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Title: Oral History of Phuoc Duc Nguyen
Creator: Nguyen, Phuoc Duc
Contributor: Do, Theresa Van Ngoc
Date Created and/or Issued: 2019-02-13
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: An oral history with Mr. Phuoc Duc Nguyen, born in 1969 in Sài Gòn, Vietnam. After the collapse of South Vietnam, he and his father made several attempts to escape the country by boat and succeeded on their eighth attempt in 1981. He arrived at Camp Songkhla in Thailand and stayed for less than six months before arriving in San Diego, California (CA), later moving to Westminster, CA, to live with his mother. He discussed his service in the U.S. Navy after finishing high school and becoming a navy electrician. After his military service, he gained U.S. citizenship and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering at San Diego State University. He has three children and lives in Westminster, CA, with his wife.
Scope/Content: Phuoc after enlisting in the U.S. Navy, 1989.
Type: sound
Format: 1 mp3 audio files; 1 pdf transcription English; 1 pdf time log; 1 pdf life map; 3 jpg image files
Extent: 01:08:39
Identifier: ark:/81235/d8jw0v
VAOHP0354
http://hdl.handle.net/10575/14615
Language: English
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Subject: Business | Business owner | Citizenship | Civil rights | Communism | Education | Elderly | Escape | Family | Family reunification | Festival | Health | Healthcare | Higher education | Identity | Intergenerational gap | Moon Festival | Navy | Paris By Night | Politics | Refugee camp (Philippines) | Refugee camp (Thailand) | Resettlement | Sports | Tet Festival | Tradition | Custom | Vietnam War | San Diego State University | Garden Grove, California | Little Saigon (Orange County, California) | Orange County, California | Songkhla Refugee Camp, Thailand | Westminster, California | Northern Vietnam | Southern Vietnam | Saigon (Vietnam)
Time Period: 1960-1969
Relation: Vietnamese American Experience Class Oral Histories, 2019 Winter

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