Tet Watchers Assess Ky's Visit to Vietnam

Tet Watchers Assess Ky's Visit to Vietnam

(EXCERPT) Some in Little Saigon believe the former premier is selling
out to the Communist regime. Others say he has a right to return., by
David Reyes, Times Staff Writer

Amid Little Saigon's annual Tet festivities, there was a strong
emotional undercurrent among many expatriates Saturday over the return
of former South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky to his
homeland.

Almost 29 years after the fall of Saigon, many Vietnamese and
Vietnamese Americans in Orange County still harbor hatred for the
Communist regime that invited Ky for a three-week visit that began
Jan. 14.

"Many Vietnamese vets think Ky betrayed us," said Lap...

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