My family had to flee Laos which at the time when it was a war torn country. At that time my father planned the best escape that he could under the circumstances. You see we were a family of five with three children under the age of four. None of the groups wanted to wait so long because no one ... Read More »
In October of 1961, Fred and Thea Limburg began their journey from Rotterdam, Netherlands to California. This wasn’t just a spontaneous decision though- it came after years of hopeful planning. After talking with her sister-in-law, who had recently moved from the Netherlands, to Indonesia, and then to California, they both ... Read More »
Kim Hoang Miller is a 73 year old US immigrant from Vietnam who lives in Sacramento. She fled Vietnam in 1975. Was your family born in Vietnam? Yes, majority of my family was from Saigon, Vietnam. I had grandparents, mother, father, six brothers, 2 sisters and many cousins. Did you suffer from poverty? Yes, my family was very poor and ... Read More »