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Title: Oral History of Kiet Quan Tran
Creator: Tran, Kiet Quan
Contributor: Nguyen, Jay
Date Created and/or Issued: 2019-02-14
Contributing Institution: UC Irvine, Libraries, Southeast Asian Archive
Collection: Viet Stories: Vietnamese American Oral History project
Rights Information: Copyrighted
This material is provided for private study, scholarship, or research. Transmission or reproduction of any material protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Contact the University of California, Irvine Libraries, Special Collections and Archives for more information (spcoll@uci.edu).
Description: Scope/Content: Kiet Tran offers a unique experience in the Vietnamese diaspora in that he did not come as a refugee during the war. He immigrated to California after being sponsored by his aunt. His unique experience opens up dialogue to various topics such as appropriation through food culture, fake marriage for a green card (permanent resident permit), and the model minority myth. To talk about food culture, we discussed what it might mean to be authentic and how can someone appropriate other cultures. Through Kiet’s discussion, I formulated an argument regarding the transformation of appropriation into appreciation. Fake marriage for illegal immigration is a huge phenomenon within the Vietnamese community as Kiet explains. By looking into details of the system of arranged marriage for immigration, I am able to draw a connection to narratives belonging to the underrepresented gendered as well as people of color. Finally, from the interview, the model minority myth was heavy; we explored the possible methods of raising the next generation of children. The model minority myth places overwhelming pressure on people, especially Asians to excel. The modern Vietnamese experience offers a special dual passage for connecting Vietnamese and American traits, history and culture.
Scope/Content: At what point in time can one pinpoint the beginning of Vietnamese America? Does it begin with the Fall of Saigon? Does it begin with the creation of Little Saigons throughout America? In looking to define Vietnamese American experiences, do we limit what it has been and what it could be? Whatever the entry point, experiences of Vietnamese Americans are inextricably tangled with the political, economic, and social structures of racial, class, and gender hierarchy in the United States and notions of authenticity and nationalism. Thus, to begin learning what the Vietnamese American experience entails, is to also begin unlearning. This course seeks to understand, unravel and complicate what Vietnamese America is through a critical refugee and critical race lens. By analyzing various issues, we are able to see how Vietnamese Americans are affected by larger societal forces such as capitalism and imperialism. This course aims to: 1. To introduce the student to the history, culture, and contemporary experiences of Vietnamese Americans, highlighting how power and privilege entangles them all together. 2. Expand current discourse around social issues that affect Vietnamese Americans by using both scientific literature, creative works and scholarly articles. 3. Expose students to the multitude of historical, contemporary and local Vietnamese American narratives, taking advantage of the proximity to one of the largest Little Saigons.
Scope/Content: UCI FSAE Electric Race Team and competition, 2018
Type: text
Format: 1 pdf transcription English; 1 pdf time log; 1 pdf life map; 3 jpg image files
Extent: 01:36:27
Identifier: ark:/81235/d80v8k
VAOHP0371
http://hdl.handle.net/10575/14623
Language: English
en
Subject: Appropriation | Appreciation | Model minority myth | Fusion food | War bride | Arranged marriage
Time Period: 1980-1989
Relation: Vietnamese American Experience Class Oral Histories, 2019 Winter

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