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Poverty Stalks Viet Slum Dwellers in Saigon
In Saigon a poor village elder and his family endure four months into a ceasefire that fails to ease misery. Tranh Vui, a former village chief, lives with his wife and five children in a one room shack over sewage. He hoped for return to Dong Yen and prosperity, but rice fields lie in Viet Cong territory and raids continue near the U Minh mangrove forest. Vui fears covert violence as Viet Cong reconcile with Paris accord terms, while old loyalties and memories of war haunt his family. His mother risks danger in enemy jungle while villagers debate the ceasefire’s promise. The peace feels distant, and Vui clings to a proverb about divine aid and hardship.
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Gulf of Siam
U ‘Minh