We "brain-drained" Vietnam.
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Fleeing Vietnamese families settled in the Milpitas, California area in the 1970's, which later bacame known as part of America's Silicon Valley. Their children went to school there, college and then right into the ground floor of the Computer Revolution of America's burgeoning electronics industry. Which in turn brought about our computer based Economic Boom of the 1990's.
A young male Vietnamese-American became the Top Graduate of the West Point Military Academy years ago.
A young female Vietnamese-American became the Top Graduate of the Air Force Military Academy ..this year.
State Assemblyman VAN TRAN, the 1st Vietnamese-American to become a State Legislator in U.S. History, is now considering a run for Californa's State Senate.
Little Saigon in Central Orange County, California has become a shining example of how our system of American business can thrive under our shield of Freedom and Democracy.
...Starting from scratch.
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