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Scope/Content: An oral history with Mr. Nguyen Ly, born in 1970 in Saigon, Vietnam. He grew up ethnic Chinese as a son of a tailor and his wife. He was the second son of four children. Growing up, he took drawing classes, and his siblings did other artistic activities as well. He lived in Saigon until he and his family escaped via boat to Malaysia in 1978. He and his family stayed in the camp until an uncle and a church sponsored them. In 1979, he and his family moved to the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California. There they stayed until Nguyen graduated high school and went to Cal Poly Pomona where he earned his degree in graphic design. In 1992, Nguyen received his U.S. citizenship and changed his name to Charles. After graduating with his degree from Cal Poly Pomona, Nguyen went to Rome, Italy to paint a fresco with about 40 other artists. Following that he worked at his family’s restaurant. Nguyen entered the master’s program at Cal State Fullerton in printmaking in 1998. There, he started his job at the local library, which he still has to this day. In 2011, he joined the printmaking collective, Los de Abajo and continually competes and creates art with the collective. He is married with no children and currently resides in Whittier, CA. Scope/Content: This recording is from the Vietnamese American Experience Class Oral Histories, 2015 Spring subcollection. Scope/Content: Nguyen Ly at a showing of his artwork.
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2 mp3 audio files; 1 pdf transcription English; 1 pdf time log; 1 pdf life map; 15 jpg image files
Acculturation | Art | Arts and Entertainment | Artist | Assimilation | Buddhist | Chinese and ethnic Chinese | Citizenship | Discrimination | Education | Employment | Entrepreneur | Escape | English as a second language (ESL) | Ethnicity | Family | High school | Higher education | Identity | Language barrier | Marriage | Media | Refugee camp (Malaysia) | Religion | Restaurants | Sponsors or sponsorship | Little Saigon (San Jose, California) | Los Angeles, California | Orange County, California | Pulau Bidong Refugee Camp, Malaysia | Saigon (Vietnam)
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