Guide to the Kim Hà Papers MS.SEA.003
Processed by Howie Phan; machine-readable finding aid created by William Landis,
2001. Addition processed by Zoe MacLeod and Audra Eagle Yun, 2012.
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Title: Kim Hà papers
Creator:
Kim Hà
Identifier/Call Number: MS.SEA.003
Physical Description:
0.8 Linear Feet
(3 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1983-1999
Abstract: Collection comprises the holograph
manuscript of
Qua Con Bao Du (English translation published as
Stormy
Escape
) by Kim Hà, correspondence and newspaper articles relating to the book,
other articles written by Hà and others on the subject of Vietnamese land refugees, audio
recordings of her interviews with eight Vietnamese land refugees, and monographs geared
towards Vietnamese Catholics who want to live devout lives. Materials are in Vietnamese and
English.
Language of Material:
Vietnamese .
Access
Collection is open for research. Access to original audio cassettes is restricted; copies
are made for researcher use.
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 Southeast Asian Archive Librarian.
Preferred Citation
Kim Hà Papers. MS-SEA003. Southeast Asian Archive, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine,
California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information
about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Kim Hà in 1987 and 1992. Correspondence added by Anne Frank.
Processing History
Preliminary processing by Anne Frank in 1992. Processing completed by Howie Phan in 2000.
Guide edited by William Landis in 2001. Addition processed by Zoe MacLeod and Audra Eagle
Yun in 2012.
Biography
Kim Hà is the pen name of Pham Thi Kim Nhung, who was born in 1950 in Hai Duong, North
Vietnam. In 1955 she moved with her family to Saigon, South Vietnam. She was a student at
the University of Saigon, where she completed a degree in Education in 1973, and at the
National University of Social Work, where she completed a degree in 1975. Following the fall
of Saigon in April 1975, Hà and her family made several unsuccessful attempts after 1975 to
escape by boat to the United States, resulting in the jailing of her husband in Vietnam and
the loss of her job as a teacher.
In 1980, with her husband and three children, Hà made another attempt to escape from
Vietnam on foot through Cambodia. After a harrowing two-week trek they arrived at a refugee
camp in Thailand on 10 April 1980. The family came to the United States in October 1980 and
has lived in Orange County, California. Hà earned an associates degree in Business
Administration from Coastline College in 1983. As of 2001 she works for State Compensation
Insurance Fund and is a community activist. Her publications include
Report on the
Vietnamese Land Refugees
(SOS Boat Committee, 1983) and
Qua
Con Bao Du
(English translation published as
Stormy
Escape
) (McFarland Publishers, 1996).
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Collection comprises the holograph manuscript of
Qua Con Bao
Du
(English translation published as
Stormy Escape)
by Kim Hà, correspondence and newspaper articles relating to the book, other articles
written by Hà and others on the subject of Vietnamese land refugees, audio recordings of her
interviews with eight Vietnamese land refugees, and monographs geared towards Vietnamese
Catholics who want to live devout lives. Materials are in Vietnamese and English.
The collection is arranged alphabetically by form of material.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Refugee camps -- Thailand -- History -- Sources
Vietnamese Americans -- California -- Orange County -- History --
Sources
Political refugees -- Vietnam -- Archives
Political refugees -- Vietnam -- Interviews.
Sound recordings.
Photographic prints
Vietnamese American women -- California -- Orange County.
Vietnam -- Politics and government -- 1975- -- History --
Sources
Kim Hà -- Archives
box 1, folder 1-6
Articles by Kim Hà and others on Vietnamese land refugees
1983-1985 and undated
Physical Description: 6
folders.
General Physical Description note: no content
box 2
Audio cassettes of interviews conducted with Vietnamese land refugees by Kim
Hà
box 2, item MS-SEA3-A03
Nguyen Duc Vinh, undated
Physical Description: 2
Cassettes
General Physical Description note: no content
box 2, item MS-SEA3-A06/A07
Pham Thanh, undated
Physical Description: 2
Cassettes
box 2, item MS-SEA3-A08/A09
Le Ba Bich, undated
Physical Description: 2
Cassettes
box 2, item MS-SEA3-A10/A11
Nguyen Van Thuy Vien, undated
Physical Description: 3
Cassettes
box 1, folder 7
Biographical materials and awards
1996-1997 and undated
box 3
Books by Kim Hà on Catholicism
Language of Material: Vietnamese.
Phep La
2002
Scope and Content Summary
English title:
Miracles. This monograph contains 94
short stories on miracles and miraculous encounters.
Duc Me Hien Ra
2003
Scope and Content Summary
English translation:
Apparitions of the Virgin Mary.
This monograph narrates the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Medjugorje, a small town
in Bosnia.
On Lanh Duc Me
2003
Scope and Content Summary
English translation:
Blessings from the Virgin Mary.
Catholics go on pilgrimages to Medjugorje, a town that is known for its many
apparitions of the Virgin Mary. Catholics go on these prayerful pilgrimages in order
to receive blessings and miracles. This monograph also contains prayers to the Virgin
Mary.
Loi Me Nhan Nhu
2004
Scope and Content Summary
English translation:
Messages from the Virgin Mary; Requests
of the Virgin Mary
. This monograph discusses messages and requests of the
Virgin Mary during her apparitions in Medjugorje. The Virgin Mary requests Catholics
to changer their lives by dedicating them to Jesus. This monograph also talks about
the importance of the Virgin Mary's words, and it describes basic daily duties and
requirements of Catholics.
Duc Me Hien Ra O Chau My
2006
Scope and Content Summary
English translation:
The Apparitions of the Virgin Mary in
Fatima
. This monograph narrates and discusses the apparition of the Virgin
mary in Fatima to three youths. It also contains prayers for Catholics to pray to the
Virgin Mary.
Luyen Nguc
2004
Scope and Content Summary
English translation:
Purgatory. This monograph
discusses the idea of purgatory and the need to pray for those in purgatory.
Cac Bi Mat Noi
2006
Scope and Content Summary
English translation:
Insider Secrets to Purgatory. This
work translates and transcribes a number of sermons based on Holy Souls and Purgatory
given by Catholic Priests. The monograph stresses the importance of praying for Holy
Souls who may be in Purgatory.
Cuu Cac Linh Hon Khoi Luyen Nguc
2006
Scope and Content Summary
English translation:
Saving Holy Souls from Purgatory.
This monograph contains answers to questions based on the idea of Purgatory. It is
written in question and answer form. It also stresses the importance of praying for
Holy Souls, especially those of loved ones, from Purgatory. The monograph culminates
with prayers that Catholics may pray, specifically for souls in Purgatory.
box 1, folder 8
Correspondence
1983-1997 and undated
box 1, folder 9
Correspondence with Anne Frank, includes photographs and text of remarks made
by Frank on the English publication of
Qua Con Bao
Du
1990-1999
box 1, folder 10-11
Manuscript for
Qua Con Bao Du,
holograph
1983-1985 and undated
Physical Description: 2
folders.
General Physical Description note: no content
box 1, folder 12
Proofs (incomplete) for English publication of
Qua Con
Bao Du
undated
box 1, folder 13
Publicity materials and reviews for
Qua Con Bao
Du
undated
