Guide to the Project Ngoc Records
MS.SEA.016
Finding aid prepared by Processed by Julia Stringfellow, 2003; Audra Eagle Yun, 2012.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California, 92623-9557
949-824-3947
spcoll@uci.edu
© 2012
Title: Project Ngoc records
Identifier/Call Number: MS.SEA.016
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
8.0 Linear feet
(11 boxes and 9 oversize folders) and 148 digitized images
Date (inclusive): 1978-1998
Abstract: This collection contains materials relating to the activities of Project Ngoc (1987-1997), a non-profit humanitarian group
consisting mainly of college students. Materials from Project Ngoc include correspondence, records of meetings and activities,
and photographs and slides documenting travel to refugee camps and statewide activities. Materials from various organizations
involved with refugee issues include correspondence, bills, and other printed ephemera. The collection also contains artwork
done by refugee artists in the Hong Kong camps.
Physical location: University of California, Irvine. Library. Southeast Asian Archive. Irvine, California 92623-9557.
Creator:
Project Ngoc.
Selected digitized items from the collection are available online.
Access
Collection open for research. Access to petitions for alien relatives and affidavits of relationship is restricted for 50
years from the latest date of the materials in the file. Restrictions are noted at the file level.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and University Archives.
Preferred Citation
Project Ngoc records. MS-SEA016. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Project Ngoc, 1995-2002.
Processing Information
Processed by Julia Stringfellow, 2003. Translation services provided by Quan Tran, 2003. Processing was supported by a Library
Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the California State Library. Additional processing of Project Ngoc organizational
files by Audra Eagle Yun, 2012.
Organizational History
Project Ngoc (PN), a non-profit humanitarian organization comprised mainly of college students, strove to publicize and gather
support for Southeast Asian refugees. Originally initiated as a class at UCI by graduate student Tom Wilson, PN was an attempt
to increase the awareness of the students concerning the Vietnamese refugee crisis. Students in the class then decided to
help alleviate the tragedies of the refugees by taking the Project beyond the limitations of the classroom and forming an
organization in the hopes of realizing more concrete projects to assist the refugees.
As a means of raising awareness of the struggles of the Vietnamese refugees in the camps of Southeast Asia, the organization
adopted three main goals through its evolution. They include: raising awareness on campus and within the community, advocating
for humanitarian rights, and sending funds to camps for the development of educational programs. During its ten years of activity
from 1987-1997, PN achieved these goals by providing direct relief through fundraising and sending volunteers to refugee camps
in Hong Kong.
The first major accomplishment of the organization was a 1987 Christmas visit to the refugee camps in Hong Kong. The four
volunteers who went took Christmas gifts and financial donations to the people in camp, which provided an opportunity to show
their concern for the refugees. The problems that the volunteers witnessed enhanced their commitment to increasing public
awareness of the refugees' desperate conditions. Following the trip, PN published a report focusing on camp conditions and
refugee policies. The report was sent to every member of the U.S. Congress and to selected members of the press to induce
more support for the refugees. The group also actively organized photo exhibitions, press conferences, speaking engagements,
and fund raising events. Volunteers were also sent to closed camps in Hong Kong, where they spent the summer of 1988 helping
to equip refugees with the knowledge and skills necessary for successful future resettlement.
With the decision of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to close the camps and repatriate the refugees to their
homeland, the organization's cabinet for 1996-1997 decided to concentrate PN's effort on raising awareness. The main goal
was to raise money through personal contributions and various fundraising events. The funds were then contributed toward the
development of an educational program for the refugee children.
Project Ngoc disbanded at the end of the 1996-1997 academic year as a result of the resettlement or repatriation of most Vietnamese
refugees. "A Decade of Dedications" was the theme for Project Ngoc's gala farewell event, which took place April 13, 1997.
Past officers and members of PN were present, including founder Tom Wilson, as well as many people from the Vietnamese community.
All proceeds from the evening went to help the remaining refugees in Hong Kong.
Chronology
| 1987 |
Project Ngoc established at UC Irvine. |
| 1987 |
Sent a delegation of four members to investigate conditions in refugee camps in Southeast Asia. Copies of the resulting report
were sent to each member of Congress.
|
| 1988 |
Sent a member to Thailand to teach English and mathematics at Banthad and Site II refugee camps. |
| 1988 |
Hosted a concert for refugees. Participants included state senators, assemblymen, and major leaders in the American and Vietnamese
communities.
|
| 1988 |
Sent a delegation of four volunteers to work as teachers and translators in Hong Kong refugee camps and detention centers.
They created libraries and educational curricula, and organized recreational activities and festival celebrations.
|
| 1989 |
Sent one member to Canada to work with the Canadian Vietnamese community to gain support for a private initiative sponsorship
program. Those who entered Canada under this program were not counted under the immigration quota.
|
| 1989 |
Hosted an Indochinese conference with the Council for Refugee Rights in Westminster, CA, in response to the drafting of the
Comprehensive Plan of Action (CPA) in Malaysia. The conference resulted in the printing of several refugee-related brochures,
copies of which were distributed to participants at an international conference in Geneva, Switzerland, in June.
|
| 1989 |
Sent a delegation to the International Conference on Indochinese Refugees in Geneva. Three members fasted for three days with
the European Vietnamese community in front of the United Nations building while three other members attended the conference
and lobbied for refugee rights.
|
| 1989 |
Organized a candlelight vigil in Westminster, CA, during the Geneva conference to protest against forced repatriation. |
| 1989 |
Sent a second team of volunteers to Argyle, Whitehead, and Hei Ling Chau Detention Centers in Hong Kong to work as teachers,
counselors, educational coordinators, and recreational leaders.
|
| 1989 |
Sent one member to work with Refugee International and the Vietnamese community in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area to
lobby for refugee rights.
|
| 1989 |
Sent four members to Washington D.C. to lobby against forced repatriation and to participate in the Sixth Annual Asian-American
Leadership Conference.
|
| 1989 |
Sent one member on a trip to Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Thailand to investigate the push back policy of first asylum countries.
The Malaysian government admitted to denying first asylum Vietnamese boat people by redirecting boats to Australia.
|
| 1990 |
Hosted a fundraising dinner to set up a school in camp Palawan, Philippines. |
| 1990 |
Sent two volunteers to Hong Kong to work with ISS and Save the Children Organization and one volunteer to the Philippines
to work in detention centers as a teacher, counselor, and translator. Three members were sent to Washington D.C. to intern
with IRAC, Refugee International, and U.S. Commission on Refugees.
|
| 1990 |
Hosted a banquet and raised $9,000 for the unaccompanied minors and the children in the detention centers throughout Southeast
Asia during the Mid Autumn festival.
|
| 1991 |
Exhibited "The Boat People: A Cry for Freedom" art exhibition in the UCI Student Center. Raised $500 in donations and postcard
sales for Project Ngoc's Summer Program.
|
| 1991 |
Received the 1991 Saturn Award and $1,000 for organizing "The Boat People: A Cry for Freedom" art exhibition at UCI. |
| 1991 |
Sent two volunteers to work with ISS in Hong Kong and an intern to Washington D.C. to work with Boat People S.O.S. and Refugee
International.
|
| 1991 |
Organized an art exhibition of refugees' artworks at Century art gallery in Westminster to echo the plight of the asylum seekers. |
| 1991 |
Exhibited refugees' artworks from "The Boat People: A Cry for Freedom" collection at UCI. |
| 1991 |
Sponsored a 10k Walk-a-Thon for Boat People's Rights in Fountain Valley that generated $22,000, which was donated to the LAVAS
group currently in the Philippines..
|
| 1992 |
Received the 1992 Saturn Award for organizing the 10k Walk-a-Thon for Boat People's Rights. |
| 1992 |
Coordinated "The Boat People: A Cry for Freedom" Symposium held in the UCI Student Center. |
| 1994 |
Organized Van Nghe Thuyen Nhan. |
| 1994 |
Sent volunteers to camps in Hong Kong. |
| 1994 |
Helped LAVAS to organize the 10k Walk-a-Thon. |
| 1994 |
Organized a fundraising dance. |
| 1995 |
Organized Van Nghe Thuyen Nhan 95. |
| 1996 |
Helped LAVAS organize the 10k Walk-a-Thon. |
| 1996 |
Distributed petition letters to Congress and President Clinton. |
| 1996 |
Organized "Refugee Awareness Month" on UCI campus. |
| 1997 |
Project Ngoc disbands. |
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains materials relating to the activities of Project Ngoc (1987-1997), a non-profit humanitarian group
consisting mainly of college students. Materials from Project Ngoc include correspondence, records of meetings and activities,
and photographs and slides documenting travel to refugee camps and statewide activities. Materials from various organizations
involved with refugee issues include correspondence, bills, and other printed ephemera. The collection also contains artwork
done by refugee artists in the Hong Kong camps.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in five series.
- Series 1. Subject files concerning refugee issues, 1978-1997. 2.4 linear ft.
- Series 2. Project Ngoc organizational files, 1987-1997. .4 linear ft.
- Series 3. Visual and audiovisual materials, 1985-1997. 1.4 linear ft.
- Series 4. Artwork, 1987-1997. 2.4 linear ft.
- Series 5. Newspaper clippings, 1980-1998. 1 linear ft.
Related Material
The following collections in the Southeast Asian Archive contain related materials:
Gayle Morrison Files on Southeast Asian Refugees. MS-SEA014. Special Collections and Archives. Thomas Joel Wilson Papers.
MS-SEA023. Special Collections and Archives. Paul Tran Files on Southeast Asian Refugees. Special Collections and Archives.
SEA Archive's newspaper clippings file.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Online Archive of California.
Project Ngoc -- Archives..
Clippings -- 20th century.
Interviews -- 20th century.
Letters -- 20th century.
Photographic prints -- 20th century.
Refugee camps -- Hong Kong -- History -- Sources
Refugee camps -- Southeast Asia -- History -- Sources
Refugees -- Southeast Asia -- Archives.
Refugees -- Vietnam -- Archives
Slides -- 20th century.
Sound recordings -- 20th century
Video recordings -- 20th century.
Works of art -- 20th century.
Subject files concerning refugee issues, Series 1.
1978-1997
Physical Description:
2.4 linear ft.
General Physical Description note:
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series comprises materials produced by organizations at the local, state and federal level involved in refugee issues.
The materials include correspondence, government documents, organizational papers, periodicals and other printed publications.
These organizations were involved in a variety of refugee issues, including detention centers, repatriation, and the challenges
faced by refugees living in the Southeast Asian camps.
Arrangement
The series is arranged alphabetically by topic and chronologically within each file.
Access
Access to petitions for alien relatives and affidavits of relationship is restricted for 50 years from the latest date of
the materials in the file. Restrictions are noted at the file level.
Box-folder 1 : 1
Aid to Refugee Children Without Parents, correspondence and program materials,
1990-1993
Box-folder 1 : 2
Amnesty International, reports,
1990
Box-folder 1 : 3
Artwork,
1989.
Scope and Contents note
Contains various color copies of artwork and descriptions done by various artists.
Box-folder 1 : 4
Asian Studies Backgrounder, newsletter produced by the Heritage Foundation,
1990
Box-folder 1 : 5
Asian Update, symposium booklet,
1989
Box-folder 1 : 6
Aspen Institute, reports,
1988-1989
Box-folder 1 : 7
Asylum, newsletter produced by Refugee Concern Hong Kong,
1990-1991
Box-folder 1 : 8
Ballot, Orange County general election,
1992
Box-folder 1 : 9
Ban Tin, newsletter produced by the Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association,
1996
Scope and Contents note
In Vietnamese.
Box-folder 1 : 10
Ban Tin Ty Nan, newsletter,
1992
Scope and Contents note
In Vietnamese.
Box-folder 1 : 13
California Resource Directory for International Trade,
1989
Box-folder 1 : 14
Case summaries of refugees,
circa 1990
Box-folder 1 : 15
Catholic Office for Emergency Relief and Refugees, report,
1989
Box-folder 1 : 16
Center for Strategic and International Studies, program materials,
1990
Box-folder 1 : 17
Clubs and Organizations Quarterly Newsletter, produced by the Office of the Dean of Students at UCI,
1997
Box-folder 1 : 18
Committee for Coordination of Services to Displaced Persons in Thailand (CCSDPT), handbook,
1986
Box-folder 1 : 19
Committee for the Relief of Vietnamese Refugees in Southeast Asia, newsletters,
1988-1989
Box-folder 1 : 20
Community Resources Opportunity Project (CROP), brochures,
circa 1990
Box-folder 1 : 21
Comprehensive Plan of Action, reports and informational materials,
1990-1993
Box-folder 1 : 22
Congressional bills,
1989-1990
Box-folder 1 : 23
Congressional Record, discussion of U.S. relations with Vietnam,
1990
Box-folder 1 : 24
Consortium program, bulletins produced by Save the Children,
1991
Box-folder 1 : 25
Consultation on refugee admissions, fiscal year
1989-1990
Box-folder 1 : 26
Council for Refugee Rights, correspondence and reports,
1989
Box-folder 1 : 27
A Cry to Humanity, booklet,
1994
Box-folder 1 : 28
Dai Nam, booklet,
1989
Scope and Contents note
In Vietnamese.
Box-folder 1 : 29
Department of Health and Human Services, correspondence,
1994
Box-folder 1 : 30
Department of State Bulletin, bulletin of United States foreign policy,
1979
Box-folder 1 : 31
Di, publication written by Nguyen Xuan Quang,
1990
Scope and Contents note
In Vietnamese.
Box-folder 1 : 32
Dien Dan Thu Do, publication,
1989
Scope and Contents note
In Vietnamese.
Box-folder 1 : 33
Dong Rek lists,
1991
Scope and Contents note
Lists of children of former military personnel in Dong Rek, and of relatives living in and outside of the U.S.
Box-folder 1 : 34
Dornan, Robert, materials,
1987-1989
Scope and Contents note
Dornan served as a U.S. Congressman from California.
Box-folder 1 : 35
Experiment in International Living, publication,
1985-1988
Box-folder 1 : 36
First asylum, fact sheets and reports,
1988-1990
Box-folder 6 : 10
The Forgotten People: Vietnamese Refugees in Hong Kong, Project Ngoc report,
1987
Box-folder 1 : 37
Friends of the Boat People Newsletter,
1990
Box-folder 1 : 38
Geneva conference on refugee issues, testimonies and reports,
1988-1989
Box-folder 1 : 39
Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status,
1988
Box-folder 1 : 40
Highland Detention Center,
The Newspaper of Vietnam,
1990
Box-folder 1 : 41
Holding center, correspondence and background materials,
1989-1990
Box-folder 1 : 42
Hong Kong refugee camps, reports and informational materials,
1990-1991
Box-folder 1 : 43
Hong Viet, newsletter,
1993
Scope and Contents note
In Vietnamese.
Box-folder 1 : 44
Hy Vong, newsletter,
circa 1990
Scope and Contents note
In Vietnamese.
Box-folder 1 : 45
Immigration and Naturalization Service Reporter, newsletter,
1980
Box-folder 1 : 46
Immigration rules created by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization service for Vietnamese refugees,
1981-1982
Box-folder 1 : 47
Indochina Digest, newsletter produced by the Indochina Project,
1990
Box-folder 1 : 48
Indochina Journal, publication of the Indochina Human Rights Group,
1989
Box-folder 1 : 49-50
Indochina Resource Action Center, correspondence and reports,
1984-1993.
Physical Description:
2.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 1 : 51
InterAction, correspondence,
1989-1991
Box-folder 1 : 52
Inter-Asian Affairs, bulletins,
1990
Box-folder 1 : 53
International Catholic Migration Commission, program materials,
1989
Box-folder 1 : 54
International Migration Review, publication,
1981-1986
Box-folder 1 : 55
International Rescue Committee, reports and program materials,
1982-1989
Box-folder 1 : 56
International Trade Resource Guide,
circa 1990
Box-folder 1 : 57
Irvine city council, correspondence and program materials,
1989-1990
Box-folder 1 : 58
Journal,
circa 1990
Scope and Contents note
Written by Thuy Vinh Tran, a member of Project Ngoc.
Box-folder 1 : 59
Le, Xuan Khoa, materials,
1988-1989
Scope and Contents note
Le was the founding executive director of the Southeast Asian Resource Action Center.
Box-folder 1 : 60
Kuala Lumpur meeting, reports,
1989
Box-folder 1 : 61
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, correspondence and report,
1989
Box-folder 1 : 62
Legal Assistance for Vietnamese Asylum Seekers (LAVAS), correspondence and program materials,
1990-1993
Box-folder 1 : 63
Legislative Monitor, newsletter produced by Migration and Refugee Services,
1989
Box-folder 1 : 64
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, correspondence and bulletin,
1989-1997
Box-folder 1 : 65
Malaysian Red Crescent Society, newsletter and program materials,
1986-1989
Box-folder 1 : 66
Malaysian worker conditions and trade status, correspondence and directory,
1990
Box-folder 1 : 67
Migration and Refugee Services, program materials,
1986-1991
Box-folder 1 : 68
Migration World Magazine,
1990
Box-folder 1 : 69
Miscellaneous,
1983-1997.
Scope and Contents note
Contains papers from various organizations involved with refugee issues.
Box-folder 2 : 1
Monday, newsletter on refugee and immigration issues,
1991
Box-folder 2 : 2
Mong Manh Tho,
1994
Scope and Contents note
Book of poetry by Mui Quy Bong.
Box-folder 2 : 3
Mung Xuan Ky Ty, book of stories,
circa 1990
Scope and Contents note
In Vietnamese.
Box-folder 2 : 4
The Nao La Mot Nguoi Ty Nan,
1991
Scope and Contents note
In Vietnamese.
Box-folder 2 : 5
National Association for the Education and Advancement of Cambodian, Laotian and Vietnamese Americans (NAFEA), newsletter,
1990
Box-folder 2 : 6
National Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Forum, bulletin,
1989
Box-folder 2 : 7
Naturalization papers,
1985-1991.
Conditions Governing Access note
Access is restricted until 2042-01-01.
Box-folder 2 : 8
New Tide, booklet on Vietnamese culture produced by the Friendship Association of the Diocese of Vinh,
1990
Box-folder 2 : 9
Nguyen, Tu Uyen, biology class papers,
1993
Box-folder 2 : 10
Nuoc Mat Trong Tim, book by Le Dai Lang,
1990
Scope and Contents note
In Vietnamese.
Box-folder 2 : 11
Orange County petition regarding repatriation of Vietnamese asylum seekers,
circa 1990
Box-folder 2 : 12
Orderly Departure Program, program description and materials,
1988-1991
Box-folder 2 : 13
Oxfam America, program materials and bulletin,
1987-1989
Box-folder 2 : 14
Refugee issues,
1979-1990
Box-folder 2 : 15
Thailand refugees,
1987-1990
Box-folder 2 : 16
Petition letters regarding refugee issues and services,
1989-1996
Box-folder 2 : 17
Petitions for alien relatives,
1986-1991.
Conditions Governing Access note
Access is restricted until 2042-01-01
Box-folder 4 : 8
Petition thanking Senator Pete Wilson for his opposition to forced repatriation and support of Vietnamese refugee issues,
undated
Box-folder 2 : 18
Pirates on the Gulf of Siam, report written by an anonymous group of Vietnamese boat people,
1981
Box-folder 2 : 19
Program, Association for Asian American Studies conference,
1994
Box-folder 2 : 20
Project Deliverance, newsletter and meeting materials,
1989.
Box-folder 2 : 21
Questionnaire regarding refugee status under the Comprehensive Plan of Action,
1989
Box-folder 2 : 22
Refugee act of , act descriptions,
1980 1978-1990
Box-folder 2 : 23-24
Refugee Concern Hong Kong (RCHK), organizational papers and directory,
1989-1992.
Physical Description:
2.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 2 : 25
Refugee Concern Newsmagazine, published by Refugee Concern Hong Kong,
1994-1996
Box-folder 2 : 26
Refugee in International Law, book by Guy S. Goodwin-Gill,
1983
Box-folder 2 : 27-28
Refugees International, bulletins, papers, and program materials,
1988-1991.
Physical Description:
2.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 2 : 29
Refugee Policy Group, publications,
1985-1989
Box-folder 2 : 30
Refugee Reports, newsletter produced by the United States Committee for Refugees,
1991
Box-folder 2 : 31
Refugees, periodical published by the Public Information Service of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,
1988-1990
Box-folder 2 : 32
Refugee Situation in Thailand, paper done by Dennis Gallagher,
1985
Box-folder 2 : 33
Refugee status for Vietnamese asylum seekers, Malaysia, paper,
1989
Box-folder 2 : 34
Refugee Studies Programme, report, newsletter, and program materials,
1987-1989
Box-folder 2 : 35
Refugee Voices, newsletter,
1988-1989
Box-folder 2 : 36
Indochinese refugee panel,
1986
Box-folder 2 : 37
Jesuit refugee service legal team,
1992
Box-folder 2 : 38
Refugees in the United States,
1985
Box-folder 2 : 39
Refugee issues,
1980-1990
Box-folder 2 : 40
Refugee resettlement program,
1979-1986
Box-folder 2 : 41
Review of United States refugee resettlement programs and policies,
1985
Scope and Contents note
The review occurred during the second session of the 96th Congress.
Box-folder 2 : 42
Ripley, Simon, materials,
1989
Box-folder 2 : 43
SAIS Review, publication by Daniel Wolf and Shep Lowman,
1990
Box-folder 2 : 44
International Social Service Hong Kong Branch School, journal and test questions for a microeconomics course,
1996
Box-folder 2 : 45
Sunday Morning Post Magazine,
1990
Scope and Contents note
The feature article in this issue concerns the arrival of Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong.
Box-folder 2 : 46
Symposium on Vietnamese Former Political Prisoners, press materials,
1989
Box-folder 2 : 47
Tap Chi Tu Do, publications,
1990-1991
Scope and Contents note
In Vietnamese.
Box-folder 2 : 48
Southeast Asian refugee glossary,
1989
Box-folder 2 : 49
Testimonies regarding refugees,
1989-1990
Box-folder 2 : 50
Thai, Dinh Quang Anh, materials,
1989
Box-folder 2 : 51
Thai petition concerning the Lautenberg amendment,
1988-1991
Box-folder 2 : 52
Nguyen, Dinh Thang, materials,
1989
Box-folder 2 : 53
Tin Thu Newsletter, newsletter produced by Aid to Refugee Children Without Parents, Incorporated,
1990-1994
Box-folder 2 : 54
Tre Tho Tren Dao Cam, publication,
1990
Scope and Contents note
In Vietnamese.
Box-folder 2 : 55
Tu Do, Whitehead Detention Center (Hong Kong) newsletter,
1990
Scope and Contents note
In Vietnamese. See also Whitehead Detention Center.
Box-folder 2 : 56-57
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, reports and correspondence,
1987-1993.
Physical Description:
2.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 2 : 58
United States Committee for Refugees, reports and testimony,
1989-1990
Scope and Contents note
See also
World Refugee Survey.
Box-folder 2 : 59
United States resettlement agencies, list of agencies with contact information,
circa 1990
Box-folder 2 : 60
Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association (VAALA), newsletter,
1993
Box-folder 2 : 61
Vietnamese Asylum Seekers in Hong Kong, correspondence and report,
1990
Box-folder 2 : 62
Vietnamese Boat People in Malaysia, program materials,
1988-1991
Box-folder 3 : 1
Vietnamese experience in America, course reading materials,
1992
Box-folder 3 : 2
Viet Nguyen,
Sculptetching va beyond,
1992
Scope and Contents note
The book features the work of artist Viet Nguyen.
Box-folder 3 : 3
Violations of Human Rights in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,
1983.
Scope and Contents note
Report discussing camp conditions and treatment of refugees.
Box-folder 3 : 4
Westminster conference,
1989.
Scope and Contents note
Conference involved issues regarding status of refugees and human rights.
Box-folder 3 : 5
Whitehead Detention Center (Hong Kong), correspondence and materials regarding the refugee situation at Whitehead,
1990-1993
Scope and Contents note
See also
Tu Do.
Box-folder 3 : 6
World Paper, newsletter produced by World Times Incorporated,
1984
Box-folder 3 : 7
World Refugee Survey, periodical produced by the United States Committee for Refugees,
1993
Scope and Contents note
See also United States Committee for Refugees.
Box-folder 3 : 8
Xay Dung, periodical,
1991-1996
Project Ngoc organizational files, Series 2.
1987-1997
Physical Description:
0.4 linear ft.
General Physical Description note:
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series comprises the organizational papers of Project Ngoc from its creation in 1987 to the time it disbanded in 1997.
It includes correspondence, newsletters, ephemera documenting activities of the group, publicity materials, and papers recording
the financial history of the group. Information on visits to various refugee camps in Southeast Asia is also contained in
the series.
Arrangement
The series is arranged alphabetically by topic and chronologically within each file.
Box-folder 4 : 16-18
Administrative materials,
1987-1997 and undated
Scope and Content Summary
Includes meeting agendas, minutes, calendars, member rosters, reports, event and advocacy planning documents, memoranda, as
well as publication drafts.
Box-folder 4 : 9
"Boat People: A Cry for Freedom" art exhibition,
1991
Box-folder 4 : 4-5
Correspondence,
1987-1994
Physical Description:
2.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 4 : 7
Financial information,
1987-1997
Box-folder 4 : 19-21
Flyers and brochures,
1987-1997 and undated
Box-folder 4 : 13
Saturn essay competition,
1996
Box-folder 4 : 14
Van nghe (culture night),
1994
Box-folder 4 : 10
Volunteer program materials,
1990-1993 and undated
Box-folder 4 : 15
Walk-a-thon for boat people's rights,
1991-1996
Visual and audiovisual materials, Series 3.
1985-1997
Physical Description:
1.4 linear ft.
General Physical Description note:
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series includes photographs, slides, and audio and video cassette tapes documenting various activities and trips conducted
by Project Ngoc. Activities include art exhibits, concerts, and candlelight vigils held to raise money and awareness of refugees
and camp conditions in Southeast Asia. Travel to Southeast Asian refugee camps, the people living in the camps, and camp conditions
are also depicted in the materials.
Arrangement
The series is arranged by format of material, then alphabetically by topic.
Access
Access to original copies of audio and video recordings is restricted; use copies must be made prior to researcher use of
the recordings. 48 hours advance notice is required in order to create use copies, which will then become a permanent part
of the collection. Contact Special Collections and Archives for further information.
Box-folder AV-6 : MS-SEA016-A01/A04
Box-folder AV-6 : MS-SEA016-A01
Box-folder AV-6 : MS-SEA016-A02
Interview with Project Nogc member on group's activities and refugee issues,
circa 1990
Box-folder AV-6 : MS-SEA016-A03
Project Ngoc slide show,
1990
Box-folder AV-6 : MS-SEA016-A04
Project Ngoc slide show, "One Last Cry,"
circa 1990
Box-folder 5 : 1-10
Activities,
1985-1995.
Physical Description:
10.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 5 : 11
Art exhibit and banquet,
1991
Box-folder 5 : 12
Art exhibit and walk-a-thon,
1989-1990
Box-folder 5 : 13-14
Art exhibit at UCI,
1991-1992.
Physical Description:
2.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 5 : 15-16
Art gallery,
1990-1992.
Physical Description:
2.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 5 : 17
Art gallery at Westminster,
1991
Box-folder 5 : 19
Burmese camp, Thailand,
1990
Box-folder 9 : 1-3
Camps,
circa 1990.
Physical Description:
3.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 9 : 4-5
Candlelight vigil,
1989-circa 1990.
Physical Description:
2.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 9 : 6
Candlelight vigil, Westminster,
1996
Box-folder 9 : 7-8
Cape Collinson camp,
1988-1989.
Physical Description:
2.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 9 : 9
Chi Ma Wan camp, Hong Kong,
1985
Box-folder 9 : 10-16
Closed camps,
1988-1991.
Physical Description:
7.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 10 : 1
Cambodian Association of America meeting,
1988
Box-folder 10 : 3-4
Geneva,
1989.
Physical Description:
2.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 10 : 6
Los Angeles airport,
1989
Box-folder 10 : 7
March for boat people's rights,
1989
Box-folder 10 : 8
Morong, Philippines,
1990
Box-folder 10 : 9-16
Palawan refugee camp,
1988-1994.
Physical Description:
8.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 10 : 18
Philippines first asylum camp (PFAC),
1990
Box-folder 10 : 21-23
Tenth anniversary of Project Ngoc,
1997.
Physical Description:
3.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 11 : 1
Thanksgiving activities,
circa 1990
Box-folder 11 : 2
Van nghe (culture night),
1995
Box-folder 11 : 3
Van nghe at camps (culture night),
1990
Box-folder 11 : 4
Van nghe for refugees (culture night),
1988
Box-folder 11 : 5-6
Walk-a-thon,
1992.
Physical Description:
2.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 11 : 7
Whitehead camp, Hong Kong,
1988
Box-folder 6 : 2
Artwork and camp conditions,
1994
Box-folder 6 : 3
Camp life of boat people,
circa 1990
Box-folder 6 : 4-7
Camps,
1989.
Physical Description:
4.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 6 : 8
Children in refugee camps,
circa 1990
Box-folder 6 : 9
Children's new year performance at camp,
circa 1990
Box-folder AV-7 : MS-SEA016-V01/V05
Box-folder AV-7 : MS-SEA016-V01
Buoi Tuong Trinh Va Thao Luan,
1989
Box-folder AV-7 : MS-SEA016-V02
Box-folder AV-7 : MS-SEA016-V03
Liberia: a friend in need (U.S. Committee for Refugees),
1990
Box-folder AV-7 : MS-SEA016-V04
Stalemate Kampuchea,
circa 1990.
Scope and Contents note
58 minutes.
Box-folder AV-7 : MS-SEA016-V05
UCI Lunar New Year,
circa 1990
Artwork, Series 4.
1987-1997
Physical Description:
2.4 linear ft.
General Physical Description note:
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series comprises drawings and paintings done by refugee artists in the Hong Kong camps that were visited by members of
Project Ngoc. The artwork focuses on the obstacles faced by the refugees living in the camps and the frustration they felt
over their living conditions.
Arrangement
The artwork is arranged alphabetically by artist. All artwork was created during the years of activity of Project Ngoc from
1987-1997. Dates are provided only when the date appeared on the individual piece of art. The majority of the artwork contains
artist names and titles in Vietnamese. Quan Tran provided translation services for the artist and title names.
Box-folder FB-39 : 4
Camp 1B.
Physical Description:
2.0 pieces of art.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder XOS1
The Cards Are Revealed,
1993
Box-folder XOS1
Commemorating Those Who Die On Their Ways to Find Freedom.
Physical Description:
2.0 pieces of art.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder XOS1
Constitution of Communist Vietnam
Box-folder FB-9 : 8
Crutch and the Slogan Sign
Box-folder XOS1
The Dinner of Traditional Tet in Closed Camp
Box-folder XOS1
The Fate of Those Who Seek Freedom
Box-folder XOS1
Fragments of Refugee Life
Box-folder FB-61 : 14
In Spite, Determine Not to Let the Past Sleeps Well
Box-folder XOS2
I Still Love My Homeland After the Ruin, Entering the 22nd Century
Box-folder XOS2
New Year (Year of the Chicken),
1993
Box-folder XOS2
The Only Living Thing Inside the Closed Camp
Box-folder FB-39 : 4
The Quiet Handicapped People
Box-folder XOS2
Refugee Concern Boat People,
1994
Box-folder XOS3
Section 8,
1992.
Physical Description:
2.0 pieces of art.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder XOS3
Sekkong Tragedy Has Still Left Behind Broken Hearted Feeling to the Living
Box-folder FB-61 : 16
Sharing the Same Idea, Vietnamese Overseas Communities in Europe, Australia, North America
Box-folder XOS3
The Silent Footsteps in an Empty Town
Box-folder FB-61 : 16
Song on this Side of the Fence,
1993
Box-folder XOS3
There's a Wooden Flute,
1992
Box-folder FB-61 : 16
Underneath Night Light,
1993
Box-folder XOS5-6
Untitled,
circa 1990-1995.
Physical Description:
16.0 pieces of art.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder FB-61 : 16
Vietnamese, My Old Village. My Homeland
Box-folder XOS3
What Will become of Your Life, My Child?,
1992
Box-folder XOS3
The Wings of the Exiles,
1993
Box-folder FB-61 : 17
Arts and Literature Organization, untitled
Box-folder XOS7
Dao, Nhat Bo. The Country and the People.
Box-folder XOS9
Dao, Vu Bang. Benediction
Box-folder FB-61 : 17
Not an Ordinary Corner,
1993
Box-folder XOS7
Red Radio-Active Elements-The Tragedy of
April 30, 1975
Box-folder XOS4
A Mother Feeding Her Baby
Box-folder XOS7
The Event of the 21st Century,
1993
Box-folder XOS7
The Dance of "Boat People"
Box-folder XOS8
Full Moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival in the Free Land
Box-folder XOS9
Painting depicts two people holding a pink rose
Box-folder XOS9
A Cry For Help on the Voyage to Freedom,
1990
Box-folder XOS8
A mother who has lost her child on the seas, arrives in Hong Kong,
1990
Box-folder XOS9
A Brother and Sister in a Hong Kong Detention Center,
1990
Box-folder XOS5
The Communist Road to Heaven
Box-folder FB-61 : 18
A Love Between A Mother and Her Child
Box-folder XOS8
The "magic" of communist for the writers and artists
Box-folder XOS5
The Young Children in the Detention Centers
Box-folder FB-61 : 18
From the Corner of Vu Kim Ban's Place
Box-folder FB-61 : 18
One Corner of Camp Panat Nikhom
Box-folder XOS4
Nguyen, Thuy Duong. Skull of Communism
Box-folder FB-61 : 18
Boat People A Cry for Freedom
Box-folder FB-39 : 5
Student of grade nine and sixteen years old. The Villages and Towns in My Home Country
Box-folder FB-39 : 5
Student of grade six. Freedom is the Only Desire of All Those Who Live in These Camps
Box-folder XOS5
Students of grades seven and eight. Wishes
Box-folder FB-39 : 5
Students of 1994 Summer Art Exhibition. Trust Freedom,
1994
Box-folder FB-61 : 17
Tang, Nga Son. Thirst,
1991
Box-folder XOS5
The Fate of the Vietnamese Boat People After
June 6, 1988
Box-folder 8
The Lives and the Belief,
1993
Box-folder XOS4
Vu, Bang. No Milk Today and No Mother in Future
Box-folder XOS1
The Dinner of Traditional Tet in Closed Camp
Box-folder 8
The Real State of the Boat People
Newspaper clippings, Series 5.
1980-1998
Physical Description:
1.0 linear ft.
General Physical Description note:
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series comprises clippings collected by members of Project Ngoc during its years of activity from 1987-1997. The clippings
focus on activities of Project Ngoc and on issues related to Southeast Asian refugees living in camps and those who resettled
to the United States.
Arrangement
The clippings are arranged chronologically by year.
Box-folder 7 : 9-10
1988.
Physical Description:
2.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 7 : 11-16
1989.
Physical Description:
6.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 7 : 17-19
1990.
Physical Description:
3.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
Box-folder 7 : 27-29
Circa 1980-1998
Physical Description:
3.0 folders.
General Physical Description note:
