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To: Thomas Haegin who wrote (786)	1/13/1998 6:36:00 PM
From: George Papadopoulos	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9980

:And isn't there this prominent and fine looking woman (about 50 years old) who is/was a dissident and who was in jail I think. I think she may have even won some foreign award or price for her humanitarian and political efforts? Or is this in one of the Koreas." She is in Myanmar (former Burma). Still under house arrest? Vietnam....what a basket case. Even Mobius is giving up on it through the TVF fund. I bought 200 shs at 12 sold at 8. Oh well, used it as a tax loss to offset some gains. I guess we were waaaaaaaaaaaay too early. I have a Vietnamese friend who seconds everything A1 stated. Over and out

To: Thomas Haegin who wrote (786)	1/13/1998 7:26:00 PM
From: Esvida	Respond to of 9980

Thomas, I don't think age is what matters. Think about Deng Xiaoping. He participated in the Long March and yet he was the one who fought to open up China economically. If there is one in Vietnam, he has not shown his hands yet. Most of them by the time they move up to the first rank become totally cloned of the old guard. The thing I'm dying to see is a true reconcilation of the North and the South and an abandonment of Communism as in Eastern Europe. Vietnam needs the help from the Vietnamese emigrants, but it takes a Gorbachev miracle for them to go back. My cousin, who lives in Lausanne for about 30 years now, is a system analyst and he is also a regional chess champion. Probably, the Vietnamese in the US were luckier than most in Europe because of an open education system here. We occupy the whole spectrum of jobs in America. You name it from the bottom to the top. There have been a few students coming over from Vietnam. From what I heard the first batch was not selected based on merits. Hopefully, more and better students will be sent over. The education system there has been continuously declining for many years. It looks really bleak if it continues for another generation. There's a strength in Asian culture which is the emphasis on education; it penetrates more broadly compared to other ethnic groups in terms of family incomes. If the US census bureau takes a measure on how many first generation college graduates, it will be surprised at the concentration within the Asian group here. I'm already depressed for thinking about Vietnam. I may as well respond to you now and look toward a more upbeat tomorrow. -Al