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Journey To Freedom Park. Calgary, Alberta In memory of thousands Vietnamies boat people who perisher at sea for freedom betewwen 1975 and 1995 |
THE FREEDOM AND HERITAGE FLAG OF VIETNAM |
THE FREEDOM AND HERITAGE FLAG OF VIETNAM: The flag of the Vietnamese Community in Canada shall be the Yellow Flag with Three Red Stripes as a formal symbol to be used during activities and rituals of the Association. The flag symbolises Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights which is considered as idealism for Vietnamese who are communist refugees.
Journey to Freedom Day Act is an Act recognizing April 30 of every year as a national day of commemoration of the exodus of Vietnamese refugees and their acceptance in Canada after the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.
According to Statistics Canada, there are 240,615 persons of Vietnamese origin in Canada. They live primarily in urban centres in Ontario, Québec, British Columbia and Alberta.