“I Survived the First 30 Years of my life under Communism. Don't let it happen here.”
Bang Hall is a candidate for the South Carolina House District 24. She escaped from Vietnam more than two decades ago and married Ron Hall who had served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. She earned her American Citizenship in 1995 and earned an AA Degree in Microbiology and a BA Degree in Biology along with several Medical Technology Certificates.
Her most recent employment has been at DSI laboratory, Lab Corp, and St. Francis Hospital. She currently works as a Medical and Legal Interpreter for Acculingual Communications and Consulting, LLC and Am Med Health System.
Mrs. Hall is concerned about the direction our country is taking and wants to do all she can to avoid drifting into a socialist or Communist dictatorship, by participating in the government process and sharing her experiences with government leaders.
Her father was an engineer trained in France. Because the family was considered wealthy, the Communists took everything they had except for the clothes they were wearing, redistributed their wealth and put the entire family in a Reeducation (concentration) camp.
Due to her language skills, the government needed her as an interpreter and released her to work, but under tight surveillance. Her desire for freedom and the heroic deeds of her husband to be, resulted in her being able to escape through Laos to Thailand and the United States.
“I’m running for this office because I do not want to see our America become the dictatorial prison I fled from a couple of decades ago. I understand freedom is not free. I paid a price. I left my parents and all my family behind. They are happy for me but I grieve for them.
“The pain of leaving my loved ones behind and leaving my country and roots was almost unbearable and will not fade away, however, arriving in America and becoming an American Citizen was like a rebirth or coming back from the dead. Here I have lived a comfortable life. I have earned the education that I dreamed of. I have a happy family, and best of all, I can breathe the fresh air of freedom.
“Tragically, like many Americans I became complacent. I assumed that because government officials swore to uphold the Constitution and look out for the people, I could depend upon them to be honest and truthful and do the right thing. Not so! Freedom is not free and maintaining it can be painful and costly.”
Mrs Hall is disturbed by the things she sees happening in our republic, especially in the last five years.
“I don't want to see our America become what I fled from two decades ago. I refuse to give up my freedom and liberty once more. I believe that ‘we the people’ need to take an active role to change the course of our nation and live up to our Constitution as ‘One Nation Under God, Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.,’”
Mrs. Hall notes that she is not a lawyer, but a citizen with responsibilities to preserve freedom for ourselves and for future generations.
“I am an American and proud of who I am. Our nation has many tough issues to deal with such as education, healthcare, family values, race relations, taxes, morality, ethics and the role of faith in public life. I believe I have an important perspective and contribution to make to the South Carolina House of Representatives.
