Vietnamese Masses reflect history of a people whose suffering led them here

Vietnamese Masses reflect history of a people whose suffering led them here

FARGO — The crucified Christ that hangs at the center of the sanctuary of St. Anthony’s parish evokes emotion for all faithful, but for Brian and Tiffany Nguyen, the symbol connects in a particular way. As refugees who fled their homeland of Vietnam in the early 1980s, from a country devastated by Communist oppression, the broken body of Jesus reminds them of the brokenness of humanity — and the hope of the Resurrection. “I escaped Vietnam to th…