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Scope and Content of Collection
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Related Material
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Paul Tran files on Southeast Asian refugees
Identifier/Call Number: MS.SEA.002
Physical Description:
24.6 Linear Feet
(29 boxes and 17 oversize folders) and 45 digitized images
Date (inclusive): 1975-2001
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence, audiovisual materials, publications of organizations, artifacts, artwork, and other
documents related to Southeast Asian refugees. Materials from the refugee camps convey the struggles and issues faced by the
refugees. Organizational materials focus on anti-Communist activities and the resettlement of refugees in the United States.
All of the correspondence from refugee camps in Hong Kong, most of the audiovisual materials, and many of the publications
are in Vietnamese.
Language of Material:
Vietnamese
.
Access
Collection open for research.
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
Paul Tran files on Southeast Asian refugees. MS-SEA002. Special Collections and Archives, 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
Gift of Paul Tran, 1993-1995.
Processing Information
Preliminary processing by Tung Cao, who provided brief summaries in English on a number of folders. Processed by Howie Phan
in 2000. Guide edited by Lynette Stoudt in 2001. Processed by Julia Stringfellow, and translation services provided by Quan
Tran, 2003. Processing and translation conducted in 2003 was supported by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant
from the California State Library.
Biography
Paul Tran is a Vietnamese-American community activist who has worked broadly with Vietnamese refugees. He was born Loc Hoang
Tran in Vietnam and came to the United States in 1975, settling in Lexington, Kentucky. In 1977 he moved to Orange County,
California, where he attended Santa Ana College and the University of California, Irvine. While in college he began working
at
Viet Nam Hai Ngoai magazine, where he adopted the pseudonym Tuong Thang. He graduated from UC Irvine in 1982 and a few years later purchased
Viet Nam Hai Ngoa i magazine, where he remained editor-in-chief until 1996. In 1989 he participated in the International Conference on Indochinese
Refugees, Geneva and traveled to Hong Kong eleven times between 1989-1995 to work with asylum seekers. He was elected vice-president
of the Vietnamese Community in Southern California in 1992 and 1994. Tran founded the Tap Hop Cac Luc Luong Dan Chu and Nahn
Quyen political organization in 1992, as well as the Voice of Vietnamese Radio program in Orange County, California.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains correspondence, audiovisual materials, publications of organizations, artifacts, artwork, and other
documents related to Southeast Asian refugees. Materials from the refugee camps convey the struggles and issues faced by the
refugees. Organizational materials focus on anti-Communist activities and the resettlement of refugees in the United States.
All of the correspondence from refugee camps in Hong Kong, most of the audiovisual materials, and many of the publications
are in Vietnamese.
Arrangement
This collection is organized into 4 series:
- Series 1. Vietnamese refugee camps files, 1976-2001. 13.8 linear ft.
- Series 2. Subject files concerning refugee issues, 1976-2001. 2.8 linear ft.
- Series 3. Refugee artwork, 1980-1995. 6.6 linear ft.
- Series 4. Newspapers and clippings, 1975-1996. 1.4 linear ft.
Related Material
The following collections in the Southeast Asian Archive and the UCI Libraries
- Gayle Morrison Files on Southeast Asian Refugees. MS-SEA014.
- Project Ngoc Records on Southeast Asian Refugees. MS-SEA016.
- Southeast Asian Archive Vertical File, MS-SEA020. Series 2. Newspaper Articles.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Refugees -- Vietnam -- Art
Refugees -- Vietnam -- Periodicals.
Refugees -- Vietnam -- Interviews
Refugees -- Vietnam -- Correspondence.
Refugees -- Vietnam -- Photographs.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Refugees -- History -- Sources
Vietnamese Americans -- California -- Archives
Refugees -- Vietnam -- Newspapers
Refugees -- Vietnam -- Archives
Vietnamese -- California -- Archives