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Phan Vu was born in April of 1933. As a young adult, he studied philosophy in Saigon, and until 1966 he served in the South Vietnamese Army and rose to the rank of lieutenant. He then became a high school French teacher. After the Fall of Saigon in…

Pulitzer prize-winning reporter Peter Arnett discusses the debates on policy and strategy relating to the Vietnam War and his experiences reporting for the Associated Press in Saigon beginning in 1966. Arnett was one of the last western reporters in…

Uwe Siemon-Netto discusses his experiences as a reporter in Vietnam starting in 1965, including his thoughts on the Tet Offensive, the My Lai Massacre and the uncovering of the mass graves in Hue.

This interview is part of the Vietnamese in the…

Sichan Siv recalls his youth in Cambodia during the military conflicts in neighboring Vietnam and the emergence of the communist Khmer Rouge. He escaped the country for fear that he would endanger his family because of his education and his work as…

Vietnamese language interview with Giao Pham, a newspaper reporter and student.

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…

Vietnamese language interview with Tran Van Nga, who was born on January 10, 1935. He was a major for the South Vietnamese Army and later immigrated to the United States under the Humanitarian Operation or Operation New Life. He was trained and…

Cao Anh Nguyet shares her family history as a descendant of the Nguyen dynasty, her experiences teaching after the communists gained control after 1975, her sponsorship to the U.S. and about her current journalism work.

This interview is part of…

English language interview with Vu Thanh Thuy.

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.

Vietnamese language interview with Duong Phuc, a journalist who fled Vietnam by boat in 1980 and landed in a refugee camp in Thailand.

The Vietnamese in the Diaspora Digital Archive (ViDDA) is a grassroots collection of interviews conducted and…
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