Vietnamese-American man acts as second ‘father’ to 12 orphans in home country

Tuoi Tre News

Updated : 05/15/2017 08:05 GMT + 7

A Vietnamese-American has financially assisted the adoptive father of 12 orphans in his home country for years as a way to give back to his native country.    

Le Minh Trien, 53, the owner of a thriving lawn mowing business in the U.S., was deeply moved when he first learnt of a fairy tale taking place on Cam (Forbidden) Mountain in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang.

The protagonists of the tale, Nguyen Tan Bong and his ailing septuagenarian mother, have provided for and taken care of 11 orphaned and disadvantaged children, including a preschooler with hearing and speech impairments, for over a decade now. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnamese-American man acts as second ‘father’ to 12 orphans in home country”