Vietnamese refugee's first weeks in the United States
Nguyen Anh Tuyet recounts arriving in California as a Vietnamese refugee. He describes unease and gradual acclimation, the warmth of an American family, cultural adjustments, and the shock of U.S. daily life from Camp Pendleton to Montebello. The narrative contrasts food, routines, and freeway life with memories of Vietnam.
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Nguyen Anh Tuyet
Los Angeles
UPI
California
United States
Camp Pendleton
Pacific Ocean
Asia
Wake Island
Montebello
Disneyland
Vietnam
Refugee camps may be cleared by October
UPI reports State Department officials say the South Vietnamese refugee resettlement program could empty camps by October if leaving rates continue. About 58,992 people are being processed in the continental U.S. with 36,932 awaiting staging in Guam Wake Island the Philippines and Thailand.
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John Barton Washington
UPI
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U.S
Pacific
United States
State Department
Department
Guam
Wake Island
Philippines
Thailand
Fort Chaffee
Ark
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Indian Town Gap Reservation
U.S. Naval Station
Subic Bay
U Tapao
van Minh Tung
Outh
Labor Department to fund nearly half billion for youth jobs
The Labor Department will release about 490 million dollars for 840,400 summer jobs for youths ages 14 to 21 at wages of at least 2.10 dollars per hour. The program, totaling 46.35 million to 433 state and local agencies, awaits President Ford's signing after Congress passed the bill. The White House said Ford will sign, highlighting the bill's importance amid inflation concerns.
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