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By Ashley Le<\/strong><\/span>
16 May 2022<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

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By Ashley Le<\/strong>
16 May 2022<\/p>\n

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Nga V\u01b0\u01a1ng-Sandoval speaks in 2019 at a women’s march in Denver, Colorado. \u00a9Buffalo Heart Images\/Dave Russell<\/h6>\n

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When Nga V\u01b0\u01a1ng-Sandoval<\/span> (pronounced Na Voong San-doe-val) stepped on stage recently to deliver her speech at the Bold Women Change History Summit in Denver, Colorado, she had one mission in mind: To highlight the beauty of demonstrating compassion and encouragement to anyone who has been forced to flee their home due to violence or persecution.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to bring my lived experience to advance services and awareness for future newcomers,\u201d she said. \u201cBut most important, I wanted to show that being a refugee isn\u2019t a badge of shame; it\u2019s a badge of honor.\u201d<\/p>\n

By the end of her speech, many were wiping their eyes as she received an extended ovation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI wanted to show that being a refugee isn\u2019t a badge of shame; it\u2019s a badge of honor.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

When she was three years old, Nga fled Vi\u1ec7t Nam with her family. It was April 30th, 1975, the day S\u00e0i G\u00f2n fell to the North Vietnamese army. Nga said she was too young to grasp the gravity of that moment, but she vividly remembers what she witnessed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThundering sounds of heavy artillery echoed in our neighborhood. The ear-splitting sound of machine guns ricocheted in our streets. Sounds of women and children screaming pierced through our ears,\u201d Nga recalled. \u201cWe had to leave because we were forced to, because we had no other option.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nga and her family were among the tens of thousands of Vietnamese who fled Vi\u1ec7t Nam in the closing days of the war. Their flight for safety prompted US President Gerald Ford to sign the Indochina Migration and Refugee Act of 1975, which granted refugees special status to enter the United States and established an ad hoc resettlement program through voluntary agencies and private sponsorships.<\/p>\n

Ford\u2019s successor, President Jimmy Carter, then signed into law the landmark Refugee Act of 1980, which established the contemporary US refugee resettlement program and asylum system; aligned the US definition of \u201crefugee\u201d with the internationally recognized definition; mandated the establishment of annual refugee admissions ceiling; and required annual consultations between Congress and the\u00a0US President.<\/p>\n

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A new start in the USA\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

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The legislation in 1975 paved the way for Nga and her family to build a new life in the United States. After living in two refugee camps in the Philippines and Guam, they arrived in the midwestern state of Arkansas, then later moved to Colorado, where Nga started primary school. She had a welcoming first grade teacher and studied hard. Nga\u2019s proudest moment came when she received the \u201cStudent of the Month\u201d award.<\/p>\n

But Nga soon faced a challenge that she couldn\u2019t resolve. Her name, Nga V\u01b0\u01a1ng, which means royal swan in Vietnamese, proved difficult for American English speakers to pronounce. And when her new teachers didn\u2019t know how to correctly say her name, they opted not to call on Nga at all during class.<\/p>\n

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\u201c[I] wasn\u2019t called on, just because they couldn\u2019t pronounce my name.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIt was detrimental for me, as a very studious student, and [I] wasn\u2019t called on, just because they couldn\u2019t pronounce my name,\u201d Nga said. \u201cIt happened all throughout grade school. The teachers didn\u2019t have the humility to ask and I didn\u2019t have the confidence to correct them because I was a child.\u201d<\/p>\n

As an adult, she runs into the same issue. A former colleague who couldn\u2019t pronounce her name asked Nga to change to an \u201ceasier\u201d English name. Nga said she has heard similar stories from refugees and immigrants of all ethnicities, who have had to abbreviate their names, or switch to an American-sounding name.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor a split second, when I hear people do that, my heart drops a little bit.\u201d Nga said. \u201cI feel that there\u2019s so much that we\u2019ve given up already. we\u2019ve lost so much, and it\u2019s like to lose one more thing is so heartbreaking to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of Nga V\u01b0\u01a1ng-Sandoval<\/em><\/p>\n

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The history of AAPI Heritage Month<\/h2>\n

On May 7, 1843, the first Japanese immigrant arrived in the United States. On May 10, 1869, the \u201cGolden Spike\u201d was driven into the ground in the state of Utah, completing the first transcontinental railroad. Chinese accounted for almost the entire workforce on the historic railroad, but received no recognition.<\/p>\n

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More than a holiday or a month<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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As more people are forced to flee war and persecution, Nga hopes that Americans will go beyond simply understanding different cultures, and truly welcome them into their daily lives, a concept she refers to as \u201ccultural embracing.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t just have us on Cinco de Mayo, and Lunar New Year. Don\u2019t just have us on holidays that you think are festive,\u201d she said. \u201cThink of us during the times when you\u2019re actually making the decisions. Have us at the decision table.”<\/p>\n

Nga works as US Refugee Advisory Board project manager at the Refugee Congress and an Immigration & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisor at 3i Law Firm. <\/span>In the little spare time she has, she serves on various boards and advisory committees that work on immigrant and refugee issues and maintains a packed speaking schedule.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cEveryone in the world has been impacted by displacement.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“I strongly believe in storytelling\u2026 I believe that\u2019s the most important mechanism in order for people to shift their mindset, shift that old-fashioned, antiquated paradigm of thinking that \u2018that\u2019s not my problem. It\u2019s an overseas problem. They don\u2019t look like me,'” she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGuess what? Everyone in the world has been impacted by displacement\u2026 What do we have left if we don\u2019t have our core values of seeing the importance of and the value in other people, especially when they\u2019re in need of it the most?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photo \u00a9UNHCR\/Ashley Le<\/em><\/p>\n

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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, serves as the \u2018guardian\u2019 of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. States are expected to cooperate with the organization in ensuring that the rights of refugees are respected and protected.<\/p>\n

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The White House calls<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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When Nga received an email from the White House in May 2021, she thought it was spam. She vetted the email, relying on\u00a0her background in homeland security.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithin 24 hours, I was standing in front of Air Force Two with First Lady Dr. [Jill] Biden with a very clear mission in mind to relay my message of raising the presidential determination,\u201d she said, referring to the number of refugees the president authorizes to enter the country each year.<\/p>\n

She recalled telling the First Lady that the president’s recent presidential determination of 62,500 was a start, but that it had to be higher because every single number represented a life.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI believe it\u2019s the power of refugees.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In October 2021, President Biden announced that the United States would raise the refugee admissions cap to 125,000 for fiscal year 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe it was a collective effort [that included] the silent heroes who you never see on the forefront and those who don\u2019t want to be in the limelight or people who advocate in their own quiet ways,\u201d she said. \u201cI believe it\u2019s the power of refugees.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of Nga V\u01b0\u01a1ng-Sandoval<\/em><\/p>\n

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A mural unveiled<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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The story of Nga\u2019s refugee journey and activism has reached many people, including Denver-based artist Thomas Evans. In late 2020, Thomas began painting a mural of Nga in Denver\u2019s Five Points neighborhood. <\/p>\n

\u201cUsing street art as a platform is important for me to tell a story of who\u2019s putting in the work, what does the community look like,\u201d Thomas told those gathered to watch the mural unveiling. \u201cI looked up Nga\u2026 we got to talking, and I was like, \u2018I definitely have to paint you.\u2019 So for me it was like I have to tell that story in a unique way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou have successfully removed borders.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The colorful mural is filled with messages from visitors.<\/p>\n

\u201cInvest in refugees,\u201d one message said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have successfully removed borders. From Vi\u1ec7t Nam to Lebanon,\u201d read another message signed by a visitor named Natalie.<\/p>\n

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In January 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Memorandum Condemning and Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. It declared, \u201cthe Federal Government must recognize that it has played a role in furthering these xenophobic sentiments.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Seeing herself in others forced to flee<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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From Syria to Afghanistan, from the U.S.\u2013Mexico border to Ukraine, the humanitarian crises of the last decade have instilled in Nga a sense of urgency as each event serves as a reminder of the painful journey her family once took.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw myself in what was happening and I saw my family in what was happening, and I needed to speak up. I needed to say something to show that we\u2019re here for you. We want to support you,\u201d she told the audience at the Women Change History summit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t come from the same continent. We don\u2019t speak the same language. But I understand what you\u2019re going through and I want you to know that I\u2019m going to fight to have you and your family reunited and that you\u2019re going to reach safety the way that my family and I have.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

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“Anti-racism means actively identifying and opposing racism and racial discrimination. Today, and everyday, I call on all of us to raise our voices against policies, practices, and behaviours which exclude.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013Filippo Grandi, UN\u00a0High Commissioner for Refugees<\/h4>\n

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5 things to know about resettlement:<\/strong> <\/span><\/h3>\n

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Refugees do not apply for resettlement themselves.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

UNHCR identifies vulnerable cases to be considered for resettlement.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Resettlement is for the most vulnerable refugees.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

All refugees who are referred must fit at least one vulnerability category, some of which include:
<\/span>\u2022 medical needs
\u2022 women and girls at risk
\u2022 children at risk
\u2022 survivors of violence\/
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Countries decide which refugees to admit for resettlement.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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People who have committed serious crimes or who might pose a security threat are not eligible for refugee status or resettlement.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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Refugee resettlement saves lives. <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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