Guide to the Paul Tran Files on Southeast Asian Refugees MS.SEA.002

Processed by Julia Stringfellow
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
(cc) 2004
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine 92623-9557
spcoll@uci.edu


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

 

Vietnamese refugee camps files Series 1. 1976-2001

Physical Description: 13.8 Linear Feet
General Physical Description note: no content

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series is comprised of materials documenting the experiences of Vietnamese refugees in the Hong Kong Detention Center. The materials include artifacts, correspondence, photographs, negatives, and audio cassette recordings that include refugee interviews on topics such as conditions at the refugee camps. The materials are mostly in Vietnamese.

Arrangement

The series is arranged alphabetically by format of material or topic. Correspondence is arranged chronologically.
 

Artifacts

box 1

Banner done by the refugee writer group at Whitehead Detention Center in Hong Kong as a gift to the Vietnamese foreign press of he United States

box 1

Cloth done by the Swiss Watch and Optician Company

box 2

Crochet of cat by Nguyen, Thi Van, 1994.

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence that explains artifact is contained in box 4 : 17.
box 3

Firework tube

box 4, folder 30

Digital photograph of original artifact 2003

box 28

Gas masks from Whitehead Detention Center.

Physical Description: 2 items.
General Physical Description note: no content
box 29

Picture frame presented as a gift to Hoang Loc and Mai Chi from Do Quang Hoa

box 2

Stained glass image by Nguyen, Thi Van, 1994.

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence that explains artifact is contained in box 4 : 17.
box 2

Storycloth by Thac Vien of the Whitehead Detention Center section 8 camp titled, "Take full action to protect the people in your camps"

box 1

Tablecloth done by THCLLDC and NQ of Section 8 as a gift, 2 copies

box 3

Tear gas canister.

box 4, folder 30

Digital photograph of original artifact 2003

box 18 RESTRICTED, box 19 RESTRICTED, box 20 RESTRICTED, box 21 RESTRICTED, box 22 RESTRICTED

Audio cassette recordings of refugee interviews. 161 tapes 1980-1996.

Conditions Governing Access note

Access restricted until 2049.
box 4, folder 1

Background information on refuges 1996

box 4, folder 2-3

Boat poetry 1977-2001.

Physical Description: 2 folders.
General Physical Description note: no content
 

Correspondence

box 4, folder 4-8

1976-1996

Physical Description: 5 folders.
General Physical Description note: no content
box 4, folder 9

From Vietnamese associations regarding refugee camps 1989-1990

box 4, folder 10

Regarding forced repatriation policy 1989-1990

 

Correspondence of individuals

box 4, folder 11

Bon, Thinh Cau 1994

box 4, folder 16

Nguyen, Canh Ven 1990

box 4, folder 18

Nguyen, Thieu Ven 1990-1991

box 4, folder 12

Nguyen, Thi Vanh Khuyen 1888-1990

box 4, folder 17

Nguyen, Thi Ven 1994

box 4, folder 13-14

Phuc, Bin Vinh 1975-1988.

Physical Description: 2 folders.
General Physical Description note: no content
box 4, folder 15

Tran, Paul 1990

box 5 RESTRICTED, box 6 RESTRICTED, box 7 RESTRICTED, box 8 RESTRICTED, box 9 RESTRICTED, box 10 RESTRICTED, box 11 RESTRICTED, box 12 RESTRICTED, folder 1-19

Correspondence containing materials from refugees repatriated to Communist Vietnam 1976-2001

Physical Description: 174 folders.

Conditions Governing Access note

Access is restricted until 2049.
box 12 RESTRICTED, folder 20-25

Correspondence explaining audio cassette recordings, including some photographs 1990-1996

Physical Description: 6 folders.
General Physical Description note: no content

Conditions Governing Access note

Access is restricted until 2049.
box 13 RESTRICTED, folder 1-31

Negatives and photographs containing images of refugees repatriated to Communist Vietnam 1991-1995

Conditions Governing Access note

Access is restricted until 2049.
 

Photographs

box 4, folder 19

Camps circa 1980-1990

box 4, folder 20

Ceremony, circa 1980-1990

box 4, folder 21

Chimawan camp 1987-1991

box 4, folder 22

Council for Refugees Meeting 1989

box 4, folder 23

Miscellaneous 1980-1994

box 4, folder 24

The Registry 1989

box 4, folder 25

WACL conference 1985

box 4, folder 26

Publications circa 1990

box 4, folder 27

Refugee admission in the United States 1976

box 4, folder 28

Transparencies of artwork circa 1980-1990

box 24 RESTRICTED, item MS-SEA002-V05/V12

Vietnamese workers in Czechoslovakia, interviews 1990

General Physical Description note: 8 VHS-C video cassettes.

Conditions Governing Access note

Access is restricted until 2049 due to the fact that some of the interviewees were sent back to Vietnam.
box 4, folder 29

Vietnamese in Europe, correspondence and reports 1990-1991

 

Subject files concerning refugee issues Series 2. 1976-2001

Physical Description: 2.8 Linear Feet

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series is comprised of publications and other documents created by various organizations involved with refugee causes. The materials include information on refugees who were still living in camps and those who had resettled in the United States. There are also compact discs that contain the Voice of Vietnam radio programs broadcast in Orange County by Paul Tran.

Arrangement

The series is arranged alphabetically by subject, then chronologically within each file. A group of compact discs containing recordings of radio programs is located at the end of the series; discs are arranged chronologically
box 14, folder 1

Anti-Communist activities 1989-1990

Scope and Contents note

The materials are from organizations advocating anti-Communist activities and include correspondence. The materials are mostly in Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 2

Assembly for Democracy and Human Rights, newsletter 1992-1993

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 3

Ban Tin Dac Biet, newsletter 1995

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 4

Ban Tin Khoa Hoc, newsletter 1992

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 5

Ban Tin Quoc Dan, newsletter 1990

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 6

Ban Tin Ty Nan, newsletter 1992

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 7

Ban Tin Viet Linh, newsletter 1989

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 8

Bao Loc, periodical 1996

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 9

Boat People S.O.S., correspondence and news bulletins 1989-1995

box 14, folder 10

The Bridge, newsletter 1994

box 14, folder 11

Bulletin du Vietnam, newsletter 1976

Scope and Contents note

In French.
box 14, folder 12

Center for Southeast Asian Refugee Resettlement, correspondence and news articles 1996

box 14, folder 13

Chinh Nghia, newsletter 1994

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 14

Cobay, periodical circa 1990.

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 15

Committee for Human Rights in Vietnam, Ottawa Region, agendas and correspondence 1994

Scope and Contents note

The materials are mostly in Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 16

Committee for Just Cause of Free Vietnam, correspondence 1994-1995

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 17

Conduong Hanh Dong, booklet 1991

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 18

Con Nguoi Viet Nam, booklet of poetry 1992

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 19

Dac San Petrus Ky, periodical 1996

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 20

Dac San Yen Bai, periodical 1988

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 21

Dai Viet, periodical 1993

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 22

Dan Chu, periodical 1993-1994

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 23-24

Dan Quyen, periodical 1991-1993

Physical Description: 2 folders.

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 25

Dan Toc, periodical 1997

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 26

Dat Nuoc Cong Dong, newsletter 1994

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 27-29

Diem Tin Bao Chi, periodical 1990-1993

Physical Description: 3 folders.

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 30-31

Dien Dan, newsletter 1991-1993

Physical Description: 2 folders.

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 32

Dien Dan Nhan Quyen, newsletter 1998

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 33

Doi, periodical 1982

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 34

Dragonball X Club, newsletter 2001

box 14, folder 35

Duoc Thieng, periodical 1982

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 36

Duoc Tu Bi, periodical 1994

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 37

Duong Moi, periodical 1989

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 42

Flowers inside barbed wire, collection of poetry done by the Vietnamese pen group at Whitehead Detention Center in Hong Kong circa 1990

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 38

Forum on Comprehensive Approach to Relations Between the United States and Vietnam, papers 1994

box 14, folder 39

Giao Diem, newsletters 1994-1997

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 40

Green Cross, newsletter produced by the Social Assistance Program for Vietnam 1993-2001

Scope and Contents note

The newsletter is mostly in Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 41

Hac Trang, periodical 1994

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 43

Hoi Chuyen Gia Viet Nam Phan Hoi Nam California, correspondence 1995

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 44

Horizons, periodical published by Horizons Publications 1992

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 45-46

Hughes Hubbard and Reed, correspondence 1990-1991

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 14, folder 47

Human Rights Forum, newsletter produced by the Council for Human Rights in Vietnam 1994

box 14, folder 48

Hy Vong, periodical 1992

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 49

Indochina Digest, newsletter produced by the Indochina Project 1991-1992

box 14, folder 50

Indochina Journal, publication of the Indochina Human Rights Group 1991

box 14, folder 51

Invitations and programs of social gatherings, programs and informational materials 1990-1996

Scope and Contents note

The materials are mostly in Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 52

KBC, periodical 1994

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 53

Khai Thac Thi Truong, periodical 1994

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 54

Mien Nam California Hoa Ky, correspondence 1995

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 55

Miscellaneous correspondence and materials 1995

Scope and Contents note

The items are mostly in Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 56

Movement for Human Rights in Vietnam by 2000, correspondence and program materials 1994-1995

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 14, folder 57

Music and lyrics 1982

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 1

Nhan Ban Tinh The, manuscript 1991

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 2

Nhan Quyen, periodical 1992-1993

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 3

Nhung Vande Vietnam, conference materials 1997

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 4

Niem Tin, collection of poetry circa 1990

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 5

Noi Long Nguoi Xa Xu, booklet of poetry 1991

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 6

Problems of Communism, periodical 1986

box 15, folder 7

Project Ngoc, meeting materials 1989-1990

box 15, folder 8-9

Refugee Concern Hong Kong, reports 1994-1995

Physical Description: 2 folders.
General Physical Description note: no content
box 15, folder 10

Refugee Concern Newsmagazine, published by Refugee Concern Hong Kong 1994-1995

box 15, folder 11

Register Citizen Opinion, report 1995

box 15, folder 12

Sao Trang, periodical 1989

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 13

Sinh Hoat Cong Dong, periodical 1990

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 14

Su That, periodical 1988

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 15

Tai Lieu, report circa 1990

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 16-19

Tap Chi Thong Tin Nhan Ban, periodical 1994-1995

Physical Description: 4 folders.

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 20

Tap Chi Tieng Que, periodical 1991

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 21-26

Tap Chi Tu Do, periodical 1990-1993

Physical Description: 6 folders.

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 27

Tap Hop, periodical 1994

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 28

Tet Festival, temporary financial statement 1995

box 15, folder 29

Thoi Moi, periodical 1990

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 30

Thong Luan, newsletters 1992-1993

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 31

A Thousand Years Falling, program material 1995

box 15, folder 32

Tieng Goi, periodical 1990

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 33

Tieng Noi, periodical 1991

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 34

Tieng Noi Trung Thuc, periodical 1994

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 35

Tinh Ban, collection of poetry 1992

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 36

Tin Tuc Tranh Dau, periodical 1977

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 37

Trung Hoa Tam Dan Chu Nghia Tinh Ban, book 1993

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 38

Trung Thu, periodical 1994

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 15, folder 39

Tu Do, periodical 1989-1990

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 16, folder 1

Uy Ban Bao Ve Chinh Nghia Quoc Gia Viet Nam tai San Diego, newsletter 1997.

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 16, folder 2

Van Kien Va Nghi Quyet, periodical 1976

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 16, folder 4

Vietnamese American Community of the United States of America, correspondence 1995

box 16, folder 5

Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce in Orange County, newsletter and ephemera 1992

box 16, folder 6

Vietnamese Community of Orange County, correspondence and program materials 1988-1992

box 16, folder 7

Vietnamese Community of Southern California, correspondence 1994-1996

box 16, folder 8

Vietnamese Empire Press Review, newsletters 1991-1992

box 16, folder 9

Vietnamese Medical Association of the United States of America, newsletter 2001

box 16, folder 10

Vietnamese Mutual Support Association, correspondence 1994

box 16, folder 11

Vietnamese Overseas Pen Club, correspondence 1989-1990

box 16, folder 12

Vietnamese Physician Association of Southern California, correspondence and petitions 1994

box 16, folder 13

Vietnamese Professional Society, correspondence 1995

box 16, folder 14

Vietnamese Student Association, correspondence 1995

box 16, folder 15

Viet Nam Hai Ngoai, periodicals 1991

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 16, folder 16

Vietnam human rights day proclamations 1994

box 16, folder 17

Vietnam Human Rights Watch, newsletter 1994

box 16, folder 18

Vietnam Political Detainees Mutual Association, correspondence 1995

box 16, folder 19

Vietnam Qyoc Dan Dang, correspondence and program materials 1990-1994

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 16, folder 20

Vietnam Tu Do, periodicals 1992

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 16, folder 21

Vietnam Tu Quyet, newsletters 1990

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 16, folder 22

Viet Tre,, newsletter 1992

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 16, folder 23

Viet Tu Cui Sat, periodical 1990

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 16, folder 24

Voice of Freedom, project booklet 1992

box 16, folder 25

Xuan Hy Vong, periodical 1997

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 23

Compact discs

Physical Description: 33 discs.
box 23, item MS-SEA002-A02-A03

Voice of Vietnam Quang Cao 1988

Physical Description: 2 discs.
box 23, item MS-SEA002-A04

Voice of Vietnam Quang Lao 1998

 

Voice of Vietnam radio programs

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A01

"Laughing out loud."

Conditions Governing Access note

Access is restricted until 2049.
box 23, item MS-SEA002-A05

April-May 1978

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A06

May 1997

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A07

May-June 1997

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A08

June-July 1997

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A09

July 1997

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A10-A11

July-August 1997

Physical Description: 2 discs.
box 23, item MS-SEA002-A12

August-September 1997

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A13

September-October 1997

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A14

October 1997

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A15

October-November 1997

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A16

November-December 1997

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A17

December 1997

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A18-A19

December 1997-January 1998

Physical Description: 2 discs.
box 23, item MS-SEA002-A20

Pirates' discussion January-March 1998

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A21

March-April 1998

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A22

May-June 1998

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A23

June-July 1998

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A24

July-August 1998

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A25-A26

August-September 1998

Physical Description: 2 discs.
box 23, item MS-SEA002-A27

September-October 1998

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A28

October-November 1998

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A29

November-December 1998

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A30

December 1998

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A31

December 1998-January 1999

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A32

January-February 1999

box 23, item MS-SEA002-A33

February-March 1999

folder XOS 16

Map of Indochina, circa 1980

 

VHS video cassette tapes

box AV-008, item MS-SEA002-V01

The Federation of Overseas Free Vietnamese Communities 1995

box AV-008, item MS-SEA002-V02

The Gift of a Smile circa 1990

box AV-008, item MS-SEA002-V03

Indochinese Refugees Rescue Association 1987

box AV-008, item MS-SEA002-V04

Vot Nguoi Bien Dong circa 1990

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 16, folder 3

Related textual materials 1987-1995

 

Refugee artwork Series 3. 1989-1995

Physical Description: 6.6 Linear Feet

Series Scope and Content Summary

The series is comprised of drawings and paintings done by refugee artists in the camps that were collected by Paul Tran during the years of 1989-1995. The artwork focuses on the obstacles faced by the refugees living in the camps and the frustration they felt over their living conditions. 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.

Arrangement

The artwork is arranged alphabetically by name of artist, with pieces by unidentified artists located at the beginning of the series.
 

Artist unknown

folder XOS 1

Defenseless in Detention

folder XOS 1

For the Republic

folder XOS 1

The Future in my Homeland

box 25, folder 1

Imprison Even the Young Ones

folder XOS 17

In Memory of Those Who Sacrificed Their Lives in Search for Freedom

folder XOS 1

June 16, 1988

folder XOS 1

Paper Flowers

box 25, folder 8

Red Prison

folder XOS 1

Sacrificing an Entire Life

box 26, folder 1

The Thirst of Children

box 25, folder 1, folder XOS 1, folder XOS 2

Untitled

Physical Description: 7 pieces of art
box 26, folder 1, folder XOS 2

Bang. Untitled 1993

Physical Description: 2 pieces of art
folder XOS 2

Bien, TK. Contemplation

 

Bui, Loc

folder XOS 2

Native Land

folder XOS 2

Untitled

box 25, folder 1

Bui, Nhuan. As King Heaven

 

Bui, To

folder XOS 2

The Church

folder XOS 2

When the Sunset Dies

 

Cao, Kim

box 26, folder 1

Contemplation 1993

box 26, folder 1

Dance of the Wish for Freedom

box 26, folder 1

Dead End

folder XOS 2

Freedom, Where Are You?, 1993

box 26, folder 1

God Shows the Way 1991

folder XOS 2

Humane??? And Life, 1993

folder XOS 2

In the Name of Justice, 1993

box 26, folder 1

In the Shadow o f the Freedom Flame 1993

folder XOS 3

Look, World, The Paradise of Communism!, 1993

folder XOS 3

Please God, Have Mercy on Us, 1992

box 26, folder 1

Sunset on Fish Port

folder XOS 3

The Thirst For Freedom, 1992

box 25, folder 8

Cao, Min Kim. Ga Choi in the Long Bay, Quang Ninh

box 25, folder 1

Cao, Tung. Scene Inside Closed Camp

box 25, folder 1

Chuong, Dung. Mother and Child

box 25, folder 8

Chuong, Tien Dung. The Milestone June 16, 1988

 

Dao, Bo

folder XOS 3

Dream of Freedom

box 26, folder 1

Homecoming Day

box 26, folder 2

Hong Kong June 16, 1988

box 26, folder 2

Lamentation

box 26, folder 2

The Pain Inside Me

box 26, folder 2

Poisonous Plans

folder XOS 3

We Have the Republic, We Have Uncle Ho

box 26, folder 2

Welcoming Him Home

 

Dao, Hoan

folder XOS 3

Death, 1991

folder XOS 3

The Imprisonment

folder XOS 3

Thinking in the Night

folder XOS 3

Thirst

folder XOS 3

Two People in a Tragic Love

folder XOS 4

Who is the Future?

 

Dao, Nhat

folder XOS 4

School for Youths

box 26, folder 2

The Traditional Doctor Returns Home

folder XOS 4

Dinh, Bang. What Is It?

 

Dinh, Thuy

box 25, folder 1

Homeless

folder XOS 4

Human Heart and Human Being

box 25, folder 1

Humanity

folder XOS 4

Late

box 26, folder 2

Since the Day We Have the Republic

box 25, folder 1, folder XOS 4, folder XOS 5

Untitled.

Physical Description: 19 pieces of art
box 26, folder 3, folder XOS 5

Do, Dung. Untitled 1992

Physical Description: 2 pieces of art
box 25, folder 8

Do, Trong Vinh. Love in Suicude

 

Do, Vinh

box 26, folder 3

A Dream

folder XOS 5

Stay and Leave

folder XOS 5

Train Station of the Refugees

 

Doan, Duc

box 26, folder 3

Mother and Child

folder XOS 5

The Path to Freedom

box 26, folder 3

Second the Rejection and the Children

folder XOS 5

Untitled

 

Dong

folder XOS 5

Modern Adam and Eve

folder XOS 5

Untitled.

Physical Description: 2 pieces of art
General Physical Description note: no content
folder XOS 6

We Are Thirsty of Freedom

 

Duc

folder XOS 6

The Accusation

folder XOS 6

Denouncing the Hong Kong Imprisonment of Children

folder XOS 6

Forget Me Not Operation.

General Physical Description note: Poster
 

Ha, Quan

box 26, folder 4

Come With Us

box 25, folder 1

Continue to Believe

box 25, folder 1

Farewell

 

Long Bay

box 26, folder 4

Lost in the Jungle

box 26, folder 4

One Lifetime, Two Regimes

box 25, folder 2

Please Help Us

folder XOS 6

Rebel

folder XOS 6

Three Inmates

box 26, folder 6

To Whom Does This Crime Belong?

box 25, folder 2

The Tragedy in Our Country

box 26, folder 4

The Truth, Justice in Vietnam

 

Hero

folder XOS 6

Children's Eyes

folder XOS 6

Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi of Vietnam

folder XOS 6

Untitled

 

Hoang, Diep Stone Coffin

folder XOS 6

Hoang, Son. Untitled, 1992

box 26, folder 4

Hop, Quang. Untitled

 

Lai, Chieu

box 25, folder 2

Untitled.

Physical Description: 4 pieces of art
box 26, folder 4

Le, Lan. The Strength of Living. Artist is fifteen years old

 

Le, Vinh

folder XOS 7

The Belief, 1992

folder XOS 7

A Bridge Missing a Span

folder XOS 7

The Demise of the Communist

folder XOS 7

Homeland

folder XOS 7

Human Kindness

folder XOS 7

Life

box 26, folder 4

Life Is Still Beautiful?

folder XOS 7

Marxist Doctrine, 1993

folder XOS 7

National Resentment

box 26, folder 4

A Race

folder XOS 7

Vietnamese Boat People

box 25, folder 2

Le, Xay. Freedom

box 25, folder 2, folder XOS 7, folder XOS 8

Life Source group. Untitled.

Physical Description: 3 pieces of art
folder XOS 17

Manh, Kim. Viet Group

 

N., Giao

folder XOS 8

Do Not Cry, Dear!

box 26, folder 4

Please Send My Message: My Thirst for Freedom

folder XOS 8

Vietnam Under Communist Flag

folder XOS 8

Ng., Chen. The Bird and the Dragonfly

folder XOS 8

Ngo, Giao. Untitled

 

Nguon Song Group

box 26, folder 4

Fight

box 25, folder 2, folder XOS 8

Untitled

Physical Description: 5 pieces of art
box 25, folder 2

Nguyen, Anh. Untitled

 

Nguyen, Chinh

box 26, folder 5

The Anniversary of the Communist Regime

folder XOS 8

Uprooting Morals and Principles, 1992

 

Nguyen, Diep

folder XOS 9

The Bath

folder XOS 9

The Dream

folder XOS 9

Wishing For Freedom

 

Nguyen, Duong

folder XOS 9

Freedom

folder XOS 9

People of the Closed Camp

folder XOS 9

Nguyen, Hiep. All for Freedom and Democracy

folder XOS 9

Nguyen, Hoa

box 25, folder 3

Deer

folder XOS 9

Democracy for Vietnam

box 25, folder 3

Empty Village

folder XOS 9

Felt Tip Painting

box 26, folder 5

Lotus Flower

folder XOS 9

Underneath the Hammer

 

Nguyen, Hop

box 25, folder 3

Live

box 25, folder 3

The Old Port

 

Nguyen, Long. Artist is eleven years old.

box 26, folder 5

My Country

box 25, folder 3

Untitled

box 25, folder 3

Nguyen, Phuong. Wordless. Artist is fourteen years old.

folder XOS 9

Nguyen, Thai. The Ghosts of Communists in Southeast Asia, 1991

box 25, folder 3

Nong, Dien. Scene Inside the Closed Camp

box 25, folder 3

Pham, Cong. Untitled

 

Pham, Duc

folder XOS 10

Dead End

folder XOS 10

Homeland

folder XOS 10

Is This Place for People?

 

Pham, Dung

folder XOS 10

No Future

box FB-042, folder 3

Scene Inside Closed Camp

folder XOS 10

Untitled

box 25, folder 3

Pham, Hai. Communists Suppressing Religious Freedom

 

Pham, Hieu. Artist is fourteen years old.

folder XOS 10

Falling Leaves In Autumn

box 26, folder 5

Mom, Please Call Out

folder XOS 10

Please, Don't Kill Me!

box 25, folder 3

Poisonous Lake

box 25, folder 4

Suicide

 

Pham, Hong Thai

folder XOS 10

Forest in the Evening

folder XOS 10

The Road to Death

box 25, folder 4, folder XOS 10

Untitled.

Physical Description: 2 pieces of art
folder XOS 11

When Autumn Comes

 

Pham, Tuat

folder XOS 11

April 30. 1975

box 26, folder 5

Broken

box 26, folder 5

The Decline of the Communist Doctrine

box 25, folder 4

Farewell to My Native Land

box 26, folder 5

Flower Behind the Fence

folder XOS 11

The Hammer Is For Hitting One In the Head, The Sickle is For Slitting One's Throat

folder XOS 11

Illustration, 1992

folder XOS 11

Living

folder XOS 11

Murderous Agreement

box 26, folder 5

Our Today Will Be Your Tomorrow

folder XOS 11

The Paradise of Communism

box 26, folder 5

Stranded

box 25, folder 4, folder XOS 11

They Had Already Left.

Physical Description: 2 pieces of art
folder XOS 11

The Thirst for Freedom

box 25, folder 4-5

Untitled.

Physical Description: 11 pieces of art
folder XOS 12

S., Thai. Untitled, 1994

folder XOS 12

Students of a History Class. The Goal of the Class in the Refugee Camp

folder XOS 17

Tang, Nga Son. Untitled, 1994.

 

Tang, Son

box 25, folder 5

The Call 1991

folder XOS 12

Freedom and Happiness, 1992

box 26, folder 6, folder XOS 12

Hopeless 1992

box 25, folder 5

The Journey 1991

box 26, folder 6

Loneliness 1991

box 25, folder 5

Portrait in Pencil 1991

Physical Description: 2 pieces of art
General Physical Description note: no content
folder XOS 12

Rain in Closed Camp, 1992

box 25, folder 5

The Rotten Column of Pain

box 25, folder 5

Self- Portrait 1991

Physical Description: 3 pieces of art
General Physical Description note: no content
box 25, folder 6

Self- Portrait 1992

box 25, folder 6

Self- Portrait in Pencil 1994

Physical Description: 2 pieces of art
General Physical Description note: no content
box 25, folder 6

Still Life 1992

box 25, folder 6

Whitehead Entertainment Group 1992

box 25, folder 6

Ta, Thu. Untitled

 

Thac, Vien

box 26, folder 6

Freedom, Where Are You?

folder XOS 14

Living Like Wild Grass

box 26, folder 6

Metal Door

folder XOS 14

Our School

folder XOS 14

The Restlessness

folder XOS 12

Thain. Nothingness, 1992

box 25, folder 6

Tran. Respectfully Present To My Teacher

folder XOS 12

Tran, Binh. Crossing the Ocean

 

Tran, Dong

box 25, folder 6

Human Rights Organization

folder XOS 12

June 16, 1988

folder XOS 13

Remember

folder XOS 13

Screening Policy.

Physical Description: 2 pieces of art
General Physical Description note: no content
folder XOS 13

The Seed of Life

box 25, folder 6, folder XOS 13

Untitled.

Physical Description: 3 pieces of art
folder XOS 13

Why Did the Vietnamese Leave Their Country?

 

Tran, Ha

folder XOS 13

Leaving

folder XOS 13

Mom, What Is Wrong

folder XOS 13

Native Land

folder XOS 14

Tran, Phan. Escape, Find Freedom, and Entrap

box 25, folder 8

Tran, Van Ha. Demonstration. Artist is thirteen years old.

 

Trinh, Lap

box 25, folder 7

The Crime

box 25, folder 7

The Door to Freedom

box 26, folder 6

The Truth About the Humane Hearts of England and Hong Kong Towards Vietnamese Boat People

box 25, folder 7

Way to Communism

 

Truong, Dung

folder XOS 14

Contemplation

folder XOS 14

Fighting Forced-Repatriation

box FB-042, folder 3

The Footprint of Atrocity

box 25, folder 7

Wondering on an Empty Street

 

Truong, Tien Dung

box 25, folder 8

Go Away

box 25, folder 8

Where Will You Go?

box 25, folder 7

Vic, Loi. Untitled. Artist is eleven years old.

folder XOS 17

Vu, Dung Tien. Homecoming Day.

 

Vu, Hoan

box 26, folder 6

Mao Khe Mine

folder XOS 14

Miner

box 26, folder 6

The Land and the People

box 25, folder 7

Vu, Loi. Happy New Year. Artist is thirteen years old.

 

Vu, Manh Tuan

box FB-042, folder 3

Desire. The artwork is based on a picture by Ngo, Anh Giao.

box FB-042, folder 3

The Evil. The artwork is based on a picture by Ngo, Anh Giao.

box 25, folder 8

My Country

 

Vu, Minh

folder XOS 14

The Condition of the Refugees

folder XOS 14

Free to Move About. Human Rights in Vietnam

folder XOS 14

Homeland

folder XOS 15

June 16, 1988

folder XOS 15

The Last Communists

folder XOS 15

Night on Campground

folder XOS 15

The Pain of Refugees

folder XOS 15

Propaganda Painting

folder XOS 15

The Strength of Boat People Lies in the Pen and Unity

folder Vertical files

Sunset

folder XOS 15

Untitled.

Physical Description: 3 pieces of art
General Physical Description note: no content
folder XOS 15

The Use-the-Farmers-as-the- Foundation Policy

folder XOS 15

Vietnamese People Have No Rights To Speak and Write the Truth

 

Vuong

box 26, folder 7

Ascending Wings

box 26, folder 7

Guiding Each Other

box 26, folder 6

Xi, Giao. Desire

 

Newspapers and clippings Series 4. 1975-1996

Physical Description: 1.4 Linear Feet
General Physical Description note: no content

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series is comprised of newspapers and newspaper clippings collected by Paul Tran. The materials focus on a variety of refugee issues, including repatriation and harmful treatment of refugees. The newspapers and newspaper clippings are in both English and Vietnamese.

Arrangement

The newspapers are arranged alphabetically by title and the clippings are arranged chronologically.
 

Newspapers

box 27, folder 1

Daidantoc 1993

box 27, folder 2

Dien Dan Dan Chu circa 1990

box 27, folder 3

Doan Ket 1976

box 27, folder 4

Doi Lap 1994

box 27, folder 5

Dong A 1992-1993

box 27, folder 6

Hai Ngoai 1995

box 27, folder 7

Lap Truong 1994

box 27, folder 8

Ngay Nay 1989-1990

box 27, folder 9

Nguoi Viet 1993

box 27, folder 10

Tieng Chuong 1993

box 27, folder 11

Viet Bao 1976

box 27, folder 12

Vietnam Daily News 1990

box 27, folder 13

Y Dan 1990

box 17, folder 1-17

Newspaper clippings 1975-1996.

Physical Description: 17 folders.

Scope and Contents note

There are no clippings for the years 1980, 1983-1985, and 1987-1988.