vic hi hng l mi lo s trc tip cachnh ngi t nn, nhng ngi ny s b b t v b trng pht bi nh cmquyn H Ni khi h b tr v. Khi m nhng ngi t nn ny b ri vo tay bncng sn, chc chn h s b trng tr v b co buc l ti phm v ti phn

nghch. Theo quan nim ca nhng ngi M gc Vit Nam, vic tr cc ngi tnn v li Vit Nam l gii php ti t nht trong k hoch gii quyt tnh trngkhng hong t nn. Nguyn nhn ca vn m nhng ngi Vit Nam ti Mcng ng l do t pha H Ni.

Tri vi s ch trch, trn thc t nhng ngi t nn Vit Nam b nc ra i l v ldo chnh tr. Thc cht h l ngi t nn chnh tr, h ri b qu hng bi v hkhng th chu ng ni ch cng sn. Cn khng hong t nn hin ti ni lnchnh sch x hi - kinh t v tnh hnh chnh tr ti t ti Vit Nam. Ch cng


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sn b c lp v phng din chnh tr, v nn kinh t nh tr lin tip. Nhng giiphp ci cch trong nc v tn trng nhn quyn u b nh cm quyn H Ni tkhc.

S kin ngi Vit Nam b nc ra i bi v h chi t mt ch , m ch ph nh cc gi tr ca quyn t do v s t do. Ngi Vit Nam trn chy khngphi v h ngho i, nhng iu chnh ng nht l v h khng chp nhn s pbc nng h mi ngy. Mo him trn nhng chic thuyn mong manh nln quan im chnh tr mnh m nht trong vic chi b s p bc tm ly tdo.

Nhng ngi M gc Vit Nam c gng ngh mt s gii php hp l v nhnbn hn nhm gii quyt cn khng hong t nn chnh ph Hoa K thc hin.L ngi hng quan tm n vn t nn, ti mnh m ng h nhng gii phpc nu ra sau y:

-Chnh ph Hoa K nn ti xc nhn ch trng tip nhn nhng ngi t nn ra it Vit Nam v l do chnh tr. S khi xng ca Hoa K trong vic tip nhnngi t nn Vit Nam s gi mt thng ip mnh m ti chnh ph cc quc giakhc bit rng Hoa K vn cn quan tm, v cam kt gii quyt cn khng hong tnn ti ng Nam .

-Chnh ph Hoa K nn can ngn v t chi tt c ngh ca cc quc gia khctrong vic hi hng ngi t nn v li Vit Nam.

-B Ngoi Giao v S Di Tr Hoa K hy yu cu Quc Hi gia tng ch s nhnngi t nn t 28,000 ngi ln 64,000 ngi c th gii quyt ln sng t nnn trong nm ny.

-Chnh ph Hoa K qua S Di Tr nn d di v thay i cch thc thm vn mtcch thc t hn trong vic cu xt tng trng hp mt ca ngi t nn. Cnlinh ng gii quyt theo tng h s.

-Chnh ph Hoa K nn ng ra triu tp mt hi ngh quc t gii quyt cn

khng hong t nn hin nay. Nn t chc cc phin hp thng xuyn vi stham d ca nhiu quc gia cp nhp ha tnh hnh v a ra cc chnh sch tnn thch ng.

Ngi Vit Nam ti Hoa K v trn ton th gii khn thit yu cu cc quc giaTy Phng nhn thm ngi t nn. Vn nhn o phi vt qua nhng t lichnh tr khi gii quyt vn t nn. iu lo ngi nht ca nhng ngi M gcVit Nam l e rng Hoa K s rt b trch nhim lng tm ca mnh m khngcn gip nhng ngi tng chia x cc l tng dn ch cao c. Tht l mt


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s bt cng v ma mai cho nhng ngi t nn liu cht trn chy cng sn mli b Hoa K t chi lng nghe ting ku go t do ca h. Vi truyn thng caoqu trong vic tn trng t do v dn ch, ng Cng Ha nn tch cc gip vn t nn ny.

Thc thi cc ngh nu trn s gii quyt c cn khng hong t nn, cngnh qu v s nhn c s ng h v bit n ca tt c ngi M gc Vit Nam .

Trn trng cm n squan tm v h tr ca qu v.

THE RECOMMENDATION TO 1988 REPUBLICAN NATIONALCONVENTION PLATFORM COMMITTEE

by KY NGO, Delegate

On behalf of 800,000 Vietnamese in this country, I am honored and privileged to beselected as a National Delegate to the Republican Convention to nominate VicePresident George Bush for President ofthe United States . For the first time in

American political history, Vietnamese representation in this years convention isreflective of the growing political influence and power of Vietnamese Americans, andthe Republican Partys wisdom in giving Vietnamese Americans the opportunity toparticipate in our free-for-all political system. Indeed, the Republican Party has madehistory.

We, Americans of Vietnamese origin, have chosen to align ourselves with theRepublican Party because we share with the Partys many convictions and beliefs


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concerning with the values of freedom, free enterprise, and individual security. Theseconvictions we have paid with the lives of over 1 million men and women who fought inthe war and the subsequent lost of South Vietnam to the communists in 1975.

We are grateful to the American people for welcoming us to this land of freedom andopportunities where we were able to rebuild our lives and contribute to the rich cultureof this great nation. The Republican philosophy of hard work and self initiative is well

understood by Vietnamese Americans. In the 13 short years that we have madeAmerica our new home, we were able to achieve many things. The process ofassimilation is continuing, evident in the fact that most Vietnamese Americans have

jobs and are self sufficient within a short period of coming over here. Our children, forthe most part, are performing very well in school. All in all, during the last eight yearsunder the leadership and guidance of President Reagan and Vice President GeorgeBush, Vietnamese Americans in this country have prospered in all areas.

Without doubt, Vietnamese Americans in this election will vote for George Bush as

they have consistently supported the winning Reagan/Bush ticket in 1980 and 1984.

In recent years there are many issues and national policies that affect VietnameseAmericans and their family members living in Vietnam. Considered political refugeesVietnamese in this country hold dear to several policies that will plot the future courseof relations between this country and communist Vietnam. The ramifications of anyU.S. policies towards the Vietnamese communists will have a direct effect and bearingon Vietnamese in this country. Indeed, in this regard, the issues Vietnamese

Americans unanimously care about will determine the level of support for the candidatethat reflect and understand their views. In summary, in this crucial election, at the loca

and national races, The Republican Party will continue to win Vietnamese support if itpromotes the issues that Vietnamese Americans hold dear.

On behalf of the Headquarters and as a National Delegate of Vietnamese background,I would like to enlighten the delegates and the Party on Vietnamese concerns, andoffer some recommendations for the Vice President and the Platform Committee.

Cultural /Diplomatic Relations with Vietnam

In recent months, the issue of impending relations with the communist Vietnam hascaused a great amount of furor, apprehension, and fear, from among Vietnamese inthe U.S. Proposed relations with Hanoi is perhaps the hottest and most controversiaissue in the Vietnamese community. An overwhelming majority of Vietnamese

Americans are against any type of exchanges, diplomatic or cultural, with thecommunist regime in Hanoi .

Recently Senators John McCain and Larry Pressler introduced Resolution 109, callingfor the Administration to bilaterally open a cultural office in Hanoi and Washington ,


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D.C. Resolution 109 is a short-sighted and ill-advised attempt to gain Hanoi 's greatercooperation in the search for the missing American servicemen. The two Republicansenators intentions along with a number of congressmen in the House, have sent ashock wave of disgust and disbelief throughout the Vietnamese community. Resolution109 was interprete as an ominous first step taken by the U.S. government to establishcloser tie with Vietnam, at the expense of hundreds of thousands of Vietnameserefugees in the exile.

The introduction of Resolution 109 is an affront to all those who have sacrificed somuch in their fight against communism. But moreover, the actions of these members ofCongress showed their callous disregard for history, and denied the sacrifices of theVietnamese refugees living in the U.S. and all the veterans who have suffered at thehands of these communists.

There should be no talks of establishing relations with Vietnam at this time.Recognitionof communist Vietnam, at any level, cannot occur when: Hanoi continues to use the

MIA/ POW issue as a blackmail device; refuses to withdraw hundreds of thousands ofits invading troops from Cambodia; continues to hold thousands of South Vietnamesepolitical prisoners in concentration camps; systematically suppresses all religiousviolates the basic rights of its citizens; and rejects all efforts to reform its own politicalsystem, resulting in the deaths of countless of Vietnamese freedom seekers in theirattempt to escape from Vietnam on the South China Sea.

There is no justification for the U.S. as the leader of the Free World, to recognize agovernment that holds in contempt the principles she champions, and disregard all theideals that her citizens believe in.

Damage by Resolution 109, in terms of votes and support, has been done. TheDemocrats have use this emotional issue in the community to their political advantage.The worst fear for the Republicans is to be portrayed as weak on communism througha self-serving desire to cozy up with an oppressive and dictatorial regime.

Senators Mc Cain and Pressler, as Republican national leaders, should publiclydisavow and withdraw Resolution 109, and pronounce their clear position regardingcommunist Vietnam . Only when these steps are taken will there be no more

misunderstanding and misperceptions of the Republican Party. The ripple effects of afeeling of betrayal from Vietnamese Americans on this issue must be halted before itcan be seriously hurt Vice President George Bush. Decisive and clear actions fromRepublican leaders must be taken now to reconfirm with Vietnamese American votersof the Republican Partys opposition to recognizing Hanoi , and the Party's strong andconsistent record of opposing communism.

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Since the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, the communist victory has brought aboutwidespread persecution and jailing of freedom loving South Vietnamese. To this day,communist persecution of those who disagree with its oppressive system continues.Over the past 13 years, they have blatantly violated every type of human rights on thebook. The communists have clearly shown their utter disdain and contempt to all thevalues that we, as believers in freedom and democracy, cherished.

Currently, Hanoi is holding hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese and militaryprisoners. According to some official estimates, there are somewhere between 50,000to 70,000 men and women incarcerated in camps littered throughout Vietnam . Theexact number of prisoners will never be known since the Hanoi government repeatedlyrefuses to discuss this subject under the pretext of internal security.

Many Vietnamese Americans have friends and relatives in these gulags. Charges ofcruelty and revenge by the communists have been alleged from the visiting familymembers. In fact, even the left leaning human rights group, Amnesty International, had

charged that the administration of these camps is most inhumane. An untold number ofprisoners, once entering the camps, have never seen their families again. Many havedied from starvation, beatings, torture, and the lack of medical care. Indeed, the ulteriormotive of the communists, it seems, is to orchestrate a slow and painful death for thesepeople.

The Vietnamese political prisoners are America 's true friends and allies. They arepresently suffering from innumerable physical and mental torture for their devotion tothe defense of democracy. These gallant men and women have not only foughtcommunism to defend freedom in South Vietnam, but moreover, they fought to upholdthe principles of all free men who resolutely refused to live with the communists andtheir rule of terror and subjugation.

Over the last several years, requests and pressures from the Reagan Administrationhave been persistent on this issue. To placate U.S. pressure and world public opinionVietnam periodically released some prisoners. There are, however, thousands ofprisoners still being held in these camps. Time is running out for them. 13 years havepassed. The prisoners have endured much hardship and humiliation at the hands oftheir communist captors. The leaders in Hanoi should know by now that they can never

"re-educate" these brave people. There is no point for Hanoi to continue incarceratingthem under such inhumane conditions.

As a humanitarian issue, the U.S. government through the Republican Party and itsmembers inside the government, should call on the Vietnamese communists to releaseall remaining political prisoners. Initiative on this issue by Republican leaders muststart now in pressuring the Vietnamese communists to unconditionally release thesepeople with deliberate speed. Again, Party leaders should take actions to pressurecommunist officials to heed to the statement of their foreign minister, Nguyen Co


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Thach, in June 1982, that Hanoi was willing to release individuals detained in the re-education camps."

For many Vietnamese Americans living in this country, the political prisoner issueraises strong emotions, and creates a lasting resolve to have the prisoners reunitedwith their loved ones. To achieve the moral high ground on this humanitarian issue,elected legislators and ranking officials in Congress and the Administration should

seize the initiative by demanding the freedom of all Vietnamese political prisoners.

U.S. Immigration Policy and the Refugee Crisis

Nearly two million refugees have fled Vietnam since 1975. In their attempt to seekfreedom, an estimated 300,000 Vietnamese have perished at sea due to starvation,drowning, and most cruel of all, attacks by sea pirates from neighboring countries.Despite the inherent dangers and the high risk, an increasing number of Vietnamesecontinues to flee Vietnam . These Vietnamese, hopeless victims of a totalitarian

government is known to the West as the "boat people."

Sadly, the boat people tragedy is not only limited to the perils and pirates of the SouthChina Sea, but further extends into the refugee camps in countries of second asylum.Here, former boat refugees who have survived the treacherous journey, are treated asuninvited guests and classified as illegal aliens. Many are waiting for years to bereunited with their loved ones in a third country. Some will probably never get theopportunity to join their families because of the increasingly tight restrictions on refugeeintake from Western nations.

Currently, the U.S. allows a ceiling of 28,000 Vietnamese refugees to enter per year.Each refugee, before being granted permission to resettle in this country, must satisfya set of strict criteria set by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The number ofVietnamese refugees entering the U.S. has dramatically decreased from a high170,000 in 1979 to a predicted low of 23,000 for fiscal year 1989. According to someVietnamese Americans, this downward trend of refugee intake is indicative of thiscountry's gradual withdrawal from its commitments to help Vietnamese fleeing fromcommunism.

More bad news await Vietnamese refugees and their family members in theU.S. Anxious to find a quick solution for the refugee crisis once and for allgovernments such as Thailand and Hong Kong are seriously contemplating onrepatriating refugees back to Vietnam . Since the beginning of this year, while receivinga sudden three-fold increase in refugee arrivals, Thailand and Hong Kong , arecurrently giving "maximum emphasis" to turning away incoming Vietnamese boatpeople, leaving them to their own survival instinct on the dangerous seas. Hundreds ofrefugees have died from this cruel and inhumane policy. This barbaric action taken byThailand is only a new beginning to a new and adverse direction in dealing with the


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refugee crisis. Countries of second asylum now consider the bulk of refugee influx as"economic migrants" rather than "political asylums." The ominous threats of repatriationcast a dark cloud of uncertainty over the refugees and caused much concerns fromVietnamese Americans.

Repatriation -- either forced or voluntary -- is taken as a serious threat by theVietnamese community, of which many of its members still have relatives in the camps

and wish to be reunited among the refugees themselves, who will certainly faceimprisonment and retribution from the communist government once they are sent back.Once these refugees are in hands of communists, they certainly will be punished andlabeled as criminals and traitors. In the opinions of Vietnamese Americans, sendingVietnamese refugees back to Vietnam is the worst possible solution to the currentcrisis. The source of the problem, Vietnamese in this country agree, is in Hanoi.

The Vietnamese refugees, contrary to allegations made by critics, fled from Vietnamfor political reasons,. They are legitimate political refugees who left their homeland

because they cannot co-exist under a communist government. The current refugeecrisis stems from the deteriorating socio-economic and political situation in Vietnam .The communist regime is isolated politically and caught in a perpetual economicstagnation. Domestic solutions within the country through reforms and respect forhuman rights were disregarded by the Hanoi government.

The fact remains that Vietnamese flee their own native land because they reject aregime that debases the values of liberty and freedom. Vietnamese escape notbecause they were living in poverty, but more precisely because of the oppressiveatmosphere of the country that has taken a strangle over the daily activities of thepeople. Simply put, in fleeing, these people demonstrated their strong opposition to thecommunism and its way of life. By risking their life on these river boats, they havemade the strongest political statement by choosing freedom over tyranny.

Vietnamese Americans devoted to finding a better, more humane and reasonablesolution to the refugee crisis, have raised several recommendations that thisgovernment could take. As a refugee advocate, I wholeheartedly support the proposedimplementation of these specific steps. They are stated as follows:

- The U.S. government reconfirms its commitment to receiving refugees fleeingfor political reasons from Vietnam. U.S. initiative on behalf of Vietnamese refugees willsend a strong signal to other governments that our country is still serious andcommitted to resolving the refugee crisis in Southeast Asia.

- The U.S. government discourages and rejects all proposals from othergovernments to repatriate Vietnamese refugees back to Vietnam.


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- The State Department and the INS request Congress to raise the leveof Vietnamese refugee ceiling for next year from 28,000 to 64,000 in anticipation of thesurge of refugee arrivals this year.

- The U.S. government through the INS, should relax and amend its refugeescreening process to realistically deal with each refugee's circumstances. The oftenrestrictive and unbending set of criteria of processing, whether to accept or reject a

refugee applicant, needs to be flexible enough to deal with refugees on a case by casebasis.

- U.S. Government should take the lead in calling an international nonferrous todeal with the current refugee crisis. Regular meetings of all the nations involved arenecessary to establish an up-to-date and consistent refugee policy.

Vietnamese in this country and around the world are continuing to urge Westernnations to receive more refugees. Humanitarian concerns must override the self

interests of politics when dealing with the refugee issue. The worst fear for VietnameseAmericans is that the U.S. will relinquish its moral responsibility to help those whoshare the same fundamental convictions of democratic values. It would be a graveinjustice for the refugees who risk their lives to get away from communism if the U.S.fails to hear their cries for freedom. Famous for its championing of the values offreedom and democracy, the Republican Party can take an active lead in the refugeeissue. The steps suggested above will ease the refugee crisis as well as winning thesupport and gratitude of all Vietnamese Americans.

Thank you for your concern and support.

From Vietnam to GOP Convention

August 04, 1988|LAURA KURTZMAN | Times Staff Writer

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Every day, no matter where he goes, Ky Ngo carries two things in his briefcase: an autographed photograph of Ronald Reagan

and George Bush and a manila folder stuffed with documents about his ailing 23-year-old brother who has been refused

permission to leave Vietnam.

The two things symbolize a political passion that has impelled Ngo, who came to the United States two days before Saigon fell

to the Communists in 1975, to become Orange County's first Vietnamese-American delegate to a Republican NationalConvention.

This month, Ngo will be one of three delegates to the convention from the 38th Congressional District. The others are Rep.Robert K. Dornan, the congressman for the district and a member of the Republican Party's delegate selection committee, and

Brian Bennett, Dornan's executive assistant.For Ngo, attending the convention is the culmination of nearly six years of political activism in the Vietnamese-American

community, during which he has lobbied tirelessly on behalf of the Republican Party.

Volunteer WorkerIn 1982, Ngo helped organize a Republican voter registration drive in the Vietnamese community. In 1984 and again in 1986,

he volunteered for both of Dornan's congressional campaigns. And now Ngo is executive director of the Asian American

Republican Headquarters, where he said he works eight hours a day, seven days a week--all without pay.

His family and friends provide financial support so that Ngo can afford to do his political work on a volunteer basis.

"He is a tireless worker," Bennett said, explaining why Dornan chose Ngo as a delegate. "It was just important to us that wehave an activist--hard working, in the trenches--a Vietnamese-American in the delegation. And he fit that mold to a T. He really

deserves it."

Dornan has been courting the Vietnamese vote since his first run for Congress in 1984. According to Bennett, about 9% of thevoters in Dornan's district, which encompasses Little Saigon, are of Vietnamese descent. And 95% of them are registered

Republicans.Like the great majority of Vietnamese immigrants in Orange County, Ngo says he is a Republican first and foremost because he

is an anti-Communist. And he is anti-Communist, he said, because of what happened to his country. "I came here because I lost

freedom," he said. "I volunteered because I want to come back to my country some day. I want to speak about what I thinkabout Communists, and I think the Republicans can help me on these things."

Ngo and his sister, who worked for a U.S.-run orphanage in Saigon, fled their country in a United States military aircraft,

leaving both their parents and several brothers and sisters.

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T Vit Nam ti i Hi ng Cng Ha04 thng 8 nm 1988 | LAURA Kurtzman |Times Staff Writer

Mi ngy, bt k i u, ng Ng K mang hai iu trong chic cp ca mnh: mt

bc nh c ch k ca Tng Thng Ronald Reagan v George Bush v mt ckp h s v em trai 23 tui, m yu ca mnh, b t chi khng cho ri VitNam.

Hai iu tng trng cho nim am m chnh tr thc y ng Ng K, ngi n M hai ngy trc khi Si Gn ri vo tay Cng Sn nm 1975, tr thnhi biu ngi M gc Vit u tin ca Qun Cam ti i Hi ng cng HaTon Quc.


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Thng ny, ng Ng K s l mt trong ba i biu t a ht 38 ca Quc Hi itham d i hi ton quc. Nhng ngi khc l Dn Biu Robert K. Dornan, ccdn biu quc hi ca cc a ht v mt thnh vin ca hi ng tuyn chn ibiu ca ng Cng Ha, v ng Brian Bennett, Chnh vn phng ca Dn BiuDornan.

i vi ng Ng K, tham d i hi ls kin n t gn su nm hot ngchnh tr trong cng ng ngi M gc Vit, trong ng vn ng khng mtmi thay mt cho ng Cng Ha.

Tnh nguyn hot ng

Nm 1982, ng Ng K gip t chc k hoch ng k c tri ng Cng Hatrong cng ng ngi Vit. Vo nm 1984 v mt ln na vo nm 1986, ng tnhnguyn cho c hai chin dch tranh c vo quc hi ca ng Dornan. V by ging Ng K l gim c iu hnh ca tr s ng Cng Ha M gc Chu,

trong ng ni rng ng lm vic tm ting mt ngy, by ngy mt tun - tt ckhng c tr tin.

Gia nh v bn b cung cp h tr ti chnh ng Ng K c th c khnng lm cng vic chnh tr ca mnh trn c s tnh nguyn.

"Anh y l mt nhn vin khng bit mt mi", ng Bennett ni, gii thch l do tisao Dn Biu Dornan chn ng Ng K lm i biu. " rt l quan trng ivi chng ta, chng ta c mt nh hot ng - lm vic chm ch, trong cc "trntuyn" - Mt ngi M gc Vit trong phi on i biu.V anh ta ph hp vi mthcT. Anh y thc s xng ng vi chc v ."

Dn Biu Dornan nhn c cc l phiu Vit Nam t hot ng u tin camnh cho Quc Hi trong nm 1984. Theo ng Bennett, khong 9% c tri trong aht Dn Biu Dornan, trong bao gm Little Saigon, l ngi gc Vit Nam. V95% trong s l ng Cng Ha ng k.

Ging nh phn ln ngi nhp c Vit Nam ti Orange County, ng Ng K nrng ng l mt ng vin Cng Ha u tin v quan trng nht bi v ng ta l

mt chng cng sn trit . V ng l ngi chng cng, ng ni, v nhng g xy ra vi t nc ca mnh. ng ni "Ti n y bi v ti b mt t do," "Titnh nguyn v ti mun quay tr li t nc ca ti mt ngy no . Ti munni v nhngg ti ngh v Cng Sn, v ti ngh rng ng Cng Ha c th gipti v nhng iu ny."

ng Ng K v em gi ca mnh, ngi lm vic cho mt tri tr m ci M Si Gn, trn khi t nc ca h trong mt my bay qun s Hoa K, li chai cha m ca h v mt s anh ch em.


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1988 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION : Californians

Hoping Party Can Catch Fire : Delegates Contend Convention MustKindle New Spirit

August 16, 1988|FRANK CLIFFORD and CLAUDIA LUTHER| Times Staff Writers

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NEW ORLEANSEthnically diverse, moderate on social issues, unified behind the candidate, the delegation from RonaldReagan's home state, as much as any in the nation, bears the stamp of Vice President George Bush.

Yet, like their more conservative, more fractious counterparts from other states, the Californians are wrestling with the problem

of how to mobilize their party behind a GOP presidential candidate whom California, for only the second time in two decades,

cannot call its own.

"We have been so spoiled by the Reagan presidency, particularly in the West. He's our home-grown boy," said delegate Eileen

Padberg, who works for Bush and who put together California's plan for selecting 350 delegates and alternates, plus more than100 non-voting honorary delegates.

See New Beginning

The delegates now are looking to the Republican National Convention as a new beginning to what so far has been a lackluster

campaign in their state. Many of them complain that it has been marked by apathy and by the worry that the conservatives who

powered Reagan's campaigns in California have been slow to get behind Bush."What we need is a shot in the arm, a lot of hoopla, a love-in," state Sen. Robert G. Beverly of Manhattan Beach said.

More than anything, the Californians say that, after eight years of political successes, they must kindle a fighting spirit. As a

catalyst, they point less to Bush than to their concern that the "Reagan revolution" would be undone by a Democratic victory.It is a matter of saying, "put the Democrats in and you kill the goose that laid the golden egg," said Kenneth L. Khachigian, a

GOP political consultant and one of Reagan's most trusted speech writers.Angela (Bay) Buchanan of Irvine, a leading voice for conservatives on the delegation, said she believes the convention will

rouse people if it can unmask Democratic nominee Michael S. Dukakis for the liberal she is convinced he is.

'Much More Excited'"I came here worried about the polls, worried about Dukakis," Buchanan said. But since arriving at the convention, she said she

has become "much more excited about seeing a Bush victory."

Buchanan and Eileen Padberg, both influential Orange County political consultants, reflect diverging views within a delegation

that must put aside its philosophical differences if it is to win in November.

Like 69% of California's delegates and 50% of the delegates nationwide, Padberg is opposed to a constitutional amendment thatwould ban abortions. Buchanan, besides being strongly anti-abortion, believes the United States ought to spend a lot more on

the Strategic Defense Initiative, the missile defense system in space undertaken by Reagan. But her view is shared by only 26%

of the California delegates."I think the delegation is a good healthy mix of conservatives and moderates, and I think a little bit of both is George Bush,"

Padberg said
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That same blend is evident in delegates like Gaddi H. Vasquez, an Orange County supervisor who opposes abortion and favors

capital punishment while believing that Republicans must avoid the image of a "party of the rich" by "extending a helpinghand" through job training and child-care programs.

Poll Shows Stand on IssuesAccording to a Los Angeles Times Poll, a majority of the California delegation is supportive of federal spending for health care

education, low-income housing and AIDS research while strongly opposing more spending for welfare and foreign aid.

Like the state, its delegation is an eclectic, occasionally exotic mixture. Among the members is Ravinder Shergill of Fremont, aSikh who came to America from India and finds the Republican Party appealing, he said, because he believes it stands for the

freedom and self-defense so valued by his own sect. Under Bush, Shergill said, he hoped the party would work more vigorously

than it has for human rights.Another immigrant is Ky Ngo of Garden Grove, who fled Vietnam as Saigon fell to the Communists in 1975 and who, like

many of his compatriots in America, joined the Republicans because he feels they are more strongly anti-Communist than theDemocratic Party.

In the delegation, Latinos, blacks, Asians and women are a distinct minority. Still, Latinos make up 12% of the California

delegation, compared to 4% for all GOP delegates. Blacks constitute 6% of the state delegation, compared to 4% nationally, and45% of the state's contingent are women, compared to a convention average of 33%. Four percent of the California delegation is

Asian.

Padberg said the mix reflects Bush's desire for a delegation reflecting the diversity of the state's voting population. (Unlike most

states, delegates from California were selected well after it was clear that Bush would be the party's nominee, so he had a much

stronger hand in shaping its delegation.)But Chip Neilsen, counsel to the Bush campaign in California, said the delegate selection plan also reflected a desire to look

good in the news media.

They Sought Balance"There was an awareness that the percentages of women, blacks and Asians would end up in a newspaper story. So, we strived

for that kind of balance," Neilsen said.The Californians are an upbeat group, their optimism about the nation's economy and their lack of grave concern about the

deficit reflecting their state's current prosperity.

But when it comes to Bush's prospects, despite their loyalty to him, they are more than a little nervous."The morale is not red hot in California," said state Sen. Ken Maddy of Fresno. "We've got to come out of this week flying."

Neilsen, while predicting Bush would prevail, warned: "If the campaign is a repeat of what it has been, Bush will lose."

DELEGATES ON VEEP: LEAVE IT

TO BUSHGARY LANGER, Associated PressAug. 15, 19883:02 PM ET

NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ While conservative leaders agitate for a running mate of their persuasion, delegates

to the Republican National Convention are content to leave the choice to George Bush - be it man,woman, or ''800-pound gorilla.''

''Do you think George Bush is out there looking for an abortionist liberal who wants to raise taxes?'' askedformer Nebraska state Sen. John DeCamp. He called the thought of limiting Bush's choices ''theprofoundly dumbest'' he'd heard.


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It was Sen. Gordon Humphrey, R-N.H., who ignited the issue by suggesting an ideological test for the vicepresidential nominee. Without it, he warned, political conservatives could withhold their support from the

GOP ticket.

But dozens of delegates interviewed by The Associated Press on Sunday and Monday broadly rejected that

suggestion. While many expressed their personal favorites, nearly all said they would support Bush'schoice regardless.

''If the nominee wants an 800-pound gorilla, I'm for an 800-pound gorilla,'' said Bill Macon, chairman of

the Missouri delegation.

''A lot of our delegates have favorites. We've got Dole people here. We've got Kemp people here. We'vegot Pat Robertson people here,'' Macon said. ''But I'd bet the family farm that 98 percent of them will

support Bush's choice.''

Humphrey had questioned whether Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas was sufficiently conservative, while saying

Rep. Jack Kemp of New York would pass ideological muster. In dismissing that approach, some delegatesspoke sharply.

''I think some of the extreme rightists had better realize that they can't elect a president alone,'' saidIllinois state Sen. Adeline Geo-Karis. Maine Gov. John McKernan said proposing ideological tests was ''one

of the problems with people in our party who don't put the party first.''

''The label you apply to a running mate is irrelevant,'' said Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, who lastweek withdrew himself from consideration as a vice presidential candidate. South Carolina Gov. Carroll

Campbell, another of those considered by Bush, said no one on the list of potential running mates was''abhorrent.''

''Our duty,'' he said, ''is to stand up with the team.''

Bush himself brushed aside Humphrey's warning and predicted Monday that the party would support his

decision. While many delegates affirmed his expectation, they expressed delight at the rampantspeculation attending the choice.

''Keeping the vice presidential name secret is good theater, and conventions consist of a considerableamount of theater,'' said Ray Shamie, state party chairman in Massachusetts. ''It adds a little Cajun spice

to the convention,'' said another state chairman, Rhode Island's J. Michael Levesque. ''Otherwise ... itwould be dull.''

Delegates offered a diversity of reasons for their favorites for a Bush running mate, ranging from personalpreference for a conservative or a woman to strategic considerations such as Dole's presumed help infarm states.

But others, such as Republican National Committeeman Donald Cox of Indiana, said Dole's criticism of

Bush during the primary campaign should disqualify him. And many delegates stressed that compatibility

should be Bush's prime consideration.

''You would be better served to pick somebody you really want to serve with for eight years than to picksomebody that you think's going to pick up one or two votes,'' said Sen. Phil Gramm, of Texas.

Another prominent Texan, Gov. Bill Clements, favored former U.N. Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick for vicepresident, and other delegates said a woman for the second spot could boost Bush's lagging supportamong women.

''The ticket needs something to give it pep, something that would help the weak spots,'' said state Sen.Judy Baar Topkina of Illinois. ''It's time a woman was picked,'' said Ky Ngo, a delegate from California.


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Others differed, saying the choice of a woman could be seen as tokenism and would be unlikely in anycase to either help or hurt the ticket. Indeed, speculation aside, many delegates held the view that Bush's

selection of a running mate would have little effect on the outcome of the race.

''Who you choose as vice president is big news for about two weeks,'' said Gramm. ''After that, you'reback down to a race between Michael Dukakis and George Bush.''

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