; ▁the ▁Malays ians ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁them . ▁Their ▁boat ▁dock ed ▁but ▁Din h ' s ▁mother ▁realized ▁that ▁the ▁port ▁police ▁would ▁force ▁them ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁next ▁morning , ▁so ▁she ▁s ne aked ▁back ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁boat ▁alone ▁that ▁night ▁with ▁an ▁ax e ▁and ▁dam aged ▁the ▁boat ▁so ▁as ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁back ▁on ▁it . ▁After ▁six ▁months ▁as ▁refuge es ▁in ▁Malays ia , ▁Din h ' s ▁family ▁arrived ▁at ▁Oregon ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁They ▁picked ▁st raw ber ries ▁for ▁men ial ▁w ages , ▁sending ▁money ▁back ▁to ▁Din h ' s ▁father ▁and ▁a ▁sib ling ▁hiding ▁out ▁in ▁Vietnam . ▁After ▁Mount ▁St . ▁Hel ens ▁er upt ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁c rop ▁damage ▁forced ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁to ▁Full erton . ▁ ▁Din h ▁was ▁hon ored ▁by ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁al ma ▁mater ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁Full erton ' s ▁wall ▁of ▁fame . ▁He ▁will ▁share ▁that ▁wall ▁with ▁an ▁ide ological ▁opposite , ▁David ▁Bo ies , ▁former ▁Vice ▁President ▁Al ▁G ore ' s ▁lawyer ▁for ▁the ▁Florida ▁rec ount . ▁ ▁Din h ▁was ▁reun ited ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁reun ited ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁sister s ▁at ▁a ▁refuge e ▁camp ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁a ▁meeting