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30 years ago LI family took in young Vietnam refugees

November 28, 2009 9:51 PM By JOYE BROWN joye.brown@newsday.com

Quick ReadCamille and Stan Norentook in three foster children from Vietnam 30 years ago.

(Clockwise from Left) Quan Chieffo, Michelle Friedman, Shawn

Photo credit: Newsday/Photo by Joel Cairo | (Clockwise from Left) Quan Chieffo, Michelle Friedman, Shawn Noren, Thap Voung, Dawn McGrath, Tuyen Vuong with mother Camille Miceli- Noren (Center) at the table with Thanksgiving turkey in their home in Bethpage. (November 26, 2009)

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30 years ago LI family took in young 30 years ago LI family took in young Vietnam refugees

One Thanksgiving Eve, a couple left their home in Bethpage and headed toward the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin in Staten Island.

Camille and Stan Noren, a housewife and a New York City police officer, returned home with two foster children from Vietnam, Tuyen and Thap Voung.

And in an instant, a family of six - with three daughters, Michelle, Dawn and Stacey and a son, Shawn - became...

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