Guide to the Trangdài Trầnguyễn collection of Vietnamese American new wave and pop music cassettes MS.SEA.074

Finding aid prepared by Suzanne Im, 2022.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
(cc) 2022
The UCI Libraries
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University of California, Irvine
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Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Trangdài Trầnguyễn collection of Vietnamese American new wave and pop music cassettes
Identifier/Call Number: MS.SEA.074
Physical Description: 1.2 linear feet Linear Feet (2 a/v boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1980s - early 1990s
Abstract: This collection of Vietnamese American new wave and pop music cassettes was created by Trangdài Trầnguyễn, a poet and scholar of the Vietnamese diaspora. This collection contains 66 Vietnamese American new wave pop music cassettes. A sampling of the musicians featured in the collection include: Tuấn Vũ, Elvis Phương, Randy, Mỹ Huyền, Hương Lan, and Giao Linh. Musicians are represented by Làng Văn, Giáng Ngọc, and Người đẹp Bình Dương, among other production companies.
Condition Description: Materials are in good condition.
Language of Material: Vietnamese .

Access

The collection is only minimally processed, but is open for research. Access to original audio tapes is restricted; contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives at spcoll@uci.edu for more information.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Trangdài Trầnguyễn, undated.

Preferred Citation

Trangdài Trầnguyễn collection of Vietnamese American new wave and pop music cassettes. MS-SEA074. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. [Date accessed].

Collection Scope and Content Summary

This collection contains 66 Vietnamese American new wave pop music cassettes. A sampling of the musicians featured in the collection include: Tuấn Vũ, Elvis Phương, Randy, Mỹ Huyền, Hương Lan, and Giao Linh. Musicians are represented by Làng Văn, Giáng Ngọc, and Người đẹp Bình Dương, among other production companies.

Related resources

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Vietnamese Americans -- California -- Orange County -- Archives.
Popular music -- United States -- History -- Sources
Vietnamese Americans--Music.

box Accn2022-041 001

Box 1 1980-1985

Scope and Contents Note

36 compact audio cassettes.
box Accn2022-041 002

Box 2 1980-1985

Scope and Contents Note

30 compact audio cassettes.