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After 1975, the Vietnamese used whatever floated to set out on rough seas to flee communism. The Lands of Freedom welcomed them with open arms. Three decades later, as recent immigrants, the "boat people" have found political freedom and economic security, but success is mostly at an individual level. The ultimate challenge would be to prove their maturity by gaining political and economic leverage through mutual trust and solidarity. This Forum retraces their path from the time of their incarceration in re-education camps until today. It serves as a historical timeline and documents their slow progress toward political freedom and economic stability.