Word: huong
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...brother they had to leave behind. But soon they were caught up in the bewildering process of resettlement. Caseworkers from the International Rescue Committee helped the Trinhs apply for Social Security cards and welfare for the four youngest teenagers: Thanh, 19; So Trung, 17; So Lan, 16; and So Huong, 14. The I.R.C. gave the Trinhs $330 for food, supplied them with winter clothing and paid their rent and utilities for two months...
Learning English is the Trinh family's priority. The four teen-agers all attend public school in Brooklyn. They still feel estranged. Only one American girl in Ditmas Junior High School has tried to make friends with So Huong, for example. Says the ninth-grader: "I don't know how to talk to anyone yet, and I don't know how to do my homework." After school or work, the whole family spends long hours poring over their copy of Access to English as a Second Language...