Overcoming incredible odds, three former Vietnamese refugees who live in San Diego wouldn’t let poverty, a communist regime, or lack of education to stop them from achieving the American dream.
“For the Boat People refugees, we all share very similar stories,” said Jimmy Thai, an author, speaker and philanthropist.
The Vietnamese American business leaders have found success in San Diego at work and at home, but the long road to get there started in Vietnam, where they were all born in poverty amid political turmoil and were desperate to get out.
"I just tried to escape I was captured and sent to prison twice. I witnessed the harbor police shoot and kill my brother right in front of me,” Thai said.
After the Vietnam War, Jimmy Thai was just a teenager when he tried to escape 15 times.
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27 авг 2024
