Guide to the James Ridgeway Files on Southeast Asian Refugees
Processed by Julia Stringfellow; machine-readable finding aid created by Audrey Pearson
Special Collections and Archives
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Phone: (949) 824-3947
Fax: (949) 824-2472
Email: spcoll@uci.edu
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Descriptive Summary
Title: James Ridgeway files on Southeast Asian refugees
Date: 1959-1996
Collection Number: MS-SEA007
Creator:
Ridgeway, James
Extent:
3.8 linear feet
(5 boxes)
Languages: The collection is in English and Vietnamese.
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Abstract: This collection is comprised of materials collected by James Ridgeway that document refugee social services and educational
organizations. The materials focus on organizations in Texas, the second most populous state after California for Southeast
Asian refugees. An extensive list of evacuees from Southeast Asia is also included, which contains information on gender,
age and occupation of refugees who arrived in 1975 at Camp Pendleton, California, a United States processing center for refugees.
James Ridgeway served as a missionary and United Press International reporter in Vietnam from 1966 to the fall of Vietnam
in 1975.
Important Information for Researchers
Access
The collection is open for research. Access to lists of refugee evacuees who arrived at Camp Pendleton, California, is restricted
until 2025. Restrictions are noted at the first level.
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
James Ridgeway files on Southeast Asian refugees. MS-SEA007. 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 James Ridgeway, 2001.
Processing History
Processed by Julia Stringfellow, 2005. Processing was supported by a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant.
Historical Background
James Ridgeway served as a missionary and United Press International reporter in Vietnam from 1966 to the fall of Vietnam
in 1975. Ridgeway is the president of the Silver Dragons Corporation.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection is comprised of materials collected by James Ridgeway that document refugee social services and educational
organizations. The materials focus on organizations in Texas, the second most populous state after California for Southeast
Asian refugees. An extensive list of evacuees from Southeast Asia is also included, which contains information on gender,
age and occupation of refugees who arrived in 1975 at Camp Pendleton, California, a United States processing center for refugees.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged topically.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Refugees -- Southeast Asia -- Archives.
Refugees -- Services for -- Texas -- Archives.
Refugees -- Texas -- Archives.
Refugees -- California -- Archives.
Southeast Asians -- Texas -- Archives.
Southeast Asians -- California -- Archives.
Evacuation of civilians -- Southeast Asia -- History -- Sources.
Genres and Forms of Materials
Letters -- 20th century.
Photographic prints -- 20th century.
Reports -- 20th century.
Other Index Terms Related to this Collection
Online Archive of California
Southeast Asian Archive.
Collection Contents
Box : Folder 1 : 1
Asian-American Alliance, information packet
1984
Box : Folder 1 : 2
Asian American festival program
1981
Box : Folder 1 : 3
Asia Society, newsletter
1985
Box : Folder 1 : 4
Association of Former Members of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), correspondence and program materials
1981-1984
Box : Folder 1 : 5
Association of Vietnamese of Houston, Texas, annual Tet publication
1986
Box : Folder 1 : 6
Cambodian refugees, correspondence and refugee assistance materials
1977-1980
Box : Folder 1 : 7
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, correspondence and legislation information
1984
Box : Folder 1 : 8
Government publications on refugee assistance
1975
Box : Folder 1 : 9-10
Harris County Refugee Council, correspondence, meeting agendas, and program materials
1975-1986
Physical Description: 2 folders.
Box : Folder 1 : 11
Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) Department, correspondence, organizational information, and directory
1975-1976
Box : Folder 1 : 12
Houston community college system, English as a Second Language (ESL) program for Vietnamese informational booklet and program
1976
Box : Folder 1 : 13
Houston job training partnership council, annual report
1985
Box : Folder 1 : 14
Houston police department, program materials, reports, and photographs
1987
Box : Folder 1 : 15
Indochinese culture center, program materials
1987
Box : Folder 1 : 16
Indochinese Mutual Program Action Center for Training (IMPACT), correspondence and publications
1985
Box : Folder 3 : 1 - 5 : 3
List of refugee evacuees who arrived at Camp Pendleton, California
1975
Physical Description: 10 folders.
Access Information
Access is restricted until 2025-01-01.
Box : Folder 1 : 17
List of refugees who left Vietnam after May 5, 1975
1975-1976
Scope and Content Note
The list was created for refugees hoping to find their families who had gone to the United States or Canada.
Box : Folder 1 : 18
National Association for Vietnamese American Education (NAVAE), conference materials and correspondence
1981-1982
Box : Folder 1 : 19
Newsletter materials and mailing lists
1973-1974
Box : Folder 1 : 20-21
Newspaper clippings
1974-1994
Physical Description: 2 folders.
Box : Folder 1 : 22
Ngay Nay Newspaper, correspondence
1987-1988
Box : Folder 1 : 23
Personal Evangelism teaching materials
1959-1966
Box : Folder 1 : 24
Project AID (American and Indochina Development Corporation), progress report and meeting minutes
1975-1976
Box : Folder 1 : 25
Refugee assistance programs, reports and proposal request
1975-1986
Box : Folder 1 : 26
Refugee crisis intervention and mental health workshop, reports and correspondence
1976-1985
Box : Folder 1 : 27
Refugee medically needy program, program materials
1985
Box : Folder 1 : 28
Refugee resettlement information, refugee assistance materials, correspondence and photographs
1975-1986
Box : Folder 1 : 29
Refugees in Thailand information, reports
1975-1977
Box : Folder 1 : 30
Refugees publication that provides information on refugee assistance worldwide
1976
Box : Folder 1 : 31
Resignation letters, correspondence and reports
1980-1981
Box : Folder 1 : 32
Resource directory of community youth services for Harris County
1986
Box : Folder 1 : 33
Sixteen to Twenty-five Program, project materials
1980
Box : Folder 1 : 34
Sponsorship of Vietnamese refugees, program materials
1975
Box : Folder 1 : 35
Tet festival program
1980
Box : Folder 1 : 36
Texas Asian Republican caucus and Asian American Voters Coalition, correspondence and program materials
1984-1986
Box : Folder 1 : 37
Texas training and employment center, personnel handbook and newsletter
1986-1987
Box : Folder 1 : 38
Vietnamese American Association of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, program materials
1983
Box : Folder 1 : 39
Vietnamese American Association of Wisconsin, newsletters, correspondence, and program materials
1971-1976
Box : Folder 2 : 1
Vietnamese business directories for Texas
1986-1991
Box : Folder 2 : 2
Vietnamese refugees education guides, correspondence and guides
1975
Box : Folder 2 : 3
Vietnamese Student Association of Struggle for Human Rights in Vietnam, informational booklet
1980
Box : Folder 2 : 4
Vietnam Refugees' Relief Foundation International, correspondence
1975
Box : Folder 2 : 5
Vietnam Tai Texas, mailing lists
1985
Box : Folder 2 : 6
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Indochina Refugee Services, reports, correspondence, and program materials
1979-1980
