[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5664]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              BLACK APRIL

  (Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, 40 years ago, the fall of Saigon ended 
the war in Vietnam and began the journey for hundreds of thousands of 
Vietnamese who were forced to flee their land for foreign shores like 
America.
  This April, we remember those Vietnamese, Americans, and their allies 
who lost their lives in Vietnam and for the many thousands of boat 
people who perished while fleeing Vietnam on the ``journey to 
freedom.''
  Today, in communities throughout our Nation, Vietnamese Americans 
contribute daily to the tapestry that we call American life.
  On this 40th anniversary of Black April, we also cannot forget the 
continuing struggle in Vietnam for democracy, freedom, and basic human 
rights.
  Today, I am introducing a resolution commemorating this historic 
event, remembering those who gave their lives, and honoring the 
Vietnamese community in the United States.

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