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Hungarian immigrant counsels Vietnamese refugees on jobs
Joseph Held, who fled Hungary in 1956 and rose to chair Rutgers history, urges Vietnamese refugees to seek work. He recalls arriving at Camp Kilmer with little and finding early success as a ditch digger, then studying at Rutgers, earning a Ph.D. in 1968. His message: the American dream starts with employment.
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