'these Boat People,' Says The Government Of Hong Kong, 'they All Want To Go To America.' Well, I Swear I Don't Know Why, Do You? I Mean, Take Vietnam. Why Would Any Vietnamese Come To America After What American Did To Vietnam? Don't They Remember My Lai, Napalm, Sylvester Stallone?

-Linda Ellerbee

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'these Boat People,' Says The

Linda Ellerbee

'these Boat People,' Says The Government Of Hong Kong, 'they All Want To Go To America.' Well, I Swear I Don't Know Why, Do You? I Mean, Take Vietnam. Why Would Any Vietnamese Come To America After What American Did To Vietnam? Don't They Remember My Lai, Napalm, Sylvester Stallone?

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[my Father] Was Generous With His Affection, Given To Great, Awkward, Engulfing Hugs, And I Can Remember So Clearly The Smell Of His Hugs, All Starched Shirt, Tobacco, Old Spice, And Cutty Sark. Sometimes I Think I've Never Been Properly Hugged Since.

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