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Denney, Stephen
Stephen Denney, from the UC Berkeley Library, Main Library, discusses human rights issues in Vietnam, an interest that he cultivated from his fourteen-year tenure working in the Indochina Archives with Douglas Pike. He co-authored a book along with…
Hoang, Mong Thu (Megan)
Mong Hoang was sixteen years old during the Fall of Saigon. Previously, her family owned a restaurant that had served American troops near an airbase. She and her family was sent off to work in a rubber tree plantation as part of a communist…
Khúc, Minh Thơ
Vietnamese-language interview with Khuc Minh Tho, President of the FVPPA (Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association), and board member of The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation. She recalled how Vietnamese American organizations…
Kumar, T
T Kumar work as Director for International Advocacy for Amnesty International USA. Investigations into human rights abuses in Vietnam have been difficult given the limited access in an official capacity to the country, so the organization has…
Kumin, Judith
Judith Kumin retired from a 32 year career working for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. She discusses the UNHCR response to the postwar Indochinese refugee crisis, including the Orderly Departure Program (1979 -1994) that helped to…
Le, Xuan Khoa
Le Xuan Khoa came to the United States as a refugee in 1975, and became president of the Southeast Asian Task Force (SEARAC). He became a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University School of International Studies (SAIS) in 1996 and in 2007, he…
Malaysia, Pulau Bidong [DEMOLISHED]
Site of a demolished memorial dedicated to Vietnamese boat people who perished by sea or during resettlement and in gratitude for the efforts of the UNHCR, Red Cross, Malaysian Red Crescent Society, other world relief organizations, the Malaysian…
Memorial, Australia, Adelaide, Victoria Drive, Karrawirra Park
The memorial depicts two Vietnamese children standing by a black granite sculpted boat filled with reflecting water and six lotus flowers.
Memorial, Australia, Brisbane, Captain Burke Park
A memorial statue of a women and child honoring Vietnamese boat people who perished at sea as well as the country of Australia.