April 30, known as Black April to the community, remains a solemn day for many of 2.3 million Vietnamese Americans in the U.S. due to its significance as the Fall of Saigon in 1975. ⁠ ⁠ The date honors the sacrifices made of some 250,000 South Vietnamese and 60,000 American soldiers.⁠ ⁠ Actress and activist Jane Fonda, who is being honored for her environmental activism, has a controversial past during the Vietnam War. Fonda has since apologized for the images, claiming that she was against the war but not American troops.⁠ ⁠ Ta, a Republican assemblymember representing Orange County, wrote in an opinion piece via the Los Angeles Times: “To have this solemn day overshadowed by the celebration of an individual who openly sympathized with the regime responsible for so much suffering is an insult to the memory of those who perished and those who continue to live with the scars of war.”⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 📱Read more about the recognition in the full article on our website in our linkinbio ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 💬Comme...