From: tnguyen@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Thang Nguyen)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
Subject: [Refugees] Second letter to a caring friend
Date: 6 Jan 93 22:00:37 GMT
Reply-To: tnguyen@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Thang Nguyen)
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD

Ba`i Ho.c Tu+` Mo^.t Tha`nh Co^ng,
Hay La` Thu+ Go+?i Mo^.t Ngu+o+`i Ba.n Ha<`ng Lu+u Ta^m 
-De^'n Va^'n -De`^ Ti. Na.n

     Nga`y 29 tha'ng 12, 1992

     Ba.n me^'n,
     Trong thu+ tru+o+'c vie^'t cho ba.n, to^i ke^u go.i chu'ng
ta ha~y gia?m thie^?u vie^.c go+?i qua` ca'p va`o tra.i
ma` thay va`o -do' ha~y ta^.p trung nguo`^n ta`i nguye^n
eo he.p cu?a co^.ng -do`^ng va`o la~nh vu+.c va^.n -do^.ng
chi'nh sa'ch va` tro+. giu'p pha'p ly'. Chi? co' ca'ch
-do' mo+'i -do^'i pho' -du+o+.c pha`^n na`o vo+'i nhu+~ng
hie^?m hoa. ma` -do`^ng ba`o thuye`^n nha^n -dang pha?i tru+.c
die^.n.
     Ca'm o+n ba.n -da~ tra? lo+`i. Va` cu~ng ca'm o+n
ba.n -da~ tha<?ng tha<'n no'i le^n nhu+~ng -die^?m tha<'c
ma<'c va` hoa`i nghi. Ba.n tha<'c ma<'c ta.i sao pha?i do`^n
ta`i nguye^n khi ma` va^.n -do^.ng -da^u to^'n ke'm la` bao.
Ba.n co' ve? cu~ng kho^ng tin va`o va^'n -de`^ va^.n -do^.ng.
     Ne^'u va^.n -do^.ng chi? la` vie^'t thi?nh nguye^.n thu+
hay go.i -die^.n thoa.i thi` qua? la` kho^ng to^'n ke'm,
nhu+ng cu~ng kho^ng hu+~u hie^.u. Mo^.t co^ng ta'c va^.n -do^.ng
co' hie^.u qua? -do`i ho?i nhie`^u co^ng phu va` mo^.t so^'
ta`i nguye^n. To^i xin -do+n cu+? mo^.t tru+o+`ng ho+.p -die^?n
hi`nh.
     Mo+'i -da^y, co^.ng -do`^ng chu'ng ta -da~ va^.n -do^.ng
ra^'t tha`nh co^ng trong vie^.c cho^'ng la.i chi'nh sa'ch ca<'t
thu+.c pha^?m o+? Galang, Nam Du+o+ng. Va`o giu+~a na<m nay,
Cao Uy? Ti. Na.n ca<'t ha`ng loa.t thu+.c pha^?m, ta.o ne^n
ti`nh tra.ng thie^'u a<n nga`y ca`ng lan ro^.ng. Ngu+o+`i
ta nghi ra<`ng -da^y la` bie^.n pha'p -de^? e'p thuye`^n nha^n
pha?i ho`^i hu+o+ng. Theo to^i u+o+'c lu+o+.ng so^' thu+.c
pha^?m bi. ca<'t tri. gia' ga`^n nu+?a trie^.u My~ kim mo^.t
na<m.
     Tru+o+'c chi'nh sa'ch a^'y, go+?i qua` ca'p tie`^n ba.c
va`o tra.i -de^? cu+'u tro+. chi? la` chuye^.n da~ tra`ng.
Co^.ng -do`^ng du` co' do`^n ta^'t ca? ta`i nguye^n la.i
cu~ng cha<?ng bu` la.i -du+o+.c mo^.t go'c cu?a pha`^n -da~
bi. ca<'t -di. Kho^ng nhu+~ng va^.y, vi` -da~ co' chu? y',
cu+' mo^~i mo^.t -do`^ng mi`nh go+?i va`o ngu+o+`i ta se~
ra^'t de^~ da`ng ca<'t the^m mu+o+`i -do`^ng. Chi? co`n mo^.t
ca'ch la` va^.n -do^.ng ta.o a'p lu+.c du+ lua^.n va` chi'nh
tri. -de^? Cao Uy? pha?i thay -do^?i chi'nh sa'ch.
     Chi'nh vi` va^.y, mo^.t so^' ho^.i -doa`n -da~ pha't -do^.ng
chie^'n di.ch va^.n -do^.ng quo^'c te^', ta.o ta`^ng ta`^ng lo+'p
lo+'p a'p lu+.c -do`i Cao Uy? pha?i tu+` bo? chi'nh sa'ch
cu?a ho.. Sau sa'u tha'ng va^.n -do^.ng, Cao Uy? -da~ nhu+o+.ng
bo^.. So^' lu+o+.ng thu+.c pha^?m -du+o+.c hoa`n tra? xem
nhu+ toa`n bo^.. Chie^'n di.ch na`y -da~ to^'n khoa?ng 5 nga`n
My~ kim -de^? la^'y la.i ga`^n 500 nga`n My~ kim cho -do`^ng
ba`o. Sau -da^y la` so+ lu+o+.c die^~n tie^'n cu?a cuo^.c
va^.n -do^.ng.
     Thu+.c pha^?m bi. ca<'t va`o tha'ng 5. Va`o cuo^'i tha'ng
6, Project Ngo.c, do mo^.t nho'm sinh vie^n o+? California
-die`^u ha`nh, -da~ go+?i mo^.t tha`nh vie^n la` co^ Terri
Pha.m -de^'n Hoa Thi.nh -Do^'n la`m vie^.c ba tha'ng he` vo+'i
Uy? Ban Cu+'u Ngu+o+`i Vu+o+.t Bie^?n, vu+`a ho.c vie^.c
vu+`a giu'p cho thuye`^n nha^n. Co^ Terri -du+o+.c giao cho
co^ng ta'c kho+?i xu+o+'ng chie^'n di.ch va^.n -do^.ng quo^'c
te^' ke^? tre^n.
     Co^ng vie^.c -da`^u tie^n cu?a co^ la` thu tha^.p du+~
kie^.n ve`^ thu+.c pha^?m va` tha`nh pha`^n da^n so^' trong
tra.i Galang (vi` nhu ca`^u thu+.c pha^?m tuy` thuo^.c va`o
lu+'a tuo^?i, gio^'ng pha'i, loa.i sinh hoa.t...). -Die`^u
na`y kho^ng de^~ vi` Cao Uy? kho^ng cung ca^'p du+~ kie^.n
va` va^'n -de`^ lie^n la.c vo+'i thuye`^n nha^n bi. kie^?m
duye^.t ga<'t gao. Khi co' -du+o+.c -da`^y -du? ca'c con so^'
tho^'ng ke^, co^ Terri pha?i lie^n la.c vo+'i ca'c trung
ta^m nghie^n cu+'u ve`^ thu+.c pha^?m -de^? xa'c -di.nh lu+o+.ng
calori va` cha^'t -da.m cho mo^~i loa.i thu+'c a<n. Ke^' -de^'n
la` lie^n la.c vo+'i ca'c to^? chu+'c quo^'c te^' nhu+ World
Food Program va` World Health Organization -de^? ho?i ve`^ mu+'c
chua^?n -di.nh dinh du+o+~ng to^'i thie^?u du`ng la`m ca<n
ba?n so sa'nh. Ke^' tie^'p, la` ti`m nhu+~ng thuye`^n nha^n
vu+`a ro+`i kho?i Galang -di -di.nh cu+ -de^? la`m nha^n
chu+'ng -do^'i cha^'t vo+'i Cao Uy? khi co+ quan na`y kho^ng
nha^.n la` co' ca<'t thu+.c pha^?m. Toa`n bo^. qua' tri`nh,
ke^? ca? vie^.c to^?ng ho+.p ca'c du+~ kie^.n, ma^'t nhie`^u
tho+`i gio+`, co^ng su+'c va` cu~ng kha' to^'n ke'm, nhu+ng
ra^'t ca`^n thie^'t vi` no'i pha?i co' sa'ch ma'ch pha?i
co' chu+'ng.
     Bu+o+'c thu+' hai la` huy -do^.ng su+. le^n tie^'ng -do`^ng
loa.t tu+` nhie`^u phi'a, trong mo^.t the^' lie^n hoa`n nha<`m
ta.o a'p lu+.c vo+'i Cao Uy? Ti. Na.n. Mu~i du`i chi'nh
la` su+. le^n tie^'ng cu?a ca'c da^n bie^?u va` thu+o+.ng
nghi. si~. Ho^~ tro+. -da<`ng sau la` su+'c e'p tu+` hai
be^n do`^n la.i: mo^.t be^n la` ca'c to^? chu+'c quo^'c te^'
va` mo^.t be^n la` ca'c ho^.i -doa`n ngu+o+`i Vie^.t. Va`
o+? vo`ng ngoa`i cu`ng la` thi?nh nguye^.n thu+ cu?a ha`ng
tra<m ca' nha^n nha<`m ke'o da`i a'p lu+.c (ca'c da^n
bie^?u, nghi. si~, ho^.i -doa`n thu+o+`ng chi? le^n tie^'ng
mo^.t la`^n ro`^i tho^i). Co^ng ta'c pho^'i ho+.p va` huy
-do^.ng o+? giai -doa.n na`y kho^ng -do+n gia?n.
     Bu+o+'c thu+' ba la` ti`m mo.i ca'ch vu+o+.t qua ca'c
ha`ng ra`o kie^?m duye^.t -de^? tho^ng ba'o cho -do`^ng ba`o
o+? trong tra.i bie^'t ra<`ng ho. kho^ng bi. bo? ro+i, lo+`i
ke^u cu+'u cu?a ho. -dang -du+o+.c co^.ng -do`^ng -da'p u+'ng.
-Die`^u na`y giu'p cho -do`^ng ba`o tra'nh ti`nh tra.ng sa
su't tinh tha`^n. (Chi? rie^ng trong hai tha'ng 8 va` tha'ng
9, co' 9 vu. tu+. sa't o+? Galang.)
     Nhu+ ba.n tha^'y -do', va^'n -de`^ va^.n -do^.ng kho^ng
-do+n gia?n ma` -do`i ho?i su+. am hie^?u ti`nh hi`nh, su+.
nghie^n cu+'u chi li tu+`ng va^'n -de`^, su+. pho^'i ho+.p
cha<.t che~ giu+~a ca'c to^? chu+'c, su+. kie^n tri`, va`
mo^.t khoa?n ta`i cha'nh -de^? trang tra?i ca'c phi' khoa?n
ve`^ -die^.n thoa.i vie^~n lie^n, -die^.n thu+, a^'n phi', bu+u
phi', va` tie`^n a<n o+? va` va^.n chuye^?n cho thie^.n nguye^.n
vie^n.
     Con so^' na<m nga`n ke^? tre^n thu+.c ra kho^ng lo+'n,
nha^'t la` khi so vo+'i tha`nh qua? ga<.t ha'i -du+o+.c.
Tuy nhie^n, so^' tie`^n a^'y kho^ng pha?i tu+. du+ng ma` co'.
Va? la.i, hie^.n nay co`n ra^'t nhie`^u va^'n -de`^ va^.n -do^.ng
ha~y co`n bo? ngo?, co^.ng -do`^ng chu+a he`^ -du.ng -de^'n
hay co' la`m nhu+ng chu+a -du?. Chu'ng ta pha?i gia?m bo+'t
vie^.c go+?i qua` ca'p cu+'u tro+. -de^? do`^n ta`i nguye^n
va`o nhu+~ng va^'n -de`^ na`y. Trong thu+ to+'i, to^i se~
lie^.t ke^ ra mo^.t so^' va^'n -de`^ -de^? chu'ng ta cu`ng suy
nghi~ va` chia nhau ra la`m hay ho+.p su+'c nhau la.i -de^?
cu`ng la`m.
     -De^'n -da^y, to^i mong ra<`ng -da~ gia?i toa? -du+o+.c
nhu+~ng hoa`i nghi hay tha<'c ma<'c cu?a ba.n. Va` sau -da^y
la` i't do`ng chia xe? vo+'i ba.n ve`^ con -du+o+`ng gian
nan tru+o+'c ma<'t.
     Ba.n ne^n chua^?n bi. tinh tha`^n vi` xin tie`^n cho va^'n
-de`^ va^.n -do^.ng se~ kho' ho+n xin tie`^n cu+'u tro+. ra^'t
nhie`^u. Trong va^.n -do^.ng, co^ng vie^.c chi'nh la` vie^'t
la'ch, la` nghie^n cu+'u, la` ke^' hoa.ch, la` pho^'i ho+.p,
la` -die`^u -di`nh... toa`n nhu+~ng vie^.c tru+`u tu+o+.ng,
kho^ng co' hi`nh a?nh -de^? -da'nh -do^.ng lo`ng thu+o+ng
xo't. Chu+a ke^? co' ngu+o+`i co' a^'n tu+o+.ng ra<`ng tie`^n
ba.c da`nh cho va^.n -do^.ng kho^ng -de^'n ta^.n tay cho thuye`^n
nha^n va` ca?m tha^'y a'y na'y kho^ng muo^'n cho. Ho+n nu+~a
la.c quye^n cu+'u tro+. la` chuye^.n chu'ng ta vo^'n -da~
quen thuo^.c tu+` tru+o+'c trong khi va^.n -do^.ng la` mo^.t
la~nh vu+.c chu'ng ta pha?i ho.c la.i tu+` -da`^u.
     Tru+o+'c nhu+~ng kho' kha<n a^'y, to^i tin ra<`ng ba.n
se~ kho^ng so+`n lo`ng. Muo^'n thu+.c su+. giu'p cho -do`^ng
ba`o thi` chu'ng ta pha?i cho.n ca'i lo+.i i'ch cho -do`^ng
ba`o thay vi` ca'i tie^.n lo+.i va` de^~ da`ng cho chi'nh
mi`nh. Chu'ng ta la` cha^u cha^'u -da' xe. Va^'n na.n he^'t
su+'c to ta't trong khi kha? na<ng cu?a co^.ng -do`^ng la.i
ra^'t gio+'i ha.n. Ti`nh tra.ng a^'y -do`i ho?i chu'ng ta
pha?i nha^.n -di.nh ro~ re^.t -da^u la` nhu ca`^u thu'c ba'ch
nha^'t, -da^u la` ma^'u cho^'t cu?a va^'n -de`^, va` ma.nh
da.n cho.n phu+o+ng thu+'c thie^'t thu+.c nha^'t -de^? giu'p
-do`^ng ba`o.
     Theo to^i, nhu+ trong thu+ tru+o+'c -da~ no'i, va^'n -de`^
ma^'u cho^'t hie^.n nay la` chi'nh sa'ch va` nhu ca`^u ca^'p
ba'ch nha^'t hie^.n nay cu?a -do`^ng ba`o la` -du+o+.c ba?o
ve^. tru+o+'c nhu+~ng chi'nh sa'ch ba^'t co^ng. Theo to^i,
ca'ch -do^'i pho' thie^'t thu+.c trong hoa`n ca?nh hie^.n
nay la` va^.n -do^.ng ve`^ chi'nh sa'ch va` tro+. giu'p ve`^
pha'p ly'. 
     Khi ca'c a^n nha^n cho tie`^n thi` -do`^ng tho+`i ho.
cu~ng trao ca? nie`^m tin, tin ra<`ng chu'ng ta bie^'t ca'ch
su+? du.ng -do`^ng tie`^n a^n nghi~a a^'y sao cho lo+.i i'ch
nha^'t cho thuye`^n nha^n. -Do' la` va^'n -de`^ tra'ch nhie^.m
ma` to^i muo^'n san se? vo+'i ba.n khi chu'ng ta -dang -du+'ng
tru+o+'c va^.n me^.nh cu?a mo^.t tra<m nga`n con ngu+o+`i.
     Thu+ -da~ da`i, to^i xin du+`ng bu't no+i -da^y va`
chu'c ba.n cu`ng gia quye^'n mo^.t na<m mo+'i an la`nh.
     Tha^n me^'n,
     Nguye^~n -Di`nh Tha<'ng