was the sole surviving daughter of a family that was wiped out during the campaign to exterminate "landlords."When he found her in 1953, she was picking up trash to make a living.
Huu Loan's response was to marry her and resign from the Party in a very public protest.
The result was many years of extreme poverty and social isolation, but relatives say the marriage was stable and happy, and the couple had a large family.
from Luisetta Mudie: Radio Free Asia: Vietnamese Poet Dies
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