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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Nguyễn, Thiên Khâm Thượng ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Vietnam War, 1961-1975]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Oral biography]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Nguyen Thuong Kham Thien, whose real name is Nguyen Dai Hai, was born in 1939 in Hanoi. During the 1954 exodus of nearly 1 million people from the North to the South, his relatives all boarded ships going south. However, his father did not let the family go because he followed the resistance. In 1955, when land reform occurred, the North Vietnam government confiscated his family’s property and boat, and denounced his family members publicly. His parents were imprisoned even though his father was a party member. His grandfather used to be the Chief of the commune, and provide shelter for resistance fighters. During the struggle session, however, denouncers called him a wicked landlord and then shot him dead. Thien witnessed the tragedy with his own eyes, and vowed to avenge his family&#039;s suffering and his grandfather’s death. In 1956, after a “correction campaign” was launched, his parents were released. The family then relocated to Hanoi and settled in Kham Thien street. After that he studied electricity, then worked for the Electricity Department. In 1970, he switched to Hanoi Radio and Television Broadcasting. In 1972, he was lucky to survive during the B52 carpet bombing in Kham Thien street, which was a target of the Operation Linebacker II campaign. At first, he misunderstood that the United States had invaded and liberated the North. After this event, he changed his name from Nguyen Dai Hai to Nguyen Thuong Kham Thien. On April 30, 1975, when he heard the news that the North had won, he was very sad for the South. In 1979, the Vietnam-China border war broke out, his oldest son had to join the army but did not take part in direct combat on the battlefield. In 1980, Thien compiled his political ideas in a pamphlet for distribution, planning to urge the people to overthrow the communist government. However, he was arrested before he could hand out the leaflets and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. After returning from prison, he went to Saigon and worked as a sculptor, making rice-based figures to make a living. He planned to flee the country by crossing the borders. In 1994, he successfully fled to Bangkok, went to the US and French embassies and was accepted under political asylum. After moving to the United States, he settled in Houston, Texas and lived on SSI income. Nguyễn Thượng Khâm Thiên, tên thật là Nguyễn Đại Hải, sinh năm 1939 tại Hà Nội. Trong cuộc di cư năm 1954 của gần 1 triệu người miền Bắc vào miền Nam, họ hàng của ông đều lên tàu thủy đi vào Nam. Tuy nhiên, cha ông không cho gia đình đi vì ông cụ theo kháng chiến. Đến năm 1955 thì xảy ra cải cách ruộng đất, gia đình ông bị tịch thu hết nhà cửa, tàu thuyền, rồi bị đấu tố. Cha mẹ ông bị bắt giam dù cha ông là đảng viên. Ông ngoại từng là Chánh Tổng của xã, có thời gian che chở cho cán bộ kháng chiến. Đến lúc đấu tố thì lại gọi cụ là cường hào gian ác, đem cụ ra bắn. Sau khi chứng kiến bi kịch của gia đình, ông thề quyết trả nợ nước thù nhà. Năm 1956, sau chiến dịch sửa sai, cha mẹ ông được thả. Gia đình di cư lên Hà Nội và định cư tại phố Khâm Thiên. Sau đó ông học nghề điện, rồi làm việc cho Cục điện lực. Đến năm 1970 ông chuyển sang Đài Phát thanh truyền hình. Năm 1972, ông may mắn thoát chết trong vụ máy bay B52 ném bom rải thảm ở phố Khâm Thiên. Lúc đầu ông hiểu lầm là Mỹ đã đánh ra và giải phóng miền Bắc, bản thân không cần phải nuôi chí trả thù chính quyền cộng sản nữa. Sau sự kiện này, ông đổi tên từ Nguyễn Đại Hải thành Nguyễn Thượng Khâm Thiên. Ngày 30/04/75 khi nghe tin miền Bắc thắng, ông rất buồn cho người miền Nam. Năm 1979, chiến tranh biên giới Việt Trung bùng nổ, con trai lớn của ông phải đi bộ đội nhưng không trực tiếp chiến đấu. Năm 1980, ông đề ra cương lĩnh chính trị, lập kế hoạch tuyên truyền nhân dân nổi lên lật đổ chính phủ. Tuy nhiên ông bị bắt trước khi kịp tung truyền đơn và bị kết án tù 10 năm. Sau khi ở tù về, ông vào Sài Gòn làm nghề nắn tượng để sinh sống và tích cóp tiền vượt biên. Năm 1994, ông vượt biên sang Băng Cốc thành công, tìm đến đại sứ quán Mỹ và Pháp và được chấp nhận tỵ nạn chính trị. Sau khi sang Mỹ, ông định cư ở Houston, Texas và sống bằng tiền trợ cấp SSI. The Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive (ViDDA) is a grassroots collection of interviews conducted and supported through The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation (VAHF) to provide oral history resources for students, researchers, the general public about the Vietnamese community living abroad. These interviews were conducted and filmed entirely by volunteers as part of the national 500 Oral Histories Project.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Vietnamese language interview with Nguyễn Thượng Khâm Thiên, who was born in 1939 in Hanoi, Vietnam. He learned the folk art of making rice-based figures while imprisoned during the war.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Nguyễn Thượng Khâm Thiên]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[500 Oral Histories Project]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2019-07-03 uploaded to archive]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[2011-03-04]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:dateAccepted><![CDATA[2011-03-04]]></dcterms:dateAccepted>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Interviewer: Nancy Bui]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Videographer: Roger Le]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[The creator for this material has granted The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation copyright of the audio, video and photo materials. It is being made available for non-profit educational use.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:accessRights><![CDATA[Public Access Granted]]></dcterms:accessRights>
    <dcterms:license><![CDATA[Deed of Gift]]></dcterms:license>
    <dcterms:medium><![CDATA[This oral history material was born digital.]]></dcterms:medium>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[Vietnamese]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Sound recording]]></dcterms:type>
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    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[Nguyễn,Thiên Khâm Thượng  interview by Nancy Bui on March 4, 2011. Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation oral history interviews. Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive, 2019.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://vietdiasporastories.omeka.net/items/show/273">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Nong, Truong Duy]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Nõng Duy Trường]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Vietnam War, 1961-1975]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Oral biography]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[English language interview with Nõng Duy Trường, who was born in Bình Thuận Province, Vietnam . His father was in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. Both of his parents were imprisoned and sent to reeducation camps after the war. After his mother was released, his family was relocated to a new economic zone after the war. He recalls his mother&#039;s decision to leave Vietnam and his family&#039;s escape on a boat that he navigated.<br />
<br />
The Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive (ViDDA) is a grassroots collection of interviews conducted and supported through The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation (VAHF) to provide oral history resources for students, researchers, the general public about the Vietnamese community living abroad. These interviews were conducted and filmed entirely by volunteers as part of the national 500 Oral Histories Project.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[English language interview with Nõng Duy Trường, who was born in Bình Thuận Province, Vietnam . His father was in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. Both of his parents were imprisoned and sent to reeducation camps after the war. After his mother was released, his family was relocated to a new economic zone. He recalls his mother&#039;s decision to leave Vietnam and his family&#039;s escape on a boat that he navigated.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Nõng Duy Trường]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[500 Oral Histories Project]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011-03-03]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[2011-03-03]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:dateAccepted><![CDATA[2011-03-03]]></dcterms:dateAccepted>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Interviewer: Nina Lu]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Videographer: Hoang Nhat Thanh]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[The creator for this material has granted The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation copyright of the audio, video and photo materials. It is being made available for non-profit educational use.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:accessRights><![CDATA[No Deed of Gift on file]]></dcterms:accessRights>
    <dcterms:license><![CDATA[Deed of Gift]]></dcterms:license>
    <dcterms:medium><![CDATA[This oral history material was born digital.]]></dcterms:medium>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[Vietnamese]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Sound recording]]></dcterms:type>
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    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[Nong, Duy Truong interview by Pham Tuyet Mai on March 3, 2011. Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation oral history interviews. Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive, 2019.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://vietdiasporastories.omeka.net/items/show/263">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Lê, Cương Đình ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Vietnam War, 1961-1975]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Oral biography]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Vietnamese language with Lê Đình Cương, who was born in Quang Ngai, Vietnam. In 1952, Viet Cong forces took over his father's home to house their soldiers; the French released two bombs on the house, completely destroying it. In 1959, he joined the monastery and studied there for five years, but became sick and took  leave. In 1963, Cuong resumed schooling and began to teach. In 1968, he was drafted after the Tet Offensive. Cuong attended officer training and is able to recall many details and stories of the war before and after 1945 and recounts images of the war that he had personally witnessed. In 1970, he met and married his wife; together, they had 6 children, 2 of whom passed away. In 1975, he received a notice to report to a reeducation labor camp ("học tập cải tạo"). Conditions at the prison were brutal. Cuong was released after a little over 2 years after he became sick and close to death. After 1975, Cuong's younger brother staged a protest and was also put into prison for 4 years. After 50 or 60 failed attempts, Cuong finally succeeded in escaping Vietnam in February of 1990. In 1993, Cuong received his aunt's sponsorship to Houston, Texas on the basis of "political refuge" where he currently resides. His children are now sucessful and have families of their own. Cuong feels very fortunate and grateful for the opportunities that he has been given at the United States. Currently, he has written four novels, and published two. Cuong believes it is important for future generations to learn the truth of their roots and country's history. <br /><br />The Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive (ViDDA) is a grassroots collection of interviews conducted and supported through The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation (VAHF) to provide oral history resources for students, researchers, the general public about the Vietnamese community living abroad. These interviews were conducted and filmed entirely by volunteers as part of the national 500 Oral Histories Project.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Vietnamese language with Lê Đình Cương.  ]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Lê Đình Cương]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[500 Oral Histories Project]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011-03-02]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[2011-03-02]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:dateAccepted><![CDATA[2011-03-02]]></dcterms:dateAccepted>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Interviewer: Pham Tuyet Mai]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[The creator for this material has granted The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation copyright of the audio, video and photo materials. It is being made available for non-profit educational use.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:accessRights><![CDATA[Public Access Granted]]></dcterms:accessRights>
    <dcterms:license><![CDATA[Deed of Gift]]></dcterms:license>
    <dcterms:conformsTo><![CDATA[Lê, Cương Đình interview by Pham Tuyet Mai on March 2, 2011. Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation oral history interviews. Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive, 2019.]]></dcterms:conformsTo>
    <dcterms:medium><![CDATA[This oral history material was born digital.]]></dcterms:medium>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[Vietnamese]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Sound recording]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Still image]]></dcterms:type>
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</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://vietdiasporastories.omeka.net/items/show/260">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Nguyen, Chung ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Vietnam War, 1961-1975]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Oral biography]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Vietnamese language interview with Nguyen Chung. <br />
<br />
The Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive (ViDDA) is a grassroots collection of interviews conducted and supported through The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation (VAHF) to provide oral history resources for students, researchers, the general public about the Vietnamese community living abroad. These interviews were conducted and filmed entirely by volunteers as part of the national 500 Oral Histories Project.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Vietnamese language interview with Nguyen Chung. ]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Nguyen Chung]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[500 Oral Histories Project]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011-03-01]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[2011-03-01]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:dateAccepted><![CDATA[2011-03-01]]></dcterms:dateAccepted>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Interviewer: Pham Diem Huong]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Videographer: Jason Wang]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[The creator for this material has granted The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation copyright of the audio, video and photo materials. It is being made available for non-profit educational use.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:license><![CDATA[Deed of Gift]]></dcterms:license>
    <dcterms:medium><![CDATA[This oral history material was born digital.]]></dcterms:medium>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[Vietnamese]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Sound recording]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Still Image]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Moving image]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[Nguyen, Chung interview by Pham Diem Huong on March 1, 2011. Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation oral history interviews. Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive, 2019.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://vietdiasporastories.omeka.net/items/show/259">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Nguyen, Joseph Quyet]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Vietnam War, 1961-1975]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Oral biography]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Vietnamese languge interview with Nguyen Quyet (Joseph).<br />
<br />
The Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive (ViDDA) is a grassroots collection of interviews conducted and supported through The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation (VAHF) to provide oral history resources for students, researchers, the general public about the Vietnamese community living abroad. These interviews were conducted and filmed entirely by volunteers as part of the national 500 Oral Histories Project.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Vietnamese languge interview with Nguyen Quyet (Joseph).]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Nguyen Quyet (Joseph)]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[500 Oral Histories Project]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011-03-01]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[2011-03-01]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:dateAccepted><![CDATA[2011-03-01]]></dcterms:dateAccepted>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Interviewer: Pham Diem Huong]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Videographer: Jason Wang]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[The creator for this material has granted The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation copyright of the audio, video and photo materials. It is being made available for non-profit educational use.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:accessRights><![CDATA[Public Access Granted]]></dcterms:accessRights>
    <dcterms:license><![CDATA[Deed of Gift]]></dcterms:license>
    <dcterms:medium><![CDATA[This oral history material was born digital.]]></dcterms:medium>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[Vietnamese]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Sound recording]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Still Image]]></dcterms:type>
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    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[Nguyen, Quyen (Joseph) interview by Pham Diem Huong on March 1, 2011. Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation oral history interviews. Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive, 2019.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://vietdiasporastories.omeka.net/items/show/256">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Nguyen, Loan]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Vietnam War, 1961-1975]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Oral biography]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[English language interview with Loan Nguyen. <br />
<br />
The Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive (ViDDA) is a grassroots collection of interviews conducted and supported through The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation (VAHF) to provide oral history resources for students, researchers, the general public about the Vietnamese community living abroad. These interviews were conducted and filmed entirely by volunteers as part of the national 500 Oral Histories Project.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[English language interview with Loan Nguyen. ]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Loan Nguyen]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[500 Oral Histories Project]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2011-03-01]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[2011-03-01]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:dateAccepted><![CDATA[2011-03-01]]></dcterms:dateAccepted>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Interviewer: Linda Ho Peche]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[The creator for this material has granted The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation copyright of the audio, video and photo materials. It is being made available for non-profit educational use.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:accessRights><![CDATA[Public Access Granted]]></dcterms:accessRights>
    <dcterms:license><![CDATA[Deed of Gift]]></dcterms:license>
    <dcterms:medium><![CDATA[This oral history material was born digital.]]></dcterms:medium>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[Vietnamese]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Still Image]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Sound recording]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Moving image]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[Nguyen, Loan interview by Linda Ho Peche on March 1, 2011. Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation oral history interviews. Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive, 2019.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://vietdiasporastories.omeka.net/items/show/228">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Cao, Quang Ánh]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Vietnam War, 1961-1975]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Oral biography]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[English language interview with Cao Quang Ánh from Louisiana. Cao is a native of Vietnam. His father was an officer in the South Vietnamese Army who was imprisoned after the fall of Saigon to communist North Vietnam in 1975. His mother raised their seven children  and eventually fled the country with them and resettled in the United States. Cao earned a B.S. in physics from Baylor University, an M.A. in philosophy from Fordham University, and earned a J.D. at the Loyola School of Law from 1997 to 2000. He worked as in-house counsel for Boat People SOS, an organization &quot;seeking to aid the social and cultural assimilation for poor immigrants.&quot; He was elected as a U.S. Representative for Louisiana&#039;s 2nd Congressional District in 2008, becoming the first Vietnamese-American ever elected to Congress and the first Republican to represent his district since 1891. He served one term.<br />
<br />
The Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive (ViDDA) is a grassroots collection of interviews conducted and supported through The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation (VAHF) to provide oral history resources for students, researchers, the general public about the Vietnamese community living abroad. These interviews were conducted and filmed entirely by volunteers as part of the national 500 Oral Histories Project.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[English language interview with Cao Quang Ánh from Louisiana. Cao is a native of Vietnam, the son of an officer in the U.S.-supported South Vietnamese Army. After the fall of Saigon to communist North Vietnam in 1975, Cao&#039;s father was imprisoned and his mother was left to raise the couple&#039;s seven children. Cao and two of his siblings fled the country for the U.S. He ultimately earned a B.S. in physics from Baylor University, and an M.A. in philosophy from Fordham University in 1995. Cao studied law at the Loyola School of Law from 1997 to 2000; after earning his J.D., he became an associate at the Waltzer Law Firm. After leaving Waltzer, he worked as in-house counsel for Boat People SOS, an organization &quot;seeking to aid the social and cultural assimilation for poor immigrants.&quot; He opened a private practice, which he continues to operate, in 2002. Cao has also served on the Board of Elections for Orleans Parish, the Republican Parish Executive Committee and the Louisiana State Republican Executive Committee. <br />
He was elected as a U.S. Representative for Louisiana&#039;s 2nd Congressional District in 2008, becoming the first Vietnamese-American ever elected to Congress and the first Republican to represent his district since 1891. He served one term.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Cao Quang Ánh]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[500 Oral Histories Project]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation ]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2010-07-24]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[2010-07-23]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:dateAccepted><![CDATA[2010-07-23]]></dcterms:dateAccepted>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Interviewer: Roger Le]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[The creator for this material has granted The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation copyright of the audio, video and photo materials. It is being made available for non-profit educational use.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:accessRights><![CDATA[Public Access Granted]]></dcterms:accessRights>
    <dcterms:license><![CDATA[Deed of Gift]]></dcterms:license>
    <dcterms:medium><![CDATA[This oral history material was born digital.]]></dcterms:medium>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
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    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Still Image]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[Cao, Quang Ánh interview by Nancy Bui in July 24, 2010. Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation oral history interviews. Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive, 2019.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[Vietnam]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[United States]]></dcterms:coverage>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Trinh, Hoi]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Vietnam War, 1961-1975]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Oral biography]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[English language interview with Hoi Trinh. His parents were both teachers in Saigon, but were made to work in agriculture postwar. His family tried to escape several times and were caught. He recall being imprisoned for three months at eight years old. Hi father finally escaped the country in 1980 through Thailand and was resettled in Australia, where, in 1984 he sponsored his entire family, including Hoi Trinh. He now works as an attorney in the United States and is applying for citizenship.<br />
<br />
The Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive (ViDDA) is a grassroots collection of interviews conducted and supported through The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation (VAHF) to provide oral history resources for students, researchers, the general public about the Vietnamese community living abroad. These interviews were conducted and filmed entirely by volunteers as part of the national 500 Oral Histories Project.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[English language interview with Hoi Trinh. His parents were both teachers in Saigon, but were made to work in agriculture postwar. His family tried to escape several times and were caught. He recall being imprisoned for three months at eight years old. Hi father finally escaped the country in 1980 through Thailand and was resettled in Australia, where, in 1984 he sponsored his entire family, including Hoi Trinh. He now works as an attorney in the United States and is applying for citizenship.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Hoi Trinh]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[500 Oral Histories Project]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation ]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2010-07-28]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[2010-07-23]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:dateAccepted><![CDATA[2010-07-23]]></dcterms:dateAccepted>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Interviewer: Roger Le]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[The creator for this material has granted The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation copyright of the audio, video and photo materials. It is being made available for non-profit educational use.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:accessRights><![CDATA[No Deed of Gift on file]]></dcterms:accessRights>
    <dcterms:medium><![CDATA[This oral history material was born digital.]]></dcterms:medium>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Still Image]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Sound recording]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Moving image]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[Trinh, Hoi interview by Nancy Bui in July 23, 2010. Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation oral history interviews. Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive, 2019.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[Vietnam]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[Australia]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[United States]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://vietdiasporastories.omeka.net/items/show/223">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Dang, Hoan]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Vietnam War, 1961-1975]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Oral biography]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[English language interview with Hoan Dang, who was born in Saigon. He evacuated from from Saigon with his family in 1975 and was processed in a refugee camp in Guam.<br />
<br />
The Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive (ViDDA) is a grassroots collection of interviews conducted and supported through The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation (VAHF) to provide oral history resources for students, researchers, the general public about the Vietnamese community living abroad. These interviews were conducted and filmed entirely by volunteers as part of the national 500 Oral Histories Project.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[English language interview with Hoan Dang, who was born in Saigon. He evacuated from from Saigon with his family in 1975 and was processed in a refugee camp in Guam.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Hoan Dang]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[500 Oral Histories Project]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation ]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2010-07-27]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[2010-07-27]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:dateAccepted><![CDATA[2010-07-27]]></dcterms:dateAccepted>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Interviewer: Jason Wang]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Videographer: Roger Le]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[The creator for this material has granted The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation copyright of the audio, video and photo materials. It is being made available for non-profit educational use.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:accessRights><![CDATA[Public Access Granted]]></dcterms:accessRights>
    <dcterms:license><![CDATA[Deed of Gift]]></dcterms:license>
    <dcterms:medium><![CDATA[This oral history material was born digital.]]></dcterms:medium>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Still Image]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Moving image]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Sound recording]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[Dang, Hoan interview by Jason Wang on February 27, 2010. Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation oral history interviews. Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive, 2019.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[United States]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[Vietnam]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://vietdiasporastories.omeka.net/items/show/181">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Vu, Thuy Thanh]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Vietnam War, 1961-1975]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Oral biography]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[English language interview with Vu Thanh Thuy.<br />
<br />
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 Project. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[English language interview with Vu Thanh Thuy.<br />
<br />
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 Project. ]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Vu Thanh Thuy]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[500 Oral Histories Project]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[2011-03-03<br />
2011-03-04]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:dateAccepted><![CDATA[2011-03-02]]></dcterms:dateAccepted>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Interviewer: Linda Ho Peche]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Videographer: Thanh Hoang and Jason Wang ]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[The creator for this material has granted The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation copyright of the audio, video and photo materials. It is being made available for non-profit educational use.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:accessRights><![CDATA[No Deed of Gift on file]]></dcterms:accessRights>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[This oral history material was born digital, with original sound in wav, original moving image in mvi and original text in doc. The materials were converted into mp3, mp4 and pdf for online access.]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:medium><![CDATA[This oral history material was born digital and saved to DVD.]]></dcterms:medium>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Sound recording]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Still Image]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Moving image]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[Vu, Thuy Thanh interview by Linda Ho Peche, March 3 and 4, 2011. Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation oral history interviews. 2018, Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
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