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November 22, 2005

Vietnam: the Suffering of the Forgotten Americans

First of all, I should say this has nothing to do with Islam. This has, however, plenty to do with Vietnamese Communism, and plenty to do with ourselves (Americans.)

The "Amerasians" the artilce I'm about to quote refer to are the Children of American servicemen who were left behind in Vietnam. As the article points out, they have been abused by the Vietnamese Communists. That we should know, and we shall never forget. But by the same token, it is to the everlasting shame of America that we haven't even attempted to get them all back. For goodness's sake, their fathers are Americans! How could we abandon them to their plight?

Here is the article: The Living Hell of Amerasians

Shunned by much of society, denied access to land, forced to work in degrading conditions, treated as virtual slaves, and routinely abused at the hands of the police and of a privileged class who enjoy the state's protection, Amerasians (mixed-race) live deplorable lives under the communist regime in Vietnam.

Amerasians bore the brunt of the Vietnamese communists’ hatred toward America after their take over of South Vietnam in 1975. Used and abused by the communist officials, beaten at will, debased, raped and forced into prostitution, Amerasians have suffered at the hands of Vietnamese communists. Many Amerasians were rounded up by the Vietnamese communists and sent to concentration camps, where they were forced to de-activate mines with nothing more than a knife. According to one internee, only two out of eight in his section survived, six were blown up one by one in the minefields. They were told that they had to harvest what their fathers had sown; however, many of the mines were those sown by the communists themselves.

When U.S. forces withdrew from Vietnam in 1975, an estimated 50,000 Amerasian children were left behind. Amerasians - My lai - are regarded as "bui doi" - dirt or dust of life - children of the enemy by the xenophobic Vietnamese communists. However, to be My lai den bui doi - half-black Amerasian - is the lowest of the low in the repressive Vietnamese communist society.[...]

Posted by Ruy Diaz at November 22, 2005 3:46 PM

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