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Oral History of Dzung T. Bach
No full textAn oral history was conducted with Dzung T. Bach, a Vietnamese teacher at La Quinta High School in the city of Westminster. The interview focused on his life after the war, his experiences as a prisoner of war and in the reeducation camps, as well as his transition to America through the Orderly Departure Program, and the traditions he hopes to pass on to his two daughters. He was excited to do the interview in hopes that his story will be heard and remembered, especially by his daughters.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Tu Anh Vu
No full textAn oral history with Tu Anh Vu, an airline avionics technician for United Airlines, detailing his experiences as a first-generation Vietnamese American refugee in Southern California. This interview focuses on his experiences as a pilot in the South Vietnamese Air Force while in Vietnam. It continues with his struggles coming to the United States in 1975 and adapting to a new environment for the sake of his family and community. He is currently living in Huntington Beach and spends his time imparting his Catholic principles to his children when off work.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Nhung Tran
No full textThis is an oral history with Mr. Nhung Tran, an airplane mechanic who currently resides in the city of Garden Grove, California. This interview talked about his past and his story of how he immigrated to America. It focuses on how he felt about the war and the sudden need to uproot his family to make a better life in the United States. He is currently living in Southern California because he loves being close to Little Saigon.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Trinh Thuy Mai
No full textAn oral history with Trinh Thuy Mai, a Vietnamese American artist who graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Pictorial Art and since then has continued to exhibit nationally with representation reaching from San Francisco, CA to Naples, FL. She has also attended the School of Art and Architecture at the University of California Los Angeles. This interview focused on her experience as a second generation Vietnamese American growing up in the South Bay Area and learning about her Vietnamese background. She has donated numerous artworks to the Vietnamese communities and is currently still learning about her Vietnamese heritage.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Ha Bich Van
No full textOral History of Ha Bich Van (Van Bich Ha, western-style) who was born in Hai Phong, Vietnam in 1952. Her family moved to Qui Nhon where they owned a restaurant. Her interview focused on her memories of family and school in Qui Nhon and Saigon. She attended culinary school and operated a bakery of her own until 1975. After the war, her husband was sent to reeducation camp and she continued to support her family through operating a food stall at the market. Her husband and daughter left the country by boat and she and her son were sponsored to the US by her brothers and sisters in the San Gabriel Valley in 1993. At the time of the interview, she is head chef of Crustacean Beverly Hills, a successful Vietnamese-French fusion restaurant owned by a Vietnamese family.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Nancy Nhung Phan
No full textAn oral history with Nancy Nhung Phan, who currently works at a local Post Office. This interview focused on her life in Viet Nam, refugee camps, in America, and experiences as a married women and a mother of 3 children. She has lived in America for more than 30 years. She is volunteering with the 500 Oral Histories Project to help preserve her history.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Huy Dieu Trinh
No full textThis is an interview with Huy Trinh, an electrician working for a plastic company. He discusses what it was like in Vietnam during the Vietnam War and how it affected his family and loved ones. He further discusses what life was like for him when he moved to the United States and the difficulties he underwent trying to make a living in America.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Hien Trong Nguyen
No full textAn oral history with Mr. Hien Nguyen, born in 1943 in Ha Noi, Vietnam. He was a Vietnamese air force officer during the Viet Nam War. His father was Cat Tuong, the artist who designed the modern ao dai. The interview focused on his experiences as a military officer in Vietnam, and experience in the United States. He worked for the Flying Tiger and traveled to the United States by himself. He left Vietnam right before the Fall of Saigon and ended up resettling in Los Angeles, Calfornia.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Kien Tam Nguyen
No full textOral history of Kien Tam Nguyen, born in 1947 in Cambodia. She lived part of her early years in north Vietnam until 1954 when her family migrated to Saigon, where she completed most of her schooling. As a student she often assisted injured soldiers during the war. She lost a brother during that time period. Her Buddhist faith is a strong part of her life, as she meditates often. After marriage she opened her own hair salon out of her home in Saigon. When the war ended, she was evacuated with her son, while her husband evacuated the country separately. She ended up in Fort Chaffee, Arkansas while he ended up in Camp Pendleton. They were able to reunite the family and resettled in Los Angeles and then Orange county. She co-founded Tam Beauty College with her husband, which later became Advance Beauty College under her children’s management.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Nina Mai (Duyen An Nguyen Mai)
No full textNina Mai is a 32-year-old Vietnamese American currently residing in Corona, California. Born in Nha Trang, Nina spent only 2 years in Vietnam before her family fled by boat in 1981. This interview focused on her experiences growing up in America and abroad in Japan and Vietnam. She firmly encourages everyone to look into their past to find themselves in the process.Recorded Digitall