Tag: Second Generation Refugees

  • Generation Born After the War Still Feels Consequences of Fall of Saigon

    By Alexandria Magik Rice Jerry La’s parents fled Saigon after it fell to North Vietnamese troops in 1975. La said the trauma they endured has kept them from talking about the past. “My parents are very present-oriented people – present and future,” La said. “If you dwell on the past too much, you’re going to…