the brand is called mekong blue. blue is a symbol of sincerity and hope in cambodia.nd's founder is chanta. she set up the workshop in 2002 with assistance from overseas ngos. [ speaking foreign language ] >> changta was born in 1961 in the nest of the country. when she was 11, she and her family were forced to leave their homeland. in 1970, a civil war broke out in cambodia. many fled to neighboring countries. chanta and her family escaped to a town in southern vietnam where one of her mother's relatives took them in. ♪ ♪ >> ten years later when her mother died, chanta moved to a refugee camp in thailand. there she learned english from a volunteer group, and also gained experience as a nurse. ♪ ♪ >> in 1993, after the signing of the paris peace accords, she returned home for the first time in 20 years, to assist the ngo doctors without borders in their activities within the country. upon her return, she discovered many women struggling to survive. turning to prostitution, some fell victim to aids. [ speaking foreign language ] >> over time, she came to realize that m

the vast mekong river can provide food, water and power on a scale to dwarf even our own pda. the wonders of modern medicine can be spread through villages where thousands die every year from lack of care. schools can be established to train people in the schools that are needed to manage the process of development. these objectives and more are within the reach of a determined effort. i also intend to expand and speed up the program to make available our services to feed and close the needy and asia. -- feed and close the needy in asia. [applause] we should not allow people to go hungry and wear rags while our own warehouses overflow with an abundance of wheat, corn, rice and cotton. [applause] i will very shortly name a special team of outstanding patriotic americans. this team will be headed by mr. eugene black, the very able former president of the world bank. development will not be easy. peace will be necessary for a final success, but we cannot and must not wait for peace to begin this job. [applause] this will be disorderly planning for a long time. in asia as elsewher

that her family came from the can tho region in vietnam's mekong delta.he gave up stacey. >> there's a part of it that still hurts. and i miss her terribly. >> how do you miss someone that you certainly couldn't even remember? >> i miss the idea of having her in my life. the fact that she kept me nor a couple of years before she gave me up, to me, tells me that she loves me very much and she tried. she did what she could. >> it's a long trip back to vietnam. not just the hours on a plane. but the trip back in time. in saigon, now ho chi minh city, sister mary nells takes tob towers her orphanage. it is still operating. still a place for abandoned babies. >> look at you. >> what do you feel when you see these babies and this is where you came from? >> just very amazed and humbled. and i can't believe that this is -- could be the very room that i was nourished in. >> perhaps only a child who never knew her birth parents or even her homeland can understand how important this moment is, finding at least this much of herbie beginnings. >> i can't put words to