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(27 Apr 2000) English/Nat A quarter of a century after the fall of Saigon, another Saigon is alive and well. In the Little Saigon community of Los Angeles, some residents are too young to even remember Vietnam. But older Vietnamese there say the memories, and the pain, are still fresh. When more than 800-thousand Vietnamese fled Saigon in 1975, more than 100-thousand of them ended up here, in the U-S. Families settled, started businesses, and started over. Many here say they were happy for the opportunity to stay in the United States and happy with their newfound freedom. SOUNDBITE: (English) "This is my country now, you know, my new home, my new life here." SUPER CAPTION: Sieu Ross, Little Saigon resident SOUNDBITE: (English) "I like the United States because I have the freedom of speech and freedom to express and freedom to complain to the government." SUPER CAPTION: Hao-Nguyen, Little Saigon resident SOUNDBITE: (English) "We have a chance to get a better education, get our degree, get our job, make a great life. Land of opportunity, United States." SUPER CAPTION: Quyen Do, Little Saigon resident This usually quiet community erupted last year when a business owner hung a poster of Ho Chi Min in his video rental store. Old wounds surfaced and passionate protestors of all ages expressed their disgust at what they saw as a pro-Communist act. City councilman and restaurateur Tony Lam has suffered the effects of the community's strong anti-Communist feelings. His expressed support for improved relations between the U-S and Vietnam has caused outrage in the community. Many residents have boycotted his restaurant. SOUNDBITE: (English) "The government, United States government, should not victimise seventy-six (m) million Vietnamese there. As long as the government, the Communist government in Vietnam, respects human life and turns the country into a market economy, that would really help. But again, they use that, saying that I am too pro-Communist. SUPER CAPTION: Tony Lam, Little Saigon city councilman In this community, the anti-Communist sentiment runs strong, especially with the older Vietnamese here. SOUNDBITE: (English) "I needed freedom. I needed freedom; that's why I stay here." SUPER CAPTION: Sunny Tien, Little Saigon resident SOUNDBITE: (English) "After twenty-five years ago, Vietnamese very poor, but the leader of the Communists, corrupt, corrupt." SUPER CAPTION: Hao-Nguyen, Little Saigon resident Leslie K. Le, an elections official for the county, was a high-ranking military official for the South Vietnamese army. He says he still feels responsible for the loss of his country to the Communists. SOUNDBITE: (English) "Now it's the year two-thousand. It sounds like a long, long time ago history. But to me, just like yesterday. I still remember everything. I still feel the pain when I hear that Saigon is completely lost to the Communists. The pain still here. And I think somehow, the world, especially the United States, must do something strong enough to turn the situation in Vietnam 180 degrees back." SUPER CAPTION: Leslie K. Le, Community Program Specialist, Registration and Elections Department, Orange County Twenty-five years after the war, Vietnamese have embraced America, but they haven't forgotten their home. They still hold hope for regaining the Vietnam they once knew. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...