Commentary: Muscle Memory

By Andrew Lam

Published April 5, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

As a child, commentator Andrew Lam fled Vietnam with his family. He returned for a visit a year ago -- and found that at least one thing felt unchanged, even after almost 30 years. Andrew Lam lives in San Francisco. The documentary, My Journey Home, airs on PBS stations April 7.

Andrew Lam

Andrew is a syndicated writer and an editor with New America Media (formerly called the Pacific News Service), a short story writer, and a regular commentator on NPRs All Things Considered. He co-founded New California Media, an association of 400 ethnic media organizations in California.

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