1978 - Me, my brothers & cousins at #Bidong Island, #Malaysia#RefugeesCamp before we were transferred to #Galang refugees camp in Indonesia, in early 1979. One cousin, Bill, was born at Indonesian camp & was in my Aunt's belly at time this photo was taken.
I have difficult relationships with Western #VietnamWarVeterans. Especially #Canadian ones who volunteered; weren't sent by CAF. I think most folks can understand why. Me & my family suffered from US led war on our peoples. I don't care how much you respect military veterans, if you can't understand the horrors inflicted upon #POCpeoples by peoples you consider military heroes in US & Canada. Your 'heroes' #murdered many of my innocent family & countless millions of others. We don't get support.
I'm unable to be kind to any #VietnamWar veteran from ANY Western countries, unless those same #WarVeterans have spoken up/out about their #WarCrimes & aiding/abetting foreign violence on our peoples.
Unless #VietnamWarVets have fully repented, are doing work to help the peoples they tried to mass murder over Westernized #propaganda - NONE of them deserve respect, in present day.
Please keep donating because the crisis is beyond high, the needs are many & we need to show our global humanity over cruel geopolitics & BS power games by government asshats.
I still remember the 2 refugees camps that my family lived at, after fleeing Vietnam. I only have strong memories of 2nd Indonesian one because our family was only at 1st Malaysian one for a short time before we were moved to the Indonesian refugees camp. I want to go & pay respects to an Uncle who died & is buried there. My cousin, Bill, was born in field hospital at Palang refugee camp.
This #documentary shows almost exact same difficult experiences that my parents had, trying to get sponsorship to come to Canada, when in refugee camp.
Please watch these vids - to get a bit of an idea of what me & my family lived through to get to Canada & to honour the 200,000+ people who died, trying to find freedom & safety.