Le (Tony D.) Letters and Photographs, 1988-1989

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Summary

Title:
Tony D. Le letters and photographs
Dates:
1988-1989
Creators:
Le, Tony D.
Abstract:
This collection comprises photocopies of letters and photographs documenting the refugee experience of Tony D. Le and his sister, who spent time in Phanat Nikhom refugee camp in Thailand and Bataan refugee camp in the Philippines before arriving in the U.S. in 1989. Included are photocopies of letters, translated from Vietnamese to English, from Le's father in Vietnam to Le and his sister while they were in the camps. The photographs were taken at Bataan refugee camp. Also included are photocopies of Cambodian currency.
Extent:
0.1 Linear feet (1 folder)
Language:
Vietnamese and The collection is in Vietnamese and English
Preferred citation:

Tony D. Le Letters and Photographs. MS-SEA036. 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:

This collection comprises photocopies of letters and photographs documenting the refugee experience of Tony D. Le and his sister, who spent time in Phanat Nikhom refugee camp in Thailand and Bataan refugee camp in the Philippines before arriving in the U.S. in 1989. Included are photocopies of letters, translated from Vietnamese to English, from Le's father in Vietnam to Le and his sister while they were in the camps. The photographs were taken at Bataan refugee camp. Also included are photocopies of Cambodian currency.

Biographical / historical:

Tony D. Le, along with his sister, came to the U.S. in 1989 after fleeing Vietnam. Le spent two weeks in Cambodia, followed by two years in Phanat Nikhom refugee camp in Thailand and six months in Bataan refugee camp in the Philippines. His father first attempted to come to the U.S. in 1983 or 1984 on a sponsorship from his brother, but he only arrived in the U.S. in 1993, after his children arrived.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Tony D. Le, 2009.
Processing information:

Processed by Dawn Schmitz, 2009.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by type of material.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Processed by Dawn Schmitz; machine-readable finding aid created by Dawn Schmitz
Date Prepared:
© 2009
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2009-09-02T12:27-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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:

Tony D. Le Letters and Photographs. MS-SEA036. 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.

Location of this collection:
Southeast Asian Archive
The UCI Libraries, P.O. Box 19557
Irvine, CA 92623-9557, US
Contact:
(949) 824-3947
spcoll@uci.libanswers.com
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