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HIAS helps former North Vietnamese refugee reach U.S.
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PHOTO NUMBER:
J-53427
HIAS HELPS FORMER NORTH VIETNAMESE REFUGEE REACH U.S.
NEW YORK--Bang Khiet Nghe, holding flowers, a 14-year-old Vietnamese refugee who had
escaped to the People's Republic of China (PRC),
is shown after her recent arrival in New York. Greeting Bang
at the reunion with her mother, Ai Link Huynh, of Morris Plains, N.J.
were her three brothers and Bruce Leimsidor, of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid
Society (HIAS). HIAS helped bring the youngster to the U.S. --
marking the first time the Jewish migration agency has assisted
and received a refugee directly from the PRC.
The organization, which previously brought Mrs. Huynh and her
sons from Malaysia in 1979, has been responsible for resettling
8,717 Indochinese refugees since 1975.
Credit Must Read:
RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO
(Reproduction Rights Not Transferable) (CF-NY-3B-80-JH)