Vietnamese expatriate shares memories of President Ho Chi Minh
Thanh Phan, a Vietnamese expatriate living in the UK, has shared his memories of President Ho Chi Minh who dedicated his whole life to the fight for the Vietnamese nation and people, on the occasion of the late leader’s 133rd birth anniversary (May 19, 1890).
London (VNA) – Thanh Phan, a Vietnamese expatriateliving in the UK, has shared his memories of President Ho Chi Minh whodedicated his whole life to the fight for the Vietnamese nation andpeople, on the occasion of the late leader’s 133rd birth anniversary(May 19, 1890).
The poet, now in his 80's, said that May 19 is a special day for hisfamily because it is associated with the memory of his dear father whofollowed President Ho Chi Minh from the early days of the resistance waragainst French colonists.
In September 1945, in response to the leader’s appeal, hisfather, Phan Nam Anh (later renamed Phan Hoa Sinh), a renowned silk merchant inHanoi, and many other capitalists donated money and gold to the governmentduring the Gold Week from September 17-24, 1945.
This event was an important turning point, changing the lifeof businessman Phan Hoa Sinh when he decided to respond to President Ho ChiMinh's call to follow the resistance war with aspiration to defend and liberatethe nation. During the nine-year resistance war from 1946 to 1954, Sinh washonoured to live and work with the leader and many of his comrades like Pham Van Dong,Vo Nguyen Giap, and Truong Chinh in the Viet Bac base.
According to poet Thanh Phan, his father learned a lot from thePresident, especially in his working style and simple and humble lifestyle.
His father’s patriotism then inspired Thanh Phan who haswritten many poems about Vietnam, especially Hanoi./.
President Ho Chi Minh was an exemplary of a great communist living a benevolent life, an extraordinary hero of the nation who dedicated his whole life to fighting for the sake of the Vietnamese nation and people.
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Poet Thanh Phan and his wife (Photo: VNA) 
