,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ida  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bh1 #bjbj,mr4 
,correa 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,ms4  
,l(gr51 & ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! hi/orical    
significance & ! h]oic /ruggles &       
sacrifices ( ! ,vietnamese p :o fl$ _!  
w>-torn c\ntry by boat & o!r means 9    
se>* ( fre$om & democracy4  ,:]eas1 aft]
 ! ,fall ( ,saigon 9 #aige m>k$ ! end to
 ! ,vietnam w>1 _m ,vietnamese civilians
 7 /ripp$ f _! basic human fre$oms1 su* 
z fre$om ( spee*1 fre$om ( press1 &     
fre$om ( religion1 & ev5 fac$ rel5tless 
discrim9ation 9 _! own homel&2 ,:]eas _m
 ,vietnamese civilians fe>$ ! possible  
reality ( re$ucation camps :]e          
conditions 7 life-?reat5+ & tortur\s2   
mean:ile1 f>ml&s1 p]sonal possessions1 &
 private comm]ce 7 all eradicat$ &      
regulat$ "u ! new ,vietnamese regime2   
,:]eas1 foll[+ ! end ( ! ,vietnam w>1 f 

#aige to #aiib1 approximately #a1bjj1jjj
 ,vietnamese refugees fl$ _! c\ntry by  
boat or %ip seek+ a bett] future because
 ( ! bleakness ( _! reality2 ,:]eas :ile
 #ijj1jjj ,vietnamese refugees made x   
safely to %ore1 ab\t #cjj1jjj refugees 7
 lo/ at sea2 ,:]eas1 z ,vietnamese      
refugees took ! opportunity to flee by  
boat1 all fac$ daunt+ fe>s & un=eseeable
 *all5ges su* z />vation1 dehydration1  
illness1 dr[n+1 kidnapp+ & kill+s by    
pirates1 ov]cr[d$ boats1 unpr$ictable   
wea!r1 or simply failure to rea* %ore2  
,:]eas :ile ?\s&s ( ,vietnamese refugees
 f\nd %elt] at refugee camps )9 ^?      
,s\!a/ ,asian c\ntries1 a great majority
 ( p flee+ by boat 7 resettl$ 9 develop$
 c\ntries1 su* z ! ,unit$ ,/ates1       
,canada1 ,italy1 ,france1 ,we/ ,g]many1 
! ,unit$ ,k+dom1 & ,au/ralia1 to beg9 _!
 new lives2 ,:]eas approximately        
#hjj1jjj ,vietnamese refugees :o fl$    
p]secution resettl$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  
,:]eas an e/imat$ #a1gjj1jjj ,vietnamese
 ,am]icans curr5tly reside 9 ! ,unit$   

,/ates1 mak+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates home to !  
l>ge/ numb] ( individuals ( ,vietnamese 
desc5t outside ( ,vietnam2 ,:]eas       
,vietnamese ,am]icans are ! f\r?-l>ge/  
,asian-,am]ican population 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates2 ,:]eas fir/- & second-g5]ation  
,vietnamese ,am]icans h ov]come trem5d\s
 socioeconomic *all5ges1 includ+        
discrim9ation1 language & cultural      
b>ri]s1 & pov]ty1 to em]ge z significant
 contributors to ,am]ican society2 &    
,:]eas ,vietnamese ,am]icans contribute 
to ,am]ican society ?r\gh _! "w 9       
bus9ess1 education1 sci5ce & te*nology1 
eng9e]+1 ma!matics1 lit]ature & ! arts1 
ga/ronomy1 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 & public      
s]vice at e level ( gov]nm5t3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives to recognize ! h>d%ips1 
sacrifice1 & h]oism ( ! ,vietnamese     
refugees :o fl$ _! c\ntry by boat & o!r 
means #de ye>s ago1 s9ce ,april #cj1    
#aige1 & to applaud _! accompli%m5ts &  
significant contributions to ! ,unit$   
,/ates s9ce _! resettlem5t4