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Memorial, Pulau Galang, Indonesia [DEMOLISHED]
At the site of a former refugee camp, now a tourist destination, 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, Indonesian Red Crescent…
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…
Doan, Bich Lien
Vietnamese language interview with Doan Bich Lien, who describes her postwar experiences when she was assigned to work in a New Economic Zone by the communist government and her subsequent escape by boat.
This interview is part of the Vietnamese…
This interview is part of the Vietnamese…
Woo, Christina J.
Christina J. Woo, research librarian for the Southeast Asian Archive at the UCI Libraries shows and discusses refugee artworks in the collection by Paul Tran, a journalist who visited refugee camps in Southeast Asia. There are between 400-500…
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…
Memorial, France, Marne-la- Vallée, Rond-Point de Saïgon
A memorial statue by sculptor Vũ Đình Lâm depicting a Vietnamese woman and child located at the intersection of the André Malraux avenue and the Boulevard des Genets of Bussy-Saint-Georges commune, dedicated to the Vietnamese boat people.
Võ, Khắc Minh
Vietnamese language interview with Minh Khắc Võ, describing his escape from postwar Vietnam by boat.
This interview is part of the Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive. Interviews were conducted by the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation…
This interview is part of the Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive. Interviews were conducted by the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation…
Memorial, USA, California, Westminster Memorial Park Asian Garden of Peaceful Eternity
Four bronze statues on a raft. The memorial is surrounded by 54 blocks of stone on which the names of more than 6,000 deceased boat people are engraved
Memorial, Canada, Mississauga
Monument; description of the building process is available here https://damtrungphan.wordpress.com/2020/09/04/vietnamese-boat-people-memorial-monument-project-in-mississauga-canada-completion-after-5-years-of-hard-work/
Memorial, Canada, Vancouver, McAuley Park
Bronze sculpture commemorates the Vietnamese boat people who sought freedom, democracy and safety in Canada.