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Tran Vu

Tran Vu fled Vietnam by boat in 1979 at the age of sixteen. After a year in a refugee camp in the Philippines, he was taken by the Red Cross to France, where he now lives.

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The Coral Reef

Tran Vu

'"So, our last night of socialism," Dzung said as he squatted down beside me. I pulled two cigarettes out of my pocket and handed one to him, but didn't reply.'

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