Danang City, Vietnam
His mom arranged the celebration for his first birthday.
Just before the pocket-size party began,
his dad returned from a wedding photo assignment.
Mom told dad that communist police just came to look for him
after they caught his friend while transfer
the compass and Danang-Hong Kong Map
that they planned to use for the escape by boat within days.

The boy didn't know that his dad has set the family on the run-away
for the next 9 years.
Dad clicked a few exposures, then left the family for a refuge in Dong Nai province.
The boy's journey was in the first phase...


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