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At the cusp of the Vietnam War, Carina lived a privileged life. With multiple houses, cars, money, servants, this changed within a matter of weeks. By the end of April 1975, her family didn't know the location of their father or if he was alive. Carina spent her youth living in fear that someone would find out there family's military background. When her brother and sister escaped local policemen would come to her house every night and do a head count.

Her siblings and Carina tried to escape five times. The fist time and fourth time the boat left without them. They were nearly caught by policemen two times. On the third time they tried to leave, the boat owner abducted Carina and kept her locked in a house for a month without any contact

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