The Journey to Freedom Park at the entrance to Calgary’s International Avenue on 17th Avenue in the SE will honour the Vietnamese people who left their country in search of a better life.
For the so-called “boat people,” the desperation of fleeing their country outweighed the fear of escape. They risked their lives crammed on rickety fishing boats, endured over-crowding and danger from pirates. ...
There was a groundbreaking Friday for the Journey to Freedom Park.
“This park means a lot to community and to us and we want to thank Canada and Calgary, who helped us the first day we came here,” Truong said.
There will also be monument to honour those refugees who didn’t survive.
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