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[Ediacara]

A joyful reunion for woman who escaped cruelty of sweatshop

By BRAD WONG
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

SEATAC -- Wearing a black leather jacket, Ba Bui stands next to his 8-year- old daughter and their luggage, which is bundled with rope. His eyes scan the area. But the woman is not in sight.

A thin line of sweat quickly appears on his forehead. He has just slipped two crisp $1 bills into a machine to rent a luggage trolley at Sea-Tac Airport, one of his first acts in the United States.

Still, she is not there.

Hoai Nguyen, his 34-year-old wife, has been absent from his sight for 3 1/2 years. Outside, airport buses pass. He surveys the escalators, which hum near luggage carousel 7.

Only passengers from Asiana Airlines, which has just carried him and his daughter from Hanoi, emerge.

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[Greyskye]

1. Thanks...

It's nice to see some good news for a change!

[donsu]

2. yes, thank you

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[ConcernedCanuk]

3. I thought this, one of too few good news stories deserves the pics - -

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For 20 minutes, Hang Bui clings to her mother, who holds her off the ground. Their cheeks touch. The girl drapes her head over her mom's shoulder and gives her a kiss.

The girl's eyes dart left and right. She looks at buses, cars and Caucasians -- the Americans, as she calls them. Her head pivots up and down at one of the first Caucasian women she sees.



Nothing can warm a person's soul more than a child's smile

[Ediacara]

4. Thanks!

I should have included those, thanks for doing so!