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Today, Thong and Thi off for Vietnam. They fly at noon from MSP to Tokyo, Tokyo to Singapore, and Singapore to Vietnam.

Thong N. Dinh
3/19 Ap5 Xa Binh Hung
Hoa - Binh Chanh
TPHCM VIETNAM

011-84-91-815-7878

Thong didn't sleep much last night. He talked about dragging Thi out of Vietnam, being on a boat, having the boat raided by Thai, getting picked up on an oil rig after six or seven days on a barely floating, adrift boat, going to the refugee camp, getting sick, spending 3 months in the hospital, geting sent to Bangkok, interviewing with the Canadians, Australians, and holding out for the USA. Spending time in the the Minor camp with his brother, who was about 12 or 13 at the time. Getting accepted by the Americans, shipped to Memphis TN, leaving there for Minneapolis, and striking out on his own.

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Last Minicon meeting, which I missed. I went to Dim Sum with Minnehaha and some friends of theirs. David and Laura wuz supposed to join us, but they did not.

Minnehaha beat me there -- the place is just up the street from my house -- and we sat for quite some time before anybody else arrived. A few phone calls later, and there were seven of the nine we were supposed to be.

We ate lottsa stuff. It all tasted wonderful. ( Unpleasant details. )