“A lot of the Vietnamese kids can't really speak Vietnamese anymore. Most of them will have a very heavy accent, because they can't speak it well. So for the kids pageant, the kids will have to be able to speak Vietnamese. And so this is what we're trying to promote: Let them memorize some Vietnamese lines, go up on stage and see how well they present their Vietnamese.”
Yen Nguyen
“Once this [families speaking up] started happening, I think for better or for worse the North Vietnamese did use that as a propaganda tool,”
Roger Shields
“I got nothing against no Viet Cong. No Vietnamese ever called me a nigger.”
Muhammad Ali
“They say you can read faces. Well, if that is true, you can read the entire Vietnamese War in the crowds here.”
David Diaz
“This event in itself shows that Vietnamese-U.S. relations have in fact entered a new stage of development,”
Phan Van Khai
“Some elements are specific to being Vietnamese and some are universal, but the message is that it's important that all people have culture. Your history allows you to do better and strive. Knowing your culture empowers your life and allows you to do so much more.”
Judy Luong
“The Cajuns uprooted from Canada and moved as a group to Louisiana. Vietnamese communities have reassembled after moving much farther. There is precedent for doing this,”
Craig Colten
