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Kenneth M. Quinn: Experiences of Tai Dam Coming to Iowa

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In 1975, a distinct ethnic group called the Tai Dam wanted to settle as a group in the United States. Natives of Vietnam, they had been in Laos for 20 years in 1975. An American overseas petitioned many Governors to help. Governor Bob Ray responded, but he had to work with the federal government to get permission to bring them as a group. Ambassador Kenneth Quinn explains why that mattered to the refugees.

Kenneth Quinn is a transplant to Iowa, but just like the refugees he has befriended, he became an Iowan. He served as Ambassador to Cambodia from 1996 – 1999.

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Post Date: April 4, 2007


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