West OC Times

Senator Janet Nguyen (R-Huntington Beach) has criticized the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for honoring Jane Fonda, a pro-Communist activist, on the anniversary of the Fall of Saigon. Nguyen called the decision "tone deaf" and demanded that the Board rescind its proclamation and issue an apology to half a million Vietnamese-Americans in California.

In a letter, Senator Janet Nguyen expressed her dismay, stating, "I was shocked and disgusted upon seeing the Los Angeles County Supervisors declare April 30 ‘Jane Fonda Day.’" She further added, "They must have forgotten that Hanoi Jane spewed propaganda against our American troops and the United States while these brave soldiers were fighting during the Vietnam War."

Nguyen, whose district includes Little Saigon – the largest Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam, highlighted the sacrifices made during the Vietnam War, saying, "It’s inconceivable that the County Supervisors would laud Fonda as some sort of heroine while 300,000 American and South Vietnamese soldiers died fighting for freedom and democracy to prevent a takeover of Vietnam."

While Senator Janet Nguyen and her team participated in memorial events to honor survivors and deceased of the Vietnam War, she criticized the timing of the Board's decision to honor Fonda. Nguyen, who fled South Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon, has been a staunch advocate for the welfare of Vietnamese people in America and her native country. This legislative session, she introduced SB 1407 to allow communism survivors to erect a memorial on the State Capitol grounds.

The Vietnam War, a conflict that took the lives of millions of people from both North and South Vietnam, remains a sensitive topic for many, especially those directly affected by its aftermath.