Nammi Le

Nammi Le was born in Vietnam. At three months of age, she, her parents and her one-year-old brother left their homeland in a fishing boat her father had secretly converted to enable them to escape, along with other family members and some local villagers. During the voyage, the tiny leaky boat was boarded by Thai pirates who confiscated all valuables from the passengers. Another valuable that one pirate tried to take away was Nammi's brother. After much pleading… (more)