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Old 06-08-2020, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Stuart Zaikov View Post
Very well said. Look at the Vietnamese who came here with nothing not speaking the language and how successful many are in one generation.
I have seen several top drawer Vietnamese physicians and have had a Chinese woman dentist. My daughter has seen at least two Korean and a couple Vietnamese physicians.

Almost every group of immigrants who came into this country faced obstacles, language, prejudice, name calling and so on. Even incarceration for almost any perceived misbehavior. How did the "Paddy Wagon" get its name?

Remember years of indentured servitude for passage to America?
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