Phản Đối Việc Treo Cờ VC tại Đại Học Texas tại Arlington

Vietnamese American to Protest the Communist Flag at

The University of Texas at Arlington

 

Appeal for Support

 

 

Dear American Veterans of Vietnam War, and VFW Veterans,

 

This is Michael Do, President of Vietnamese Veterans Association of Austin.

 

Last month, during the International Week at UT/Arlington, a student from Communist Vietnam-elected president of the International Student Office at UT/Arlington- banned the Vietnamese Tradition and Heritage flag (Yellow flag that has been displayed at Engineering College Hall for more than 20 years) and allowed only the communist Vietnam flag (Red flag). The Vietnamese American Students started a protest campaign. (for more info, please, visit http://www.michaelpdo.com/UTA.htm)

After meeting with the representatives of VSA (Vietnamese Student Association) and Vietnamese American Community at Fort Worth-Dallas, UTA staff agreed to display the Yellow flag from now on in any events, but refused to remove the Red one. The letter from from Mr. James Spaniolo, UTA President explaining the reason he would not remove the Red flag can be read in the above webpage..

In term of freedom of speech, he is unquestionably right. And as the fighters for freedom, we have no right to oppose his act.

But this issue is not simple as it looks. The Vietnamese Communist party passed the "Resolution 36" couple of years ago in order to infiltrate into overseas Vietnamese population in all aspects of life. Winning this, they can prove to the world that they are winning the support from all Vietnamese people abroad. This is another war after the end of Vietnam War in 1975. We, overseas Vietnamese, are not continuing the war; but are involved in the struggle for Freedom, Democracy, Dignity, Human Rights for our people. Hundreds of ex-Communist Party Members have been joining the notorious dissidents to stand up against the malicious Communist Party, which is now merely a gang of Mafia in Vietnam.

We need your support, Ladies and Gentlemen, as you have ever helped us in the Vietnam War and in all the activities to promote our noble cause in the past years in Austin.

Please, send email to Mr. James D. Spaniolo, President of UTA

(Phone:  817.272.2101
Fax:      817.272.5656
jds@uta.edu)

to convince him to remove the red flag that is not necessarily displayed in front of thousands of Vietnamese refugees who see the red flag as symbol of terror, persecution, and tyranny.

 

Thanks you very much

May God bless you all.

Michael Do