A Vietnamese mother, 35-year-old Lang Lam, came to Toronto in 1972 with her two sons listed on her passport but left her two daughters with relatives (...)

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A Vietnamese mother, 35-year-old Lang Lam, came to Toronto in 1972 with her two sons listed on her passport but left her two daughters with relatives (...)

Date4/21/1975

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Original Toronto Star caption: A Vietnamese mother; 35-year-old Lang Lam; came to Toronto in 1972 with her two sons listed on her passport but left her two daughters with relatives in Saigon. She applied to sponsor the girls' entry into Canada in 1973 and now worries about them saying: If Saigon falls; anything can happen to my girls.

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112596F

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