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Surviving boat people find shelter in Adrian Ohio tale
Fifty Vietnamese refugees after five stormy days at sea reached Thailand then fled pirates to safety. Ellen Vien and Cuong Chiem, now married, helped by a Lutheran group, rebuilt lives in Adrian, Michigan area town of 28,000 near Toledo. Others spread across the United States as they seek English study and jobs.
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Peter Arnett Adrian
Mich
Khlong Yai
Thailand
Eddie Adams
Associated Press
Nguyen Thi Yen
Ellen Kinh Tien Vien
Adams
Ellen
United States
Tampa
Fla
Ho Chi Minh City
Saigon
Vietnam
Phuoc Quoc Island
Cuong Chiem
Cuong
Duong
Nguyen Na
Freedom
Ellen Vien
Adrian
Elien
Toledo
Ohio
Washington