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Centre of Attention of her new family is Fawn, who spent the first months of her life in an orphanage in Viet Nam
Centre of Attention of her new family is Fawn, who spent the first months of her life in an orphanage in Viet Nam

Centre of Attention of her new family is Fawn, who spent the first months of her life in an orphanage in Viet Nam

Date10/31/1974
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0130775F
      A year-old vietnamese orphan girl on her way to a new home in Cananda waits for a medical examination in Toronto last week. Buddhist nuns in Viet Nam oppose sending waifs aboard for adoption
      A year-old vietnamese orphan girl on her way to a new home in Cananda waits for a medical examination in Toronto last week. Buddhist nuns in Viet Nam oppose sending waifs aboard for adoption
      Griffin, Doug
      4/14/1975
      Two orphans from South Viet Nam are happily settled into the family of Alice and Lee Whitney, who also have four daughters - two of them adopted. Whit(...)
      Two orphans from South Viet Nam are happily settled into the family of Alice and Lee Whitney, who also have four daughters - two of them adopted. Whit(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      4/14/1975
      Garry Son-Hoan: Birthday gift he most wanted was news from family in Viet Nam
      Garry Son-Hoan: Birthday gift he most wanted was news from family in Viet Nam
      Stuparyk, Michael
      7/6/1980
      The survivor: Refugees from Viet Nam, Doan, then 15 and her brother, 14, escaped in a tiny crammed boat eight years ago, now she is a university graduate, working in Montreal
      The survivor: Refugees from Viet Nam, Doan, then 15 and her brother, 14, escaped in a tiny crammed boat eight years ago, now she is a university graduate, working in Montreal
      Eglinton, Rick
      6/13/1988
      Poor old mom, says Mary Astafooroff, right, who at age 60 has spent 14 years of her life in jail and has just returned from serving a month for rioting
      Poor old mom, says Mary Astafooroff, right, who at age 60 has spent 14 years of her life in jail and has just returned from serving a month for rioting
      Mahler, John
      5/10/1975
      Civilian-Clothed diplomats share the life of Canada's military observers in Viet Nam
      Civilian-Clothed diplomats share the life of Canada's military observers in Viet Nam
      Spremo, Boris
      3/3/1973
      Life goes on in South Viet Nam, two years after a ceasefire which still produces 6,000 casualties a week
      Life goes on in South Viet Nam, two years after a ceasefire which still produces 6,000 casualties a week
      Spremo, Boris
      2/6/1972
      Scene-stealer Glenn Bunn, aged 7 months, grabs great-great-grandmother Bessie Bunn's attention at a five-generation reunion in her apartment. Also in (...)
      Scene-stealer Glenn Bunn, aged 7 months, grabs great-great-grandmother Bessie Bunn's attention at a five-generation reunion in her apartment. Also in (...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      11/4/1974
      Our newest. Four-year-old Tan Quang Nguyen proudly holds his Canadian citizenship certificate he received last night. He arrived in Canada with his family in 1975 from Viet Nam
      Our newest. Four-year-old Tan Quang Nguyen proudly holds his Canadian citizenship certificate he received last night. He arrived in Canada with his family in 1975 from Viet Nam
      Griffin, Doug
      4/18/1979
      Viet Nam orphans such as these can be helped by the donation of unneeded family allowance cheques, suggests one reader in accompanying letter. Student(...)
      Viet Nam orphans such as these can be helped by the donation of unneeded family allowance cheques, suggests one reader in accompanying letter. Student(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      2/20/1973
      Their Violins accompanied youngsters Phuoc and Vu Nguyen when they fled Viet Nam with their family
      Their Violins accompanied youngsters Phuoc and Vu Nguyen when they fled Viet Nam with their family
      Slaughter, Mike
      3/9/1976
      Established again: Peter Tran's family fled their South East Asian home in Viet Nam to escape political repression
      Established again: Peter Tran's family fled their South East Asian home in Viet Nam to escape political repression
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      5/29/1982