A Vietnamese adoptee looks for answers at the Go Vap Orphanage

November

We’ve met up with the Rockland County Rotarians and veterans, and are heading down the Mekong Delta today to visit more orphanages and places where some group members spent the Vietnam War.

One woman we met last week, Kim Browne, is staying in Ho Chi Minh City to keep working at the Go Vap Orphanage. Browne was one of the last babies airlifted out as Saigon fell in 1975. Now 32, she has traveled from her home in London back to Go Vap – her own former orphanage – to teach English and work with the disabled children while trying to find information about her birth mother.

You can view Kim’s story by clicking on this YouTube link.

Stay tuned for more news from our journey with the Rockland group.

This entry was posted on Monday, November 12th, 2007 at 7:00 am by Nicole Neroulias.
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3 Responses to “A Vietnamese adoptee looks for answers at the Go Vap Orphanage”

Katie November 12th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
Very moving video on the orphans. Kudos to Kim and great work Nicole!
Erin L November 12th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Nicole,

It is wonderful to follow you and your father on his journey back to Vietnam. It’s especially meaningful how you highlight personal stories like Kim’s and Jim Murphy’s and other veterans. It’s great that you’re able to link to video and audio, too. It helps us better appreciate their efforts, searches, and sacrifice.

Thank you for writing about it!
Return to Vietnam » Blog Archive » Thanks from the Go Vap Orphanage November 21st, 2007 at 8:59 pm
[...] stayed in touch with Kim Browne, the British woman who was one of the last babies airlifted out of Saigon before it fell in 1975. [...]

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