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Together again: Oh God . . . they're here. I'm going to burst. I can't believe it. I'M going to cry. Lang Lam, centre, said as her daughters, Anh Tuye(...)
Together again: Oh God . . . they're here. I'm going to burst. I can't believe it. I'M going to cry. Lang Lam, centre, said as her daughters, Anh Tuye(...)

Together again: Oh God . . . they're here. I'm going to burst. I can't believe it. I'M going to cry. Lang Lam, centre, said as her daughters, Anh Tuye(...)

Date2/8/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Together again: Oh God . . . they're here. I'm going to burst. I can't believe it. I'M going to cry. Lang Lam; centre; said as her daughters; Anh Tuyet; 9; left; and Phuong Thau; 20; and her parents arrived at Toronto International Airport yesterday - eight years after she left them behind in Saigon. She had brought her two sons with her because she was afraid they'd be killed in the Viet Nam war.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0022948F
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