Guide to the Paul Tran Files on Southeast Asian Refugees

Series 1. Vietnamese refugee camps files, 1976-2001

Physical Description: 13.8 linear ft.

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series is comprised of materials documenting the experiences of Vietnamese refugees in the Hong Kong Detention Center. The materials include artifacts, correspondence, photographs, negatives, and audio cassette recordings that include refugee interviews on topics such as conditions at the refugee camps. The materials are mostly in Vietnamese.

Arrangement

The series is arranged alphabetically by format of material or topic. Correspondence is arranged chronologically.

Box 1-3, 28-29

Artifacts

Box 1

Banner done by the refugee writer group at Whitehead Detention Center in Hong Kong as a gift to the Vietnamese foreign press of he United States

Box 1

Cloth done by the Swiss Watch and Optician Company

Box 2

Crochet of cat by Nguyen, Thi Van, 1994.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence that explains artifact is contained in box 4 : 17.

Box 3

Firework tube.

Access Information

Access to original object is restricted for safety reasons.

Box 4 : 30

Digital photograph of original artifact, 2003

Box 28

Gas masks from Whitehead Detention Center.

Physical Description: 2 items.

Box 29

Picture frame presented as a gift to Hoang Loc and Mai Chi from Do Quang Hoa

Box 2

Stained glass image by Nguyen, Thi Van, 1994.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence that explains artifact is contained in box 4 : 17.

Box 2

Storycloth by Thac Vien of the Whitehead Detention Center section 8 camp titled, "Take full action to protect the people in your camps"

Box 1

Tablecloth done by THCLLDC and NQ of Section 8 as a gift, 2 copies

Box 3

Tear gas canister.

Access Information

Access to original object is restricted for safety reasons.

Box 4 : 30

Digital photograph of original artifact, 2003

Box 18-22

Audio cassette recordings of refugee interviews. 161 tapes, 1980-1996.

Access Information

Access restricted until 2049.

Box 4 : 1

Background information on refuges, 1996

Box 4 : 2-3

Boat poetry, 1977-2001.

Physical Description: 2 folders.

Box 4 : 4-8

Correspondence

Box 4 : 4-8

1976-1996.

Physical Description: 5 folders.

Box 4 : 9

From Vietnamese associations regarding refugee camps, 1989-1990

Box 4 : 10

Regarding forced repatriation policy, 1989-1990

Box 4 : 11-18

Correspondence of individuals

Box 4 : 11

Bon, Thinh Cau, 1994

Box 4 : 16

Nguyen, Canh Ven, 1990

Box 4 : 18

Nguyen, Thieu Ven, 1991-1990

Box 4 : 12

Nguyen, Thi Vanh Khuyen, 1888-1990

Box 4 : 17

Nguyen, Thi Ven, 1994

Box 4 : 13-14

Phuc, Bin Vinh, 1975-1988.

Physical Description: 2 folders.

Box 4 : 15

Tran, Paul, 1990

Box 5 : 1 - 12 : 19

Correspondence containing materials from refugees repatriated to Communist Vietnam, 1976-2001.

Physical Description: 174 folders.

Access Information

Access is restricted until 2049.

Box 12 : 20-25

Correspondence explaining audio cassette recordings, including some photographs, 1990-1996.

Physical Description: 6 folders.

Access Information

Access is restricted until 2049.

Box 13 : 1-31

Negatives and photographs containing images of refugees repatriated to Communist Vietnam, 1991-1995.

Access Information

Access is restricted until 2049.

Box 4 : 19-25

Photographs

Box 4 : 19

Camps, circa 1980-1990

Box 4 : 20

Ceremony, circa 1980-1990

Box 4 : 21

Chimawan camp, 1987-1991

Box 4 : 22

Council for Refugees Meeting, 1989

Box 4 : 23

Miscellaneous, 1980-1994

Box 4 : 24

The Registry, 1989

Box 4 : 25

WACL conference, 1985

Box 4 : 26

Publications, circa 1990

Box 4 : 27

Refugee admission in the United States, 1976

Box 4 : 28

Transparencies of artwork, circa 1980-1990

Box 24 : MS-SEA002-V05/V12

Vietnamese workers in Czechoslovakia, interviews, 1990.

Physical Description: 8 VHS-C video cassettes.

Access Information

Access is restricted until 2049 due to the fact that some of the interviewees were sent back to Vietnam.

Box 4 : 29

Vietnamese in Europe, correspondence and reports, 1990-1991

Series 2. Subject files concerning refugee issues, 1976-2001

Physical Description: 2.8 linear ft.

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series is comprised of publications and other documents created by various organizations involved with refugee causes. The materials include information on refugees who were still living in camps and those who had resettled in the United States. There are also compact discs that contain the Voice of Vietnam radio programs broadcast in Orange County by Paul Tran.

Arrangement

The series is arranged alphabetically by subject, then chronologically within each file. A group of compact discs containing recordings of radio programs is located at the end of the series; discs are arranged chronologically

Box 14 : 1

Anti-Communist activities, 1989-1990.

Scope and Content Note

The materials are from organizations advocating anti-Communist activities and include correspondence. The materials are mostly in Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 2

Assembly for Democracy and Human Rights, newsletter, 1992-1993.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 3

Ban Tin Dac Biet, newsletter, 1995.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 4

Ban Tin Khoa Hoc, newsletter, 1992.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 5

Ban Tin Quoc Dan, newsletter, 1990.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 6

Ban Tin Ty Nan, newsletter, 1992.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 7

Ban Tin Viet Linh, newsletter, 1989.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 8

Bao Loc, periodical, 1996.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 9

Boat People S.O.S., correspondence and news bulletins, 1989-1995

Box 14 : 10

The Bridge, newsletter, 1994

Box 14 : 11

Bulletin du Vietnam, newsletter, 1976.

Scope and Content Note

In French.

Box 14 : 12

Center for Southeast Asian Refugee Resettlement, correspondence and news articles, 1996

Box 14 : 13

Chinh Nghia, newsletter, 1994.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 14

Cobay, periodical, circa 1990.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 15

Committee for Human Rights in Vietnam, Ottawa Region, agendas and correspondence, 1994.

Scope and Content Note

The materials are mostly in Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 16

Committee for Just Cause of Free Vietnam, correspondence, 1994-1995.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 17

Conduong Hanh Dong, booklet, 1991.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 18

Con Nguoi Viet Nam, booklet of poetry, 1992.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 19

Dac San Petrus Ky, periodical, 1996.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 20

Dac San Yen Bai, periodical, 1988.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 21

Dai Viet, periodical, 1993.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 22

Dan Chu, periodical, 1993-1994.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 23-24

Dan Quyen, periodical, 1991-1993.

Physical Description: 2 folders.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 25

Dan Toc, periodical, 1997.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 26

Dat Nuoc Cong Dong, newsletter, 1994.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 27-29

Diem Tin Bao Chi, periodical, 1990-1993.

Physical Description: 3 folders.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 30-31

Dien Dan, newsletter, 1991-1993.

Physical Description: 2 folders.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 32

Dien Dan Nhan Quyen, newsletter, 1998.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 33

Doi, periodical, 1982.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 34

Dragonball X Club, newsletter, 2001

Box 14 : 35

Duoc Thieng, periodical, 1982.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 36

Duoc Tu Bi, periodical, 1994.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 37

Duong Moi, periodical, 1989.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 42

Flowers inside barbed wire, collection of poetry done by the Vietnamese pen group at Whitehead Detention Center in Hong Kong, circa 1990.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 38

Forum on Comprehensive Approach to Relations Between the United States and Vietnam, papers, 1994

Box 14 : 39

Giao Diem, newsletters, 1994-1997.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 40

Green Cross, newsletter produced by the Social Assistance Program for Vietnam, 1993-2001.

Scope and Content Note

The newsletter is mostly in Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 41

Hac Trang, periodical, 1994.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 43

Hoi Chuyen Gia Viet Nam Phan Hoi Nam California, correspondence, 1995.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 44

Horizons, periodical published by Horizons Publications, 1992.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 45-46

Hughes Hubbard and Reed, correspondence, 1990-1991.

Physical Description: 2 folders.

Box 14 : 47

Human Rights Forum, newsletter produced by the Council for Human Rights in Vietnam, 1994

Box 14 : 48

Hy Vong, periodical, 1992.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 49

Indochina Digest, newsletter produced by the Indochina Project, 1991-1992

Box 14 : 50

Indochina Journal, publication of the Indochina Human Rights Group, 1991

Box 14 : 51

Invitations and programs of social gatherings, programs and informational materials, 1990-1996.

Scope and Content Note

The materials are mostly in Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 52

KBC, periodical, 1994.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 53

Khai Thac Thi Truong, periodical, 1994.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 54

Mien Nam California Hoa Ky, correspondence, 1995.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 55

Miscellaneous correspondence and materials, 1995.

Scope and Content Note

The items are mostly in Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 56

Movement for Human Rights in Vietnam by 2000, correspondence and program materials, 1994-1995.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 14 : 57

Music and lyrics, 1982.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 1

Nhan Ban Tinh The, manuscript, 1991.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 2

Nhan Quyen, periodical, 1992-1993.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 3

Nhung Vande Vietnam, conference materials, 1997.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 4

Niem Tin, collection of poetry, circa 1990.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 5

Noi Long Nguoi Xa Xu, booklet of poetry, 1991.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 6

Problems of Communism, periodical, 1986

Box 15 : 7

Project Ngoc, meeting materials, 1989-1990

Box 15 : 8-9

Refugee Concern Hong Kong, reports, 1994-1995.

Physical Description: 2 folders.

Box 15 : 10

Refugee Concern Newsmagazine, published by Refugee Concern Hong Kong, 1994-1995

Box 15 : 11

Register Citizen Opinion, report, 1995

Box 15 : 12

Sao Trang, periodical, 1989.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 13

Sinh Hoat Cong Dong, periodical, 1990.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 14

Su That, periodical, 1988.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 15

Tai Lieu, report, circa 1990.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 16-19

Tap Chi Thong Tin Nhan Ban, periodical, 1994-1995.

Physical Description: 4 folders.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 20

Tap Chi Tieng Que, periodical, 1991.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 21-26

Tap Chi Tu Do, periodical, 1990-1993.

Physical Description: 6 folders.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 27

Tap Hop, periodical, 1994.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 28

Tet Festival, temporary financial statement, 1995

Box 15 : 29

Thoi Moi, periodical, 1990.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 30

Thong Luan, newsletters, 1992-1993.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 31

A Thousand Years Falling, program material, 1995

Box 15 : 32

Tieng Goi, periodical, 1990.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 33

Tieng Noi, periodical, 1991.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 34

Tieng Noi Trung Thuc, periodical, 1994.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 35

Tinh Ban, collection of poetry, 1992.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 36

Tin Tuc Tranh Dau, periodical, 1977.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 37

Trung Hoa Tam Dan Chu Nghia Tinh Ban, book, 1993.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 38

Trung Thu, periodical, 1994.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 15 : 39

Tu Do, periodical, 1989-1990.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 16 : 1

Uy Ban Bao Ve Chinh Nghia Quoc Gia Viet Nam tai San Diego, newsletter, 1997.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 16 : 2

Van Kien Va Nghi Quyet, periodical, 1976.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 16 : 4

Vietnamese American Community of the United States of America, correspondence, 1995

Box 16 : 5

Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce in Orange County, newsletter and ephemera, 1992

Box 16 : 6

Vietnamese Community of Orange County, correspondence and program materials, 1988-1992

Box 16 : 7

Vietnamese Community of Southern California, correspondence, 1994-1996

Box 16 : 8

Vietnamese Empire Press Review, newsletters, 1991-1992

Box 16 : 9

Vietnamese Medical Association of the United States of America, newsletter, 2001

Box 16 : 10

Vietnamese Mutual Support Association, correspondence, 1994

Box 16 : 11

Vietnamese Overseas Pen Club, correspondence, 1989-1990

Box 16 : 12

Vietnamese Physician Association of Southern California, correspondence and petitions, 1994

Box 16 : 13

Vietnamese Professional Society, correspondence, 1995

Box 16 : 14

Vietnamese Student Association, correspondence, 1995

Box 16 : 15

Viet Nam Hai Ngoai, periodicals, 1991.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 16 : 16

Vietnam human rights day proclamations, 1994

Box 16 : 17

Vietnam Human Rights Watch, newsletter, 1994

Box 16 : 18

Vietnam Political Detainees Mutual Association, correspondence, 1995

Box 16 : 19

Vietnam Qyoc Dan Dang, correspondence and program materials, 1990-1994.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 16 : 20

Vietnam Tu Do, periodicals, 1992.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 16 : 21

Vietnam Tu Quyet, newsletters, 1990.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 16 : 22

Viet Tre,, newsletter, 1992.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 16 : 23

Viet Tu Cui Sat, periodical, 1990.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 16 : 24

Voice of Freedom, project booklet, 1992

Box 16 : 25

Xuan Hy Vong, periodical, 1997.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 23

Compact discs.

Physical Description: 33 discs.

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A02-A03

Voice of Vietnam Quang Cao, 1988.

Physical Description: 2 discs.

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A04

Voice of Vietnam Quang Lao, 1998

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A06-A33

Voice of Vietnam radio programs

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A01

"Laughing out loud."

Access Information

Access is restricted until 2049.

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A05

April-May 1978

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A06

May 1997

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A07

May-June 1997

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A08

June-July 1997

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A09

July 1997

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A10-A11

July-August 1997.

Physical Description: 2 discs.

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A12

August-September 1997

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A13

September-October 1997

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A14

October 1997

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A15

October-November 1997

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A16

November-December 1997

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A17

December 1997

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A18-A19

December 1997-January 1998.

Physical Description: 2 discs.

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A20

January-March 1998, Pirates' discussion

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A21

March-April 1998

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A22

May-June 1998

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A23

June-July 1998

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A24

July-August 1998

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A25-A26

August-September 1998.

Physical Description: 2 discs.

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A27

September-October 1998

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A28

October-November 1998

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A29

November-December 1998

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A30

December 1998

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A31

December 1998-January 1999

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A32

January-February 1999

Box 23 : MS-SEA002-A33

February-March 1999

Box XOS 16

Map of Indochina, circa 1980

Box AV-8 : MS-SEA002-V01/V04

VHS video cassette tapes

Box AV-8 : MS-SEA002-V01

The Federation of Overseas Free Vietnamese Communities, 1995

Box AV-8 : MS-SEA002-V02

The Gift of a Smile, circa 1990

Box AV-8 : MS-SEA002-V03

Indochinese Refugees Rescue Association, 1987

Box AV-8 : MS-SEA002-V04

Vot Nguoi Bien Dong, circa 1990.

Scope and Content Note

In Vietnamese.

Box 16 : 3

Related textual materials, 1987-1995

Series 3. Refugee artwork, 1989-1995

Physical Description: 6.6 linear ft.

Series Scope and Content Summary

The series is comprised of drawings and paintings done by refugee artists in the camps that were collected by Paul Tran during the years of 1989-1995. The artwork focuses on the obstacles faced by the refugees living in the camps and the frustration they felt over their living conditions. Dates are provided only when the date appeared on the individual piece of art. The majority of the artwork contains artist names and titles in Vietnamese. Quan Tran provided translation services for the artist and title names.

Arrangement

The artwork is arranged alphabetically by name of artist, with pieces by unidentified artists located at the beginning of the series.

Artist unknown

Box XOS 1

Defenseless in Detention

Box XOS 1

For the Republic

Box XOS 1

The Future in my Homeland

Box 25 : 1

Imprison Even the Young Ones

Box XOS 17

In Memory of Those Who Sacrificed Their Lives in Search for Freedom

Box XOS 1

June 16, 1988

Box XOS 1

Paper Flowers

Box 25 : 8

Red Prison

Box XOS 1

Sacrificing an Entire Life

Box 26 : 1

The Thirst of Children

Box 25 : 1, XOS 1-2

Untitled.

Physical Description: 7 pieces of art.

Box 26 : 1, XOS 2

Bang. Untitled, 1993.

Physical Description: 2 pieces of art.

Box XOS 2

Bien, TK. Contemplation

Bui, Loc

Box XOS 2

Native Land

Box XOS 2

Untitled

Box 25 : 1

Bui, Nhuan. As King Heaven

Bui, To

Box XOS 2

The Church

Box XOS 2

When the Sunset Dies

Cao, Kim

Box 26 : 1

Contemplation, 1993

Box 26 : 1

Dance of the Wish for Freedom

Box 26 : 1

Dead End

Box XOS 2

Freedom, Where Are You?, 1993

Box 26 : 1

God Shows the Way, 1991

Box XOS 2

Humane??? And Life, 1993

Box XOS 2

In the Name of Justice, 1993

Box 26 : 1

In the Shadow o f the Freedom Flame, 1993

Box XOS 3

Look, World, The Paradise of Communism!, 1993

Box XOS 3

Please God, Have Mercy on Us, 1992

Box 26 : 1

Sunset on Fish Port

Box XOS 3

The Thirst For Freedom, 1992

Box 25 : 8

Cao, Min Kim. Ga Choi in the Long Bay, Quang Ninh

Box 25 : 1

Cao, Tung. Scene Inside Closed Camp

Box 25 : 1

Chuong, Dung. Mother and Child

Box 25 : 8

Chuong, Tien Dung. The Milestone June 16, 1988

Box 26 : 1

Dao, Bo

Box XOS 3

Dream of Freedom

Box 26 : 1

Homecoming Day

Box 26 : 2

Hong Kong, June 16, 1988

Box 26 : 2

Lamentation

Box 26 : 2

The Pain Inside Me

Box 26 : 2

Poisonous Plans

Box XOS 3

We Have the Republic, We Have Uncle Ho

Box 26 : 2

Welcoming Him Home

Dao, Hoan

Box XOS 3

Death, 1991

Box XOS 3

The Imprisonment

Box XOS 3

Thinking in the Night

Box XOS 3

Thirst

Box XOS 3

Two People in a Tragic Love

Box XOS 4

Who is the Future?

Dao, Nhat

Box XOS 4

School for Youths

Box 26 : 2

The Traditional Doctor Returns Home

Box XOS 4

Dinh, Bang. What Is It?

Dinh, Thuy

Box 25 : 1

Homeless

Box XOS 4

Human Heart and Human Being

Box 25 : 1

Humanity

Box XOS 4

Late

Box 26 : 2

Since the Day We Have the Republic

Box 25 : 1, XOS 4-5

Untitled.

Physical Description: 19 pieces of art.

Box 26 : 3, XOS 5

Do, Dung. Untitled, 1992.

Physical Description: 2 pieces of art.

Box 25 : 8

Do, Trong Vinh. Love in Suicude

Do, Vinh

Box 26 : 3

A Dream

Box XOS 5

Stay and Leave

Box XOS 5

Train Station of the Refugees

Doan, Duc

Box 26 : 3

Mother and Child

Box XOS 5

The Path to Freedom

Box 26 : 3

Second the Rejection and the Children

Box XOS 5

Untitled

Dong

Box XOS 5

Modern Adam and Eve

Box XOS 5

Untitled.

Physical Description: 2 pieces of art

Box XOS 6

We Are Thirsty of Freedom

Duc

Box XOS 6

The Accusation

Box XOS 6

Denouncing the Hong Kong Imprisonment of Children

Box XOS 6

Forget Me Not Operation.

Physical Description: Poster

Ha, Quan

Box 26 : 4

Come With Us

Box 25 : 1

Continue to Believe

Box 25 : 1

Farewell

Long Bay

Box 26 : 4

Lost in the Jungle

Box 26 : 4

One Lifetime, Two Regimes

Box 25 : 2

Please Help Us

Box XOS 6

Rebel

Box XOS 6

Three Inmates

Box 26 : 6

To Whom Does This Crime Belong?

Box 25 : 2

The Tragedy in Our Country

Box 26 : 4

The Truth, Justice in Vietnam

Hero

Box XOS 6

Children's Eyes

Box XOS 6

Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi of Vietnam

Box XOS 6

Untitled

Hoang, Diep Stone Coffin

Box XOS 6

Hoang, Son. Untitled, 1992

Box 26 : 4

Hop, Quang. Untitled

Lai, Chieu

Box 25 : 2

Untitled.

Physical Description: 4 pieces of art

Box 26 : 4

Le, Lan. The Strength of Living. Artist is fifteen years old.

Le, Vinh

Box XOS 7

The Belief, 1992

Box XOS 7

A Bridge Missing a Span

Box XOS 7

The Demise of the Communist

Box XOS 7

Homeland

Box XOS 7

Human Kindness

Box XOS 7

Life

Box 26 : 4

Life Is Still Beautiful?

Box XOS 7

Marxist Doctrine, 1993

Box XOS 7

National Resentment

Box 26 : 4

A Race

Box XOS 7

Vietnamese Boat People

Box 25 : 2

Le, Xay. Freedom

Box 25 : 2, XOS 7-8

Life Source group. Untitled.

Physical Description: 3 pieces of art

Box XOS 17

Manh, Kim. Viet Group

N., Giao

Box XOS 8

Do Not Cry, Dear!

Box 26 : 4

Please Send My Message: My Thirst for Freedom

Box XOS 8

Vietnam Under Communist Flag

Box XOS 8

Ng., Chen. The Bird and the Dragonfly

Box XOS 8

Ngo, Giao. Untitled

Nguon Song Group

Box 26 : 4

Fight

Box 25 : 2, XOS 8

Untitled.

Physical Description: 5 pieces of art.

Box 25 : 2

Nguyen, Anh. Untitled

Nguyen, Chinh

Box 26 : 5

The Anniversary of the Communist Regime

Box XOS 8

Uprooting Morals and Principles, 1992

Nguyen, Diep

Box XOS 9

The Bath

Box XOS 9

The Dream

Box XOS 9

Wishing For Freedom

Nguyen, Duong

Box XOS 9

Freedom

Box XOS 9

People of the Closed Camp

Box XOS 9

Nguyen, Hiep. All for Freedom and Democracy

Box XOS 9

Nguyen, Hoa

Box 25 : 3

Deer

Box XOS 9

Democracy for Vietnam

Box 25 : 3

Empty Village

Box XOS 9

Felt Tip Painting

Box 26 : 5

Lotus Flower

Box XOS 9

Underneath the Hammer

Nguyen, Hop

Box 25 : 3

Live

Box 25 : 3

The Old Port

Nguyen, Long. Artist is eleven years old.

Box 26 : 5

My Country

Box 25 : 3

Untitled

Box 25 : 3

Nguyen, Phuong. Wordless. Artist is fourteen years old.

Box XOS 9

Nguyen, Thai. The Ghosts of Communists in Southeast Asia, 1991

Box 25 : 3

Nong, Dien. Scene Inside the Closed Camp

Box 25 : 3

Pham, Cong. Untitled

Pham, Duc

Box XOS 10

Dead End

Box XOS 10

Homeland

Box XOS 10

Is This Place for People?

Pham, Dung

Box XOS 10

No Future

Box FB-42 : 3

Scene Inside Closed Camp

Box XOS 10

Untitled

Box 25 : 3

Pham, Hai. Communists Suppressing Religious Freedom

Pham, Hieu. Artist is fourteen years old.

Box XOS 10

Falling Leaves In Autumn

Box 26 : 5

Mom, Please Call Out

Box XOS 10

Please, Don't Kill Me!

Box 25 : 3

Poisonous Lake

Box 25 : 4

Suicide

Pham, Hong Thai

Box XOS 10

Forest in the Evening

Box XOS 10

The Road to Death

Box 25 : 4, XOS 10

Untitled.

Physical Description: 2 pieces of art.

Box XOS 11

When Autumn Comes

Pham, Tuat

Box XOS 11

April 30. 1975

Box 26 : 5

Broken

Box 26 : 5

The Decline of the Communist Doctrine

Box 25 : 4

Farewell to My Native Land

Box 26 : 5

Flower Behind the Fence

Box XOS 11

The Hammer Is For Hitting One In the Head, The Sickle is For Slitting One's Throat

Box XOS 11

Illustration, 1992

Box XOS 11

Living

Box XOS 11

Murderous Agreement

Box 26 : 5

Our Today Will Be Your Tomorrow

Box XOS 11

The Paradise of Communism

Box 26 : 5

Stranded

Box 25 : 4, XOS 11

They Had Already Left.

Physical Description: 2 pieces of art.

Box XOS 11

The Thirst for Freedom

Box 25 : 4-:5

Untitled.

Physical Description: 11 pieces of art.

Box XOS 12

S., Thai. Untitled, 1994

Box XOS 12

Students of a History Class. The Goal of the Class in the Refugee Camp

Box XOS 17

Tang, Nga Son. Untitled, 1994.

Tang, Son

Box 25 : 5

The Call, 1991

Box XOS 12

Freedom and Happiness, 1992

Box 26 : 6, XOS 12

Hopeless, 1992

Box 25 : 5

The Journey, 1991

Box 26 : 6

Loneliness, 1991

Box 25 : 5

Portrait in Pencil, 1991.

Physical Description: 2 pieces of art

Box XOS 12

Rain in Closed Camp, 1992

Box 25 : 5

The Rotten Column of Pain

Box 25 : 5

Self- Portrait, 1991.

Physical Description: 3 pieces of art.

Box 25 : 6

Self- Portrait, 1992

Box 25 : 6

Self- Portrait in Pencil, 1994.

Physical Description: 2 pieces of art.

Box 25 : 6

Still Life, 1992

Box 25 : 6

Whitehead Entertainment Group, 1992

Box 25 : 6

Ta, Thu. Untitled

Thac, Vien

Box 26 : 6

Freedom, Where Are You?

Box XOS 14

Living Like Wild Grass

Box 26 : 6

Metal Door

Box XOS 14

Our School

Box XOS 14

The Restlessness

Box XOS 12

Thain. Nothingness, 1992

Box 25 : 6

Tran. Respectfully Present To My Teacher

Box XOS 12

Tran, Binh. Crossing the Ocean

Tran, Dong

Box 25 : 6

Human Rights Organization

Box XOS 12

June 16, 1988

Box XOS 13

Remember

Box XOS 13

Screening Policy.

Physical Description: 2 pieces of art.

Box XOS 13

The Seed of Life

Box 25 : 6, XOS 13

Untitled.

Physical Description: 3 pieces of art.

Box XOS 13

Why Did the Vietnamese Leave Their Country?

Tran, Ha

Box XOS 13

Leaving

Box XOS 13

Mom, What Is Wrong

Box XOS 13

Native Land

Box XOS 14

Tran, Phan. Escape, Find Freedom, and Entrap

Box 25 : 8

Tran, Van Ha. Demonstration. Artist is thirteen years old.

Trinh, Lap

Box 25 : 7

The Crime

Box 25 : 7

The Door to Freedom

Box 26 : 6

The Truth About the Humane Hearts of England and Hong Kong Towards Vietnamese Boat People

Box 25 : 7

Way to Communism

Truong, Dung

Box XOS 14

Contemplation

Box XOS 14

Fighting Forced-Repatriation

Box FB-42 : 3

The Footprint of Atrocity

Box 25 : 7

Wondering on an Empty Street

Truong, Tien Dung

Box 25 : 8

Go Away

Box 25 : 8

Where Will You Go?

Box 25 : 7

Vic, Loi. Untitled. Artist is eleven years old.

Box XOS 17

Vu, Dung Tien. Homecoming Day.

Vu, Hoan

Box 26 : 6

Mao Khe Mine

Box XOS 14

Miner

Box 26 : 6

The Land and the People

Box 25 : 7

Vu, Loi. Happy New Year. Artist is thirteen years old.

Vu, Manh Tuan

Box FB-42 : 3

Desire. The artwork is based on a picture by Ngo, Anh Giao.

Box FB-42 : 3

The Evil. The artwork is based on a picture by Ngo, Anh Giao.

Box 25 : 8

My Country

Vu, Minh

Box XOS 14

The Condition of the Refugees

Box XOS 14

Free to Move About. Human Rights in Vietnam

Box XOS 14

Homeland

Box XOS 15

June 16, 1988

Box XOS 15

The Last Communists

Box XOS 15

Night on Campground

Box XOS 15

The Pain of Refugees

Box XOS 15

Propaganda Painting

Box XOS 15

The Strength of Boat People Lies in the Pen and Unity

Box ML 360

Sunset

Box XOS 15

Untitled.

Physical Description: 3 pieces of art.

Box XOS 15

The Use-the-Farmers-as-the- Foundation Policy

Box XOS 15

Vietnamese People Have No Rights To Speak and Write the Truth

Vuong

Box 26 : 7

Ascending Wings

Box 26 : 7

Guiding Each Other

Box 26 : 6

Xi, Giao. Desire

Series 4. Newspapers and clippings, 1975-1996

Physical Description: 1.4 linear ft.

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series is comprised of newspapers and newspaper clippings collected by Paul Tran. The materials focus on a variety of refugee issues, including repatriation and harmful treatment of refugees. The newspapers and newspaper clippings are in both English and Vietnamese.

Arrangement

The newspapers are arranged alphabetically by title and the clippings are arranged chronologically.

Box 27 : 1-13

Newspapers

Box 27 : 1

Daidantoc, 1993

Box 27 : 2

Dien Dan Dan Chu, circa 1990

Box 27 : 3

Doan Ket, 1976

Box 27 : 4

Doi Lap, 1994

Box 27 : 5

Dong A, 1992-1993

Box 27 : 6

Hai Ngoai, 1995

Box 27 : 7

Lap Truong, 1994

Box 27 : 8

Ngay Nay, 1989-1990

Box 27 : 9

Nguoi Viet, 1993

Box 27 : 10

Tieng Chuong, 1993

Box 27 : 11

Viet Bao, 1976

Box 27 : 12

Vietnam Daily News, 1990

Box 27 : 13

Y Dan, 1990

Box 17 : 1-17

Newspaper clippings, 1975-1996.

Physical Description: 17 folders.

Scope and Content Note

There are no clippings for the years 1980, 1983-1985, and 1987-1988.

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