Indochinese cultures project

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Sonoma State University Library
Special Collections
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, California 94928
(707) 664-4152
specialcollections@sonoma.edu
http://library.sonoma.edu/specialcollections/
2021


Descriptive Summary

Title: Indochinese cultures project
Dates: 1958-1984
Collection Number: Consult repository
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 18.0 Linear feet
Repository: Sonoma State University Library
Rohnert Park, California 94928
Abstract: The Library and the Extended Education Program at Sonoma State University were awarded a grant in 1983 from the National Endowment for the Humanities for an Indochinese Cultures Project focusing on the diverse peoples and cultures of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research by appointment.

Publication Rights

The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary property.

Preferred Citation

Indochinese cultures project. Sonoma State University Library

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection, composed of 101 color photographs with accompanying text and three examples of textiles, is a composite of project work with the Hmong and Mien Hill people in Merced and Khmer, Khmu, Laotian and Vietnamese people in Northern California. It also includes conference materials. A majority of the photographs are 7 x 10", the largest is 13 x 20”. Additionally, 320 slides from original photographs by Eric Crystal have been converted to digital images on CDROM and depict Indochinese immigrants in California. The slides are housed along with conference materials in the University Library’s Multimedia Center [CDROM 1225].

Indexing Terms

Indochinese Cultures Project.
Indochinese -- California -- Photographs.
Indochinese -- Clothing -- Photographs.
Textile fabrics -- Indochinese.
Indochinese -- California -- Agriculture -- Photographs.
Hmong (Asian people).
Yao (Southeast Asian people).
Khmers. Khmu (Southeast Asian people).
Laotians.
Vietnamese.

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