Title
Cong Ba Nguyen, a Vietnamese-African-American refugee, and Mira Cua, a Guatemala
Date
1-1-2004
Volume Number
Number 57/58
Pages
88-101
Abstract
Cong Ba Nguyen, a Vietnamese-African-American refugee, and Mira Cua, a Guatemalan immigrant, live in Portland with their nephew and two children. Mira talks of her hard life in Guatemala and helping her father weave Mayan cloth as a young child. She met Cong at Nancy's Shellfish in Portland, where he was her boss. He now works at Jordan's Meats. He was raised in a Saigon orphanage and struggled to make his way to America as a refugee. He has become a citizen, and Mira has acquired a green card.
Subjects
Immigrants in Portland, Nguyen, Cong Ba, Cua, Mira
Recommended Citation
Merlini, Lisa, "Cong Ba Nguyen, a Vietnamese-African-American refugee, and Mira Cua, a Guatemala" (2004). Maine News Index – Salt. 350.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_salt/350
Source
Salt