Jeannie Yandel/KUOW.org
Most of the time, when people think of the fall of Saigon, they think of the victims, the refugees who endured countless heartaches, and unimaginable pain.
Ralph Munro, former Washington secretary of state, in 1975 at Camp Pendleton, several days after the arrival of Vietnamese refugees. (Photo courtesy Ralph Munro)
The state eventually resettled close to 4,000 people throughout the state of Washington. Munro said their promise to help the refugees came with one string: refugees were not allowed to go on welfare, but instead had to work. While not easy, that piece of logic forced refugees to be self sufficient and today, nearly forty years since they set foot in America, they have carved a niche for themselves in California, Washington state and abroad.
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