[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5431]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     BLACK APRIL AND FALL OF SAIGON

  (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, this Saturday, April 30, marks 41 years 
since the fall of Saigon, commemorated as Black April in Vietnamese 
American communities across this Nation.
  I introduced a resolution in remembrance of this event, and to honor 
the contributions and the sacrifices of Vietnamese Americans.
  In addition, this week, in front of my congressional office, I am 
flying the Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag, as recognized by 
States and localities across this country.
  As we remember the fall of Saigon, I also believe it is critically 
important to continue to shine a light on human rights abuses in 
Vietnam.
  When President Obama visits Vietnam next week, I hope he will make 
human rights a priority. Now is exactly the right time for Vietnam to 
begin respecting the rights of its own citizens.

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