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(Written to commemorate 30 years of Vietnam's boat people present at Berlin)

Back then if someone wants to Berlin from West Germany or another country, the freedom to say that "the way back to san", meaning that new extremely difficult through the walls of Communist East Germany. That time is before November 9, 1989. Since 1949 Germany has been cut in half. Eastern under Communism and Western neo-liberal democracy. Berlin Wall was built up in 1960 to 1989 is a 29-year history.

Early on 13.08.1961, a Sunday, DDR began under the leadership of Erich Honecker, East Berlin was blockaded, and East Germany to West Berlin with barbed wire fence and then to build walls solid concrete

The border between West Berlin - East Berlin and East Germany 166 km long term
and is equipped with a permanent barrier system. About 107 km was built by a wall

No one is unaware of such historical events, but the next generation to understand is how difficult it can be wall is collapsing? This is why the desire for political and human freedom; so it was self-destructive by the will of the people who want to break it.

From Hannover to Berlin youth want to go man, we can use the British aircraft. Only 30 minutes later you can be present at Tegel Airport in Berlin. After the unification fight (1989), the British returned and handed back to the German independent; should the British Army and the U.S., France, Russia no longer have any reason anymore to stay home this.

The second way, one can use a car or train to go from Hannover, Eisernach, Nuremberg, Hamburg ... to go to Berlin. Each such places must experience both times the control of the West and two East-party control. Marienborn is the gateway to East Germany. The staff of the East German control of his face stern; mouth never cleft lip. The question for travelers is very heavy. Do not know what to do? perhaps to the market for a prestige mode? or the author wanted to show how people know that: No one offers more Vietnamese Communist regime of East Germany at that time?

Before 1975 there were hundreds of students in South Vietnam to study in West Germany and East German youth was also some students to study from North Vietnam under Communism. All of them are Vietnam, but both sides are very clear demarcation line; of this party and the other guys, no one looked at each other and visit each other. But that the two sides still speak Vietnamese, eating style that Vietnam is not pure thoughts of Vietnam.

By 1976 onwards, West Berlin has begun accepting Vietnamese refugees who came here from Laos. This is relatively small, only a few hundred people; so little attention to the press. After former Prime Minister Mr. Dr. Niedersachsen State. Albrecht received more than 2,000 refugees from the train to Hannover Red Sea on December 10, 1978, the new German Federal government has recognized refugee policy to Germany over the wider area, such as political refugees, humanitarian, family reunion etc. ..

Very few people want him to Berlin youth. Because the concept of refugees that have fled Communist Asia then and now through this encounter Communist Europe is much the same! they want through West Berlin less so. But few people know that the Berlin City is a very special city. East Berlin by Russian rule; wrapped around the walls in the middle of town. West Berlin was covered more thoroughly; like a lonely island of freedom between the Communist regime and where these powers Britain, American, French rule. This is a humiliation of Germany with the result "royal paintings midwife" of the genocide that Hitler belonged. But after November 9, 1989 the Germans proved to the world about the supremacy of liberalism is nothing!

Half a million demonstrators in East Berlin on 4/11/1989 call for freedom for East Germans

Berlin Wall was demolished on 9-11-1989

Berlin Wall on 10/11/1989 -

Want to be West Berlin to the passport again for two of the East and West Germany. Truly away in a country where in the world like going through the world at night the day; away from the realms of darkness to light. With the way from Berlin to West Marienborn nearly 200 kilometers of which only have to go to 4 or 6 hours including the time control.

When the Vietnam refugees are present, as well as at many demands are placed as funerals, weddings, New Year Nhut, or Buddha's birthday, Vu Lan etc. .. The years 78, 79, 80 each year I used many times over Berlin to attend the funeral or teaching. Then of Buddhist Chi Vietnam Refugees was established here; for now you have probably almost 30 years. The early years are relatively hard; the Buddhist brothers and sisters and the elderly Uncle Dao Huu pagoda borrowed by the Germans in Frohnau to the ceremony. Or held in private homes. Then, through the interpreter's help refugees Director Pham Huu Truc Ngo names; he had contacted the Red Cross and Berlin by the Red Cross financial assistance to Sub Association means a place to rent Tang Buddhist concept. Through the help that in the past 10 years and over 2 times Buddha Recitation Street address was well received and invited countless freedom-loving people come here for shelter in the meantime the authorities to present now in the days after November 9, 1989. It is true that:



"The roof sheltered soul Ethnic
Nep Tong eternal life of the Fatherland "

Of course outside of the temple is also the Association Vietnam Union of Free Vietnamese in Berlin also help more refugees, but this session, the time integration is over; only live to preserve and develop cultural goods here; should anyone worry most of this work; few more who worry behalf. Only Animal Spirit temple roof in Berlin is still busy creating it through 2 times, for tomorrow will horns in Berlin is also a temple to human happiness and sadness that was about it.

Commemorate the victims of the Berlin Wall

A street corner in East Germany today

Now many older people are gone; only in progeny, the mourners who pity his body into the ground, cold, or brought their ashes back home after many years in posts where land. According to the assessment of the public authorities of Germany, Vietnam is one of our top people in this integration in Germany. Particularly family education and school education, the Vietnam refugees were successful; more than 60% of our children were present at the German School. There are many places billions of intelligent and well beyond the natives. Here we can take the example of Dr. Philipp Rossler a typical example. 1973 The first day he was born in Soc Trang, Vietnam, and then the Catholic orphanage where he care. It's a human hand does not know his parents; not sure there is a real home; not even called her childhood, but now after 38 years in Germany in this country he is the Minister of Economics and Transportation in the State of Niedersachsen. Then the Federal Minister of Economics and now (2011) as Party Chief FDP Party, Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany and Minister of the Federal Ministry of Economics. In the future, in Vietnam in Germany we hope to have many such Rossler. We are here not just to share freely with Germany; welcome charitable heart of government and charitable agencies of Religion, but we also have an obligation to contribute labor, talent, taxes for this place, to build the second home is richer than this; even though home where we were born, we want to collaborate and help, but all that is double-edge separation, Vietnamese people any less adventurous dare to slack off the word Freedom. Russian proverb which says: " When people are deprived of their liberty and then, then see the value of freedom is precious . " Yes! what we lose we can see you; at that time would have been too late. Why? Since " Standing on the mountain never seen mountains. As far I can see alpine mountains . " It is the Chinese proverb. Vietnam also proved proverbs for this is: " When parents are less noticeable to parents, when parents lose it, then new grief, it was too late then . "

So grateful, grateful that the human sense that people can not forget; one who had conceived we live in this free society, so that our children are mature today ? If you do not have to say that the government and people of Germany as well as many other liberal government had conceived nearly 3 million refugees to Vietnam from 1975 to date including nearly 100,000 people of Vietnam in Germany.

This year 2011 the brothers and sisters in Berlin tribute celebrating German and local authorities on the 30th to voice heartfelt "drink water, remember who dug the well." Such as the new from the following regret is that I spent in doing ... spending is not real, but let's start to the direction of the organization and this holiday is a good tribute should do so. -END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY BACH LIEN HOA.( TAM THANH ).MHDT.29/4/2012.NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).