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Vu, Chieu-Anh
Chieu Anh Vu is a fashion designer and 1.5 generation Vietnamese with Dutch, Canadian and American identities. She describes her birth at sea after her parents escaped the Fall of Saigon on a ship. She expresses her passion for her career and…
Tougher, Wendy Tuyet
Wendy Tuyet Tougher was a refugee following the Fall of Saigon, when her family escaped by boat when she was eleven years old. She recalls her impoverished conditions and the desperation that caused her family to flee, the difficulties maintaining…
Nguyen, Thuy Duong
Thuy "Lisa" Duong Nguyen was a refugee whose family lived in Hong Kong for three years before resettling in Australia. She speaks about her advocacy work with Vietnamese refugees in Southeast Asia, especially in Cambodia. Lisa is the founder of…
Huynh, Mylene T.
Mylene Huynh describes her childhood growing up in the beach city of Nha Trang during wartime. Her father was a physician that worked for the South Vietnamese. Her mother was a pharmacist. Her father later was place in a reeducation camp for one…
Nguyen, Nam (Michael)
Father Michael Nam Nguyen describes his experiences living in a Catholic community under communist rule during the aftermath of the Fall of Saigon. His family escaped by boat to a refugee camp in Malaysia before being resettled in the United States.…
Vo, Hubert
Hubert Vo talks about his experiences as a Texas state representative for district 149. He is currently the first and only Vietnamese American to be elected to the Texas legislature.
This interview is part of the Vietnamese in the Diaspora…
This interview is part of the Vietnamese in the Diaspora…
Nguyen, Jeanne
A Vietnamese-language interview with Jeanne Nguyen.
This interview is part of the Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive. Interviews were conducted by the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation as part of the national 500 Oral Histories…
This interview is part of the Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive. Interviews were conducted by the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation as part of the national 500 Oral Histories…
Lu, Nina
Nina Lu is a 1.5 generation American from the Hunan region in China. Her father is from Vietnam. She is currently working on a Master's in Business at UT Austin. She speaks about the importance of improving access to a broader historical perspective…
Tang, Khanh Duc
Khanh Duc Tang describes his escape from Vietnam with his father, Can Tang, his mother and sister when he was fifteen years old in a small boat from My Tho in April of 1983. His sister was abducted by Thai fishermen along with three other young…
Duong, Nguyet Anh
Duong Nguyet Anh left Vietnam with her family on a helicopter piloted by her brother on April 28, 1975, before the Fall of Saigon. They were transferred both on small boats and naval ships that took them to Subic Bay in the Philippines, then to the…