I learned my mum's identity via SMS

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In the last chaotic days of the Vietnam War, thousands of children were sent away to be adopted in safer countries. Four-year-old My Huong went to Australia and it would be many years before she returned to Vietnam and finally uncovered the extraordinary truth about her birth family. This interview was first broadcast in December 2018. Image: My Huong and her mother Ho Thi Ich Credit: My Huong Le