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Poland's Vietnamese: A tough transition but they're surviving [31]
Thousands of Vietnamese, repressed in their home country, often try their luck abroad. For those who settle in Poland it can be a tough transition. They have to work hard simply to survive, and to grasp a difficult language. Estimates vary but most say around forty to fifty thousand Vietnamese currently live in Poland, many of them illegally, and many of them with children. So what is their life like and how do Poles feel about the Vietnames in their midst?
"I think Poles are a very tolerant society because the majority of Vietnamese here haven't got legal status so thanks to Poles we can exist here. For example, we can rent flats and children can go to school...
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