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Do Hoang Ke was a soldier working for the U.S. force in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He was born in Sadec, Dong Thap in 1941. He joined the Republic of Vietnam's Army when he was a teenager in 1968 and fought until April 30th, 1975. After the war, Ke came to the U.S. in 1992 after serving jail-time for more than five years. Since then, he never returns to Vietnam. As an Anti-Communist, Ke struggles to decide whether he should return to the country but one thing is certain: he misses it very much. He currently resides in Santa Ana, California with his wife and son. Since he does not speak English, he is unemployed in the U.S. and his wife supports the entire family by working as a manicurist. In addition, they are provided with living supplies from the U.S. government on a monthly basis. Their son is now studying Biological Technology at UC San Diego. [Profile bio] Triet K. Nguyen is a Freshman studying Media Arts and Practice at USC School of Cinematic Arts. Dillon Paulson is a Freshman at USC studying Business Administration. Jun Han Park is a Senior at USC studying Business as well. Ivy Lin is a Sophomore at USC studying Computer Science. [Profiler bio]
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