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Kieran Reynolds, Jason Lui, and Beverly Pham are three students at the University of Southern California studying the American War in Vietnam. Kieran Reynolds is a senior from Shanghai, China majoring in Media Arts and Practice. Jason Lui is a sophomore from Hong Kong, China majoring in Business Administration. Beverly Pham is a sophomore from Westminster, CA majoring in Broadcast and Digital Journalism. [Profiler bio] Long Pham lived in Saigon, Vietnam until he was 9 years old. On April 29, 1975, he and his family fled the country on a boat to a refugee camp in the Philippines. However, his dad didn't leave with Long's family because he had another family he had to take care of in Vietnam. Long enjoyed his time during the stay in the Philippines and he maintains a relatively happy mood throughout the trip. From there, he transferred to Wake Island for 2 weeks before a group brought them to Camp Pendleton near San Diego. Afterwards, he moved to Downey and started to assimilate into the American community. Since leaving Vietnam, Long went back twice, once in 1994, once in 2015. He seems to feel like a tourist back in his home country and he thinks the communist vibe is still very strong in the country. Today, Long is very thankful for the US because of all the help his family got when they left Vietnam. He is happily living in America and he has a very positive outlook in his past experiences. [Profile bio]
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