This was the day I left.
On the left is Mr. Day. On the right, Mr. Trinh. Mr. Day was 77 and had been the president of our Golden Age Club for a year. He spoke very little English, but he had an amazing spirit. Later, I visited Mr. Day and his family in Tacoma. The family was worried because he seldom left the apartment. He gave me a can of tea as a gift. I first met Mr. Trinh when Debbie and I
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Pictures of Galang Camp by Gaylord Barr (9)
?(from left) Tuan, Hai, and Son. Hai and Son went to Canada and Tuan to San Jose, California. Hai was our school's principal and our dear friend. He had been on Galang for several years (the normal stay was about 1 year). Eight years after this photo was taken, I was working at another camp in the Philippines. I was wading in the river when two young Vietnamese women came up to me and asked if I
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Pictures of Galang Camp by Gaylord Barr (8)
The boat that had carried 88 people from Vietnam (7 days).
88 ngu?i t? n?n Vi?t Nam di tr�n con t�u n�y trong 7 ng�y d? t?i du?c Galang
Kh�ng nh? t�n em b� n�y
The day that Debbie and Elliot arrived. They were both friends from school in Vermont. I'd gone down to the harbor everyday for a week hoping that would be the day.
Ng�y Debbie v� Elliot t?i tr?i Galang. C? hai l� b?n h?c
