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Episode 21: One NGA employee's journey from political refugee to U.S. civil servant (Part Two)
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:31:14
Publish Date: 2017-05-15 18:24:48
Description: Part 2 of 2 After escaping Vietnam, and surviving six days and six nights on a tiny boat, Christine Staley and her family arrive in the Philippines. Her five siblings and mother were placed in a refugee camp where they lived, worked and waited ... waited for the day they'd hear their names called over the loud speaker. On that day, whenever it would come, the family would walk to the refugee camp office and receive their airline tickets to America. It was the last step to confirm an official start to a new life as an American immigrant. Hear the conclusion of Christine Staley's journey from Vietnam to America.
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