[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 70 (Thursday, April 28, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E431-E432]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        COMMEMORATING THE 47TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FALL OF SAIGON

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                          HON. J. LUIS CORREA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 28, 2022

  Mr. CORREA. Madam Speaker, this week we will commemorate the 47th 
anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and we also remember the sacrifices 
that were made in the name of democracy.
  After communist forces destroyed the Republic of Vietnam on Black 
April in 1975, thousands of families were forced to flee, and

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many of them settled in Little Saigon in Orange County. In the nearly 5 
decades since then, Orange County has transformed because of the 
resilience and hope of the Vietnamese community. I am proud to 
cosponsor a House Resolution in remembrance of the sacrifices of the 
brave Vietnamese people who were forced to flee their homeland and to 
commemorate the Fall of Saigon.
  As we begin AAPI Heritage Month, I am also proud to introduce a House 
Resolution recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of over 2 
million Vietnamese Americans. The United States is home to the largest 
number of individuals of Vietnamese descent outside of Vietnam, and I 
join in representing the largest Vietnamese communities in the nation 
in Orange County, California.
  Today, Vietnamese Americans contribute to American society through 
their work in business, education, science and technology, engineering, 
mathematics, literature and the arts, gastronomy, the armed forces, and 
public service at every level of government.
  Vietnamese Americans add to the rich cultural and religious diversity 
of our nation. As a member of the Congressional Vietnam Caucus, it is 
critical that we continue to represent and celebrate our Vietnamese 
families, friends, and neighbors, and recognize their significant 
contributions to American society.
  Today, we remember the sacrifices that Vietnamese immigrants made, 
and we celebrate their contributions and achievements to our great 
Nation.

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