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Joseph White & Thomas Parham
No full textOral history video between Thomas Parham, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Professor of Psychology, and UCI 1977 alumni, and Joseph L. White, Professor Emeritus, School of Social Sciences.Parham’s previous positions include Assistant Vice Chancellor for Counseling and Health Services, Counseling Center Director, and Director of the Career and Life Planning Center at UCI. White’s previous positions include Director of UCI’s African-American Studies Program, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, and Counseling Center Supervisor
Oral History of Martin Nguyen
No full textThis is the oral history of Martin Nguyen. He was born in Saigon, Vietnam in 1974. In 1982, at the age of 8, Martin and his family of 9 arrived in Tampa, Florida after being separated, escaping from Vietnam by boat, landing in a refugee camp, being reunited, and finally getting sponsored by a Lutheran church to come to the United States. Within a year, he and his family moved to Van Nuys, California with the help of some acquaintances from back in Vietnam. His family struggled and worked hard for many years to adjust to the American way of life and make it out of their poverty as new immigrants. Martin describes his difficulties and frustrations growing up with his parents’ rigidness and unrealistically high expectations for him. He believes that this type of parental behavior is rooted in old cultural traditions, and therefore stresses over and over again the need for his generation and future generations of Vietnamese American parents to use only the "good" aspects of their cultural traditions from the past in raising their children. Martin is now a programmer who works in information technology. He has two children, and he lives in North Hills, California.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Thieu Khac Luu
No full textAn oral history with Thieu Khac Luu who was born in 1954 in Quang Ngai, Vietnam. He was a front-line soldier for the South Vietnamese army and served his country from 1972-1975. After the South Vietnamese Army lost to the North, he was imprisoned for almost 5 years in a re-education camp and was released in 1980. He describes his neighborhood growing up and his experiences in the re-education camp. He explains how he, his wife and two sons immigrated to America through the Humanitarian Operation enacted by the Unites States. After coming to the United States, he had mixed feelings of fear of the new life and excitement of what was to come.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Thinh Bao Khoan
No full textAn oral history with Thinh Bao Khoan, born in 1960 in Saigon, Vietnam. He was 15 years old on April 30, 1975 and recounted his memories from that time. He shared his experience escaping Vietnam via bus and boat to Phanat Nikhom Refugee camp, immigrating to Canada, and eventually settling in the United States. He discusses his memories from childhood, then refugee camp experience, then adapting in Canada, then why he decided to move to the United States. After coming to the United States he worked as a warehouse associate for a nonprofit organization and now lives in Claremont, California with his wife and two dogs. He has two children, one in Washington DC and one in Irvine, California.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Bobby Pham
No full textAn oral history with Mr. Bobby Pham, born in December 10, 1983 in Torrance, California. He is currently an operations manager for the Irvine branch of Corentec and has been working there for around a year and a half. Having been born in the United States to two Vietnamese refugees, Bobby has moved approximately four times before settling in Torrance, California, attending elementary school through high school there. He majored in biology at the University of California, Riverside.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Steven Bui
No full textThis is an oral history with Mr. Steven Bui, born in 1961 in Phan Thiet, Vietnam. He lived in Phan Thiet for most of his childhood before moving to Binh Thuy. He is the oldest of 10 other children in a Catholic family. He experienced hardships during the Vietnam War, including the loss of his uncle. His family then escaped to Vietnam in 1976 and moved to New Orleans, Louisiana. He discusses life in New Orleans and why he moved to California in 1983. He is now an investor in Garden Grove, California. He is married with two children.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Jade Dang
No full textAn oral history with Ms. Jade Dang, born in 1956 in Saigon, Vietnam. She left South Vietnam in 1979 and is now a real estate broker in Los Angeles. She discusses her memories of South Vietnam before 1979, her family members’ story, her family’s escape, and finally how they came to the United States. She also discusses her life story after settling down in the United States and how she started her career. She ran a hair salon for almost 20 years before she finally became a real estate broker in 2002. She is single, living alone, and her parents and brothers all live in Los Angeles, California.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Lan Phuong Duong
No full textAn oral history with Ms. Lan Phuong Duong, born in 1972 in Saigon, Vietnam. In 1975, shortly before the Fall of Saigon, she and her family were taken by ship to Guam and then flew to Butler, Pennsylvania. After five years there, she and her family moved to San Jose, California. She talks about her high school experience including facing racism and being involved with gangs. In addition, she discussed her memories of being an undergraduate student at UC Santa Cruz and a graduate student at UC Irvine. She teaches in Southern California and is involved in VAALA (Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association) and other arts organizations. She lives in Silver Lake, California and is married with one son.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Chau Huyen Pham
No full textAn oral history with Chau Huyen Pham, born in Saigon, Vietnam on September 17, 1983. She discusses her childhood memories of South Vietnam and her experiences in school and in her community. She also discusses how her family left Vietnam by purchasing plane tickets from a private loan through a non-profit organization. Her flight took a total of two days where she stopped in Thailand, Japan, San Francisco, and finally arriving in LAX. She currently lives in Garden Grove, California.Recorded Digitall