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    Vietnamese groups furious over 'Jane Fonda Day' in LA County

    LOS ANGELES — Citing her advocacy for social justice and environmental sustainability, Los Angeles County leaders last month declared April 30 as "Jane Fonda Day." The backlash was immediate. Within days, politicians and members of the Vietnamese American community sharply criticized the decision to honor the actress on the date known in the Vietnamese community as "Black April" in ...
    by Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times May 15, 2024 3 minutes
    Jane Fonda holds a press conference to announce the Jane Fonda Climate PAC's endorsement of a slate of Los Angeles area candidates at Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles on Sept. 1, 2022.

    LOS ANGELES — Citing her advocacy for social justice and environmental sustainability, Los Angeles County leaders last month declared April 30 as "Jane Fonda Day."

    The backlash was immediate.

    Within days, politicians and members of the Vietnamese American community sharply criticized the decision to honor the actress on the date known in the Vietnamese community as "Black April" in commemoration of the fall of Saigon. Fonda famously made headlines in the 1970 with her staunch opposition to the Vietnam War.

    "She may be a very strong activist for climate change, but besides that, we also

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