Show SL U HI nt JO f l-HJ l AM AU ww From Pilgrims to Boat People People They all have had hada a Rough Time by Wesley Long Perhaps this is a familiar story A group of people are forced to leave their homes because of their ther beliefs f It could be religious or political or ori ir i any number numb r of reasons With their f last bit of money they buy passage on onan onan Z 7 an alrea already y overcrowded boat and set sail looking for a new home After several months at sea they land Its It's find themselves in a new a land There strange land but a good are many problems to overcome They must find homes for their families learn a new n-ew new language and somehow x C. C earn their daily bread This story goes on to tell of their struggles and the problems they faces face s before they are finally accepted in inthis this new land Does this story sound familiar It should its it's the story of the European in America Whether they were Irish German Scandinavian or whatever the story is the same Just this decade history repeated itself and another group of people were forced to go through these same things This time the scene was Southeast Southeast Southeast Sou Sou- Asia At the he present there are over Southeast Asian students enrolled at Utah Technical College and the number number number num num- ber is growing every day 4 Thursday April 28 a meeting was held to to officially Vietnamese Vietnamese Viet Viet- namese nam namese S Students Association ti ri l' l at rn TTO A According to Lam Van Tien VS A president the purpose of the club is to help the students bridge the gap in communication and get involved in school activities Besides helping the th-e students overcome the language barrier barrier barrier bar bar- rier the VS A will give these students a voice in the school which they feel is important |