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Oral History of Bruce Lam
No full textAn oral history with Mr. Bruce Lam, born in 1947 in Saigon, Vietnam. He was an officer in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). He migrated to the United States in 1975 and was able to sponsor members of his family to join him a few years later. During the interview, he discussed his life in Vietnam and his family’s service in the South Vietnam military. He also shared his thoughts and experiences with acculturation, religion, language, and education in the United States.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of La Quoc Tam
No full textAn oral history with Mr. La Quoc Tam, born in 1970 in Can Tho, Vietnam. He and his family left Vietnam by boat and by 1986, resettled in New Jersey. He discussed his memories in South Vietnam before the departure and his experiences with family traditions and customs held in Vietnam and the United States. In addition, he shared his experiences as a refugee student in the American education system (secondary education as well as higher education). He currently works as a senior scientist and resides in Southern California with his wife and children.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Hugo Chi-Hung Van
No full textAn oral history with Mr. Hugo Chi-Hung Van, a devoted father of three and a retired pressman. This interview sought to focus in on his experience as a Vietnamese refugee who walked on foot through multiple countries from his native Vietnam, his journey going in and out of a couple refugee camps throughout Southeast Asia shortly after the Fall of Saigon in 1975, and life in the United States as a Vietnamese-Chinese American. He enjoys golf and spending time with his three children.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Dan The Le
No full textThis is an oral history on Dan Le, a boat refugee who left Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon and ended up resettling in America. The purpose of this oral history project is to capture a part of Dan’s life as a Vietnamese American so that his voice and experience can be preserved and be heard by future generations. As the interview with Dan continues on from his pre-war years to his present day life, readers will be able to see the transition he went through as a child, refugee, Vietnamese American, husband, father, etc.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Christopher Phan
No full textAn oral history of Mr. Christopher Phan, a candidate for city council, a soldier, and a Vietnamese American. This interview focuses on his experience as an immigrant upon entering the United States and touches upon the history surrounding his childhood in Vietnam. It shares his views on the war, his culture, and what it means to be Vietnamese American. After years or service in the military and to the Vietnamese community, he runs for Garden Grove City Council.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Tracy Ta
No full textAn Oral history of Tracy Ta, born on August 4, 1959 in Vietnam. At the time of interview, she gives a biographical information about herself. She describes her parents, their occupations, and her seven siblings. She then shares that she graduated high school under the communist regime. She also opens up to how the Vietnam War affected her life, and what her family had done to protect themselves during the Tet Offensive. Last, she shares about her experience immigrating to America, such as the hardships in adapting to her new lifestyle, how she felt about the American people, how she met her husband, and how she keeps in touch with some family members that live in VietnamRecorded Digitall
Oral History of Thao Nguyen
No full textAn oral history with Ms. Thao Nguyen, born in 1957 in Ca Mau, Vietnam. She attempted to leave Vietnam 7 times and succeeded on her 8th try. She arrived in a refugee camp in Malaysia where she was denied resettlement and sent back to Vietnam in 1996. After waiting a few more years, she was sponsored to come to the United States in 2000 by a Christian church in Long Beach. She became a manicurist and currently lives in Santa Ana, California.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Cuong Nguyen
No full textAn oral history with Mr. Cường Nguyễn, a project manager for IBM, who arrived in the United States as a boat person in 1979. This interview focused particularly on his experience after the fall of Saigon in 1975, his time in reeducation camps, his thoughts about the state of Vietnam then and now, and how it connects to his thoughts about being a citizen of the United States.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Thuy Tran Gutierrez
No full textOral history of Thuy Tran Gutierrez, born on September 11, 1961 in Vietnam. She is
currently an Engineering Technician. In her interview, Thuy describes her journey from
Vietnam to U.S. starting from her childhood in Bien Hoa and the adventures and
hardships she experienced on the boat that was lost in Malaysia on the way to U.S., as
well as on a coconut plantation in Malaysia. Then, she shares how living under
communist rule was very hard because her family was forced to give all of their money to
the government and was compensated only with 200 dollars. She said that she learned
about how glorious Ho Chi Minh and communism was as part of the school curriculum.Recorded Digitall