Reply #22: Not just Vietnamese; they are Montagnard

[supernova]

They aided and fought with our soldiers in Vietnam. We owe them big time. They were brought here in the 80s and 90s after surviving in the jungle since the end of the Vietnamese war. One guy I know, says a Spanish peacekeeper found him when they were out on patrol That's how he picked up a little Spanish. :-) We have the biggest population outside of CA. Hee. They refer to I-40 as the "Montagnard Highway." Because they often make the drive to see friends and family. Though, I doubt so much now with gas prices being what they are.

They are a lovely beautiful people and have added immeasurably to Tarheel life. ;-)

"Montagnard" is what the French called them. They call themselves "Dega"

http://www.angelfire.com/dc/dega/