I'm a Vietnamese refugee. We are proud to speak the language of our new home as all immigrants should

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, waves of South Vietnamese refugees fled to the United States, seeking freedom and safety. About 125,000 refugees were airlifted initially, with upwards of 800,000 refugees fleeing in the years following – many of whom ended up settling in the U.S. As of 2017, Vietnamese-Americans comprise approximately 3% of America's immigrants, and represent the sixth-largest foreign-born population. Upon resettling in the United States, many refugees encountered a language barrier which made navigating new lives in a new nation a challenge.