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Quan, Roger
Roger Quan was born in the Cho Lon District (Chinatown) in Saigon, Vietnam. He worked as a machinist. He was granted asylum to the U.S. through the Orderly Departure Program in 1988 and eventually settled near San Jose, California.
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Dam, The Lu
Vietnamese language interview with Dam The Lu, who was born Hanoi in 1945 and migrated to South Vietnam before coming to the United States in 1991.
This interview is part of the Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive. Interviews were conducted…
This interview is part of the Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive. Interviews were conducted…
Nguyễn, Thu Thảo Phan (Jacqueline)
Nguyen Phan Thu Thao (Jacqueline) was born in Danang, Vietnam. Her family moved to Saigon, Vietnam and later fled the country by boat to Malaysian and then Philippine refugee camps. Her family immigrated separately to the United States--one of her…
Dang, Quang Van and Do, Nam Thi
Vietnamese language interview with Dang Van Quang and Do Thi Nam of San Jose, California. Dang Van Quang was born in Soc Trang, Vietnam in 1929 and became a lieutenant general in the South Vietnamese Army. Do Thi Nam was born in 1932 and is from Can…
Phạm, Nam Phú
Vietnamese language interview with Pham Phu Nam, who was born in Saigon in 1955, was a soldier for the South Vietnamese Army and fled the country by boat in 1984 and sought refuge in Pulao Bidong, Malaysia.
This interview is part of the…
This interview is part of the…
Nguyễn, Chí Thiện
Interview with Nguyễn Chí Thiện (1939–2012), a Vietnamese poet and activist who was jailed numerous times by the North Vietnamese during pre and post 1975 Vietnam for a total of 27 years. He often committed his poems to memory during his…
Nguyễn, Thị Hạnh Nhơn
Nguyen Thi Hanh Nhon was born in 1927 in Hue, Vietnam. Her father was a high-ranking official under Emperor Bao Dai. Under the French regime, she served in the corps of females assistants, which later became the corps of female soldiers under the…
Võ, Văn Bằng
Vo Van Bang was born in the city of Hue, Thua Thien, Vietnam, where he later served as council member. He was present during the early stages of the Tet Offensive of 1968. He recalls hearing gun shots from the North Vietnamese Army and fleeing to…