A Vietnamese interpreter in Sendai is supporting his fellow countrymen in detention centers and prisons in Japan by sending them books written in their native language.
¡°Even those who committed crimes can change their lives if they read books and acquire the right mindset,¡± said Do Van Tuan, a firm believer in the power of books.
The 45-year-old interpreter often visits the Sendai Detention House in the city¡¯s Wakabayashi Ward, one of the first places that prompted him to pursue the cause. When he accompanied a visitor to the detention center as an interpreter, he came to learn of the situation faced by foreign detainees, particularly Vietnamese inmates.
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