Vietnamese ‘boat person’ Kien Wong now lives in Haifa and owns Yan Yan, a popular Chinese restaurant.
More about the refugees rescued by Israel in this 2006 article from Tom Tugend.
Chinese Restaurant in Haifa, Israel Vietnamese Boat People
Vietnamese \'boat person\' Kien Wong now lives in Haifa and owns Yan Yan, a popular Chinese restaurant
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