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Vietnamese refugees adapt and contribute in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids resident George Chitty recalls his Fort Chaffee observations as 160 000 Vietnamese refugees pass through. He notes sponsors help integrate families, interpreters aid arrivals, and youths pursue education while many adapt quickly to American life and systems.
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Fort Chaffee
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Huynh Tan Thong
Vietnamese Refugee Students Union
Cedar Rapids
George Chitty
Eleventh Street
American National Red Cross
Chitty
Grant Wood
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Red Cross
Time Magazine
Arkansas
Free America
United States
U.S. Army
America