The Vietnam war ended 50 years ago when American troops pulled out of Saigon … and for hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese who fled and resettled in California … April 30th is a significant day. KQED’s Daisy Nguyen tells us about one family who sees it as a day of loss but also … a day of rebirth.

The Vietnam war ended 50 years ago when American troops pulled out of Saigon &hellip; and for hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese who fled and resettled in California &hellip; April 30th is a significant day. KQED&rsquo;s Daisy Nguyen tells us about one family who sees it as a day of loss but also &hellip; a day of rebirth.

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One Vietnamese Refugee Family Sees April 30th as a Day of Loss and Rebirth

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