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By Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.)

 

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/campaign/122327-there-is-still-more-work-to-do-with-vietnam-rep-jeff-fortenberry

 

Yet while we have come so far, there is much more work to do.  Nebraska is home to a vibrant community of proud Vietnamese Americans who share hopes and dreams for their homeland that remain unfulfilled.  In issuing its annual report covering the period of April 2009 through March 2010, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom recommended that the Department of State designate Vietnam as a Country of Particular Concern given ongoing and serious violations of religious freedom.

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