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She spent six weeks on a fishing boat to escape her homeland
Nina Tarnay and her mom spent six weeks on a fishing boat seeking asylum after the Vietnam War. Decades later, Tarnay reflects on the struggles her family went through when they finally settled in the United States. See more from CNN's "Life After" series.
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