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Title
Oral History of Christopher Phan
Creator
Phan, Christopher
Contributor
Lu, Andrew
Date Created and/or Issued
2012-05-14
Contributing Institution
UC Irvine, Libraries, Southeast Asian Archive
Collection
Viet Stories: Vietnamese American Oral History project
Rights Information
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Description
Scope/Content: An oral history of Mr. Christopher Phan, a candidate for city council, a soldier, and a Vietnamese American. This interview focuses on his experience as an immigrant upon entering the United States and touches upon the history surrounding his childhood in Vietnam. It shares his views on the war, his culture, and what it means to be Vietnamese American. After years or service in the military and to the Vietnamese community, he runs for Garden Grove City Council.
Scope/Content: The Linda Vo Class Oral Histories, 2012 subcollection are part of a seminar that introduced students to a range of key methodological issues in Asian American Studies. The readings are organized around questions, approaches, and critiques that will help students develop technical skills in qualitative research and analysis, as well as examine how researchers have studied the demographic transformations, economic restructuring, and political changes that shape social relations. We will gain a critical understanding of some of the theoretical, empirical, and ethical challenges posed by scholarly research in the humanities and social sciences. In addition, we will discuss "voice" which can refer to literal, direct forms of expression such as interviews, personal testimonies, and oral histories; and more broadly, as well as forms of symbolic representation such as photographs, videos, and other cultural texts. Students are required to complete a fieldwork research/oral history project, presentations, and short writing assignments.
Scope/Content: Photograph of Chris Phan, photographer Andrew Lu, 2012, Garden Grove, Calif
Type
sound
Format
1 mp3 audio file; 1 pdf transcription english; 1 pdf field notes eng.; 1 pdf time log eng.; 22 jpg image files
Extent
01:15:36
Identifier
ark:/81235/d8m45s
VAOHP0039_P01.JPG
http://hdl.handle.net/10575/5222
Language
English
en
Subject
Buddhist | Family | Immigrant | Lawyer | Sponsors or sponsorship | Vietnam War
Time Period
1970-1979
Relation
Linda Vo Class Oral Histories, 2012

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