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Kieu Hoang might be known in his native Vietnam for his flamboyant Gucci suits and love affairs with lingerie models, but in the United States he is admired for his generosity. Like many refugees, Hoang struggled when he first came to the US, accepting help from charity groups while working several jobs to support his family. Today, Hoang is paying it forward by donating millions to help Houstonians rebuild after Hurricane Harvey. And, he recently gave $5 million to the city of San Jose to help flood victims, including many immigrants from Latin America and Vietnam.

‘Run, Hide, Tell.’ Those words are at the center of a public awareness campaign launched in London that tells people what to do if they’re caught in a terror attack. Meanwhile, in the US, the Department for Homeland Security’s has been reminding citizens, ‘If you see something, say something’ for years. However, critics say authorities aren’t pushing public outreach hard enough because they don’t want to scare people off.

Tens of thousands of Haitians in the US will lose their protected status and face deportation now that the Trump administration has opted not to extend the protected status they’ve enjoyed since a devastating 2010 earthquake The decision affects almost 60,000 Haitians living and working in the US.

Tuning out. During his first nine months in office, President Trump regularly taped a weekly radio address, continuing a presidential tradition that started with Franklin Roosevelt in 1933, and was revived by Ronald Reagan in 1982. But since October 13, the president has gone silent on the radio while staying active on Twitter, a method of communication that might be more in sync with his personality.

VIDEO: Pollution levels in New Delhi have spiked to 30 times the safe limit set by the World Health Organization. It’s the second winter in a row that the Indian capital has been enveloped in gray smog. Doctors advise city residents to avoid walking outdoors when the air quality is hazardous, but some homeless people VOA spoke to in New Delhi say they’d rather stay outside than endure going to a shelter.