Viet Stories Project records, 2011-2019

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Viet Stories: Vietnamese American Oral History Project

Summary

Extent:

1.4 Linear Feet (1 records carton and 1 letter-size document box) and 6065.182 Gigabytes

Language:

Collection includes oral histories in English, Vietnamese, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

Preferred citation:

Viet Stories Project records. MS-SEA-069. 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.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection is comprised of audio recordings, transcripts, time logs, photographs, correspondence, marketing and promotional materials, administrative files, books, electronic records, and related material documenting the establishment and development of the VAOHP/Viet Stories project at the University of California, Irvine and in the Southern California region, founded by Dr. Linda Trinh Vo, Professor in the Department of Asian American Studies.

"Viet Stories: Vietnamese American Oral History Project at the University of California, Irvine actively assembles, preserves, and disseminates the life stories of Vietnamese Americans in Southern California. The project contributes to expanding archives on Vietnamese Americans with the primary goal of capturing first-generation stories for students, researchers, and the community. Launched in 2011, VAOHP is housed in the Department of Asian American Studies in the School of Humanities and collaborates with the UCI Libraries Southeast Asian Archive."(From https://sites.uci.edu/vaohp/about/) The collection is comprised of audio recordings, transcripts, time logs, photographs, correspondence, marketing and promotional materials, administrative files, books, electronic records, and related material documenting the establishment and development of the VAOHP/Viet Stories project at the University of California, Irvine and in the Southern California region, founded by Dr. Linda Trinh Vo, Professor in the Department of Asian American Studies.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Linda Trinh Vo, 2019.

Physical description:

Materials in good condition. One hard drive incompatible with local drives and unable to be accessed as of 2022-04-07.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Vietnamese Americans -- California -- Orange County -- History -- Sources
Vietnamese Americans -- Interviews.
Oral histories -- California -- Irvine -- 21st century

Access and use

Restrictions:: This collection contains digital materials and is minimally processed. It may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access. Access to original audio and video recordings is restricted; researchers may request listeing or viewing copies.
Terms of access:: Property rights and copyright reside with the University of California. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.