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Yet, in another part of "the east", there is a the opposite.
The Vietnamese in the East making a strong comeback
Like many other small-business owners in the area, Mai Nguyen didn't wait for money from the Road Home or any other government program to reopen her restaurant after Katrina. She dug deep into her own pockets.
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A friend who worked at the Home Depot in the East told me that the day they opened up, their Viet customers were lined up, paying in cash. Amazing.
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