Nguyen, Thanh Chieu

Nguyen Thanh Chieu, also known by his pen name Thanh Thuong Hoang, was a journalist, novelist, and war correspondent in Vietnam between 1953 to 1975. His grandfather and father were both part of the anti-colonial resistance. He recounts what he heard and read about Ho Chi Minh, his influence, propaganda and the communist party. Nguyen Thanh Chieu recalls accounts of public denouncements and describes his own denouncement and reeducation. He also recounts his experiences and opinions of the Great Migration of 1954, the Tet Offensive, the Fall of Saigon, and the My Lai incident.

2013-06-07

Interviewer: Nancy Bui

Translator and Transcriber: Quan Tue Tran

Audio and Video Recorder: Nghia Tran