Five business days advanced notice is required for access because the bulk of the materials are stored offsite. Please contact
Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
Original sound recordings may not be used. Researchers must request that duplicate use copies be made for 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.
Radio Free Asia Vietnamese Broadcasts. MS-SEA005. 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.
Gift of Nguyen Ngoc Bich, Director of Radio Free Asia, 1997-2002.
Processed by Julia Stringfellow, 2004. Translation services provided by Thu Huyen, 2004. Processing was supported by a National
Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant.
Radio Free Asia (RFA), a private, non-profit corporation, aired its first broadcast in Mandarin to China on September 29,
1996. Its first Vietnamese broadcast aired on February 5, 1997. Located in Washington D.C., the organization was founded to
broadcast news and information from an American viewpoint to Asian countries where full and accurate news reports were not
available. Besides its news broadcasts, RFA is also a "university of the air," meaning that it broadcasts works of fiction
and nonfiction that would be censored in RFA's target countries. The organization is funded by grants from the United States
Congress, and it is journalistically independent. The autonomy of RFA is vital to providing objective domestic news and information.
Daily broadcasts include reports from correspondents throughout Asia. RFA broadcasts are in the local languages and dialects
of each of its target countries, including Vietnamese, Lao, Mandarin, Cantonese, Cambodian, and Korean. The broadcasts serve
as the free press lacking in the countries, and the news and commentary is specific to each of the target areas. Since the
beginning, RFA has also provided its listeners with opportunities to call in to the broadcast and voice their opinions. Six
call-in programs are done daily where listeners can dial a toll free number and speak directly with a broadcast host.
Each of the 105 RFA broadcasters are able to record and edit their own programs simultaneously using the organization's studio
system and digital audio storage. All of the broadcasts originate from the central Washington D.C. office. In addition to
its headquarters in Washington D.C., RFA also has bureaus in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo, and Phnom Penh. Smaller offices
are located in Ankara, Kathmandu, Seoul, and Dharamsala, India. The organization also publishes a monthly digest of top news
and features from its main language services.
For further information on RFA, see the organization's webside, www.rfa.org/english.
The collection is comprised of broadcast transcripts and audio recordings of the Radio Free Asia (RFA) Vietnamese radio programs
for the years 1997-2002 (later years are retained by RFA). The broadcast transcripts include a morning and evening broadcast
for each day, and are accompanied by audio cassette recordings for most of the transcripts. The radio programs include news
articles of events occurring that day, as well as commentary on world events. The recordings are in Vietnamese, while the
transcripts are in Vietnamese and or English
This collection is arranged in 2 series.
Sound recordings -- 21st century.
Broadcasts -- 20th century.
Broadcasts -- 21st century.
Transcripts -- 20th century.
Transcripts -- 21st century.
Audiocassettes -- 21st century.
Audiocassettes -- 20th century.
Broadcast transcripts Series 1.
1997-2002
Physical Description: 103 Linear Feet
General Physical Description note: no content
Scope and Contents note
The series is comprised of transcripts of broadcasts from the radio program for the Vietnamese audience. There are two transcripts
for each day, an AM and a PM broadcast. Each transcript consists of a program summary that includes segment titles and running
times. A newslist states the world news discussed. A detailed description, mostly in Vietnamese, gives the order of broadcast
items, such as music bridges and news headlines. News articles deal with a wide array of topics, including both political
and non-political events throughout the world. Topics include world relations, social conditions, economy and business, arts
and culture, and science and health. Some news stories come from sources such as the South China Morning Post, Asia Times,
and online sources including CNN, Los Angeles Times, Infoseek, and Yahoo. The news articles, program summary, and newslist
are mostly in English, while the remainder of the materials for each broadcast are in Vietnamese.
Arrangement note
The transcripts are arranged chronologically by year, month, day, and broadcast.
box 1, box 2, box 3, box 4, box 5, box 6, box 7, box 8, box 9, box 10, box 11, box 12, box 13, box 14, box 15, folder 1-34
box 1, folder 29-end of box, box 2, folder 1-18
box 2, folder 19-end of box, box 3, folder 1-27
box 3, folder 28-end of box, box 4, folder 1-35
box 4, folder 36-end of box, box 5, box 6, folder 1-4
box 6, folder 5-end of box, box 7, folder 1-30
box 7, folder 31-end of box, box 8, box 9, folder 1-15
box 9, folder 16-end of box, box 10, box 11, folder 1-2
box 11, folder 3-end of box, box 12, folder 1-26
box 12, folder 27-end of box, box 13, box 14, folder 1-10
box 14, folder 11-end of box, box 15, folder 1-34
box 16, box 17, box 18, box 19, box 20, box 21, box 22, box 23, box 24, box 25, box 26, box 27, box 28, box 29, box 30, box 31, box 32, box 33, box 34, box 35, box 36, folder 1-36
box 16, box 17, folder 1-28
box 17, folder 29-end of box, box 18, box 19, folder 1-12
box 19, folder 13-end of box, box 20, folder 1-36
box 21, box 22, folder 1-24
box 22, folder 25-end of box, box 23, box 24, folder 1-10
box 24, folder 11-to end of box, box 25, folder 1-34
box 25, folder 35-end of box, box 26, box 27, folder 1-24
box 27, folder 25-end of box, box 28, box 29, folder 1-22
box 29, folder 23-end of box, box 30, box 31, folder 1-14
box 31, folder 15-end of box, box 32, box 33, folder 1-12
box 33, folder 13-end of box, box 34, box 35, folder 1-10
box 35, folder 11-end of box, box 36, folder 1-36
box 37, box 38, box 39, box 40, box 41, box 42, box 43, box 44, box 45, box 46, box 47, box 48, box 49, box 50, box 51, box 52, box 53, box 54, box 55, box 56, box 57, box 58, box 59, folder 1-38
box 37, box 38, folder 1-28
box 38, folder 29- end of box, box 39, box 40, folder 1-18
box 40, folder 19-end of box, box 41, box 42, folder 1-16
box 42, folder 17-end of box, box 43, box 44, folder 1-14
box 44, folder 15-end of box, box 45, box 46, folder 1-14
box 46, folder 15-end of box, box 47, box 48, folder 1-16
box 48, folder 17-end of box, box 49, box 50, folder 1-18
box 50, folder 19-end of box, box 51, folder 1-18, box 52
box 52, folder 19-end of box, box 53, box 54, folder 1-16
box 54, folder 17-end of box, box 55, box 56, folder 1-10
box 56, folder 11-end of box, box 57, box 58, folder 1-8
box 58, folder 9-end of box, box 59, folder 1-38
box 60, box 61, box 62, box 63, box 64, box 65, box 66, box 67, box 68, box 69, box 70, box 71, box 72, box 73, box 74, box 75, box 76, box 77, box 78, box 79
box 60, box 61, folder 1-26
box 61, folder 27-end of box, box 62, box 63, folder 1-10
box 63, folder 11-end of box, box 64, box 65, folder 1-10
box 65, folder 11-end of box, box 66, box 67, folder 1-2
box 67, folder 3-end of box, box 68, folder 1-32
box 68, folder 33-end of box, box 69, box 70, folder 1-24
box 70, folder 25-end of box, box 71, box 72, folder 1-12
box 72, folder 13-end of box, box 73, box 74, folder 1-2
box 74, folder 3-end of box, box 75, carton 1-24
box 75, folder 25-end of box, box 76, box 77, folder 1-2
box 77, folder 3-end of box, box 78, folder 1-22
box 78, folder 23-end of box, box 79
box 80, box 81, box 82, box 83, box 84, box 85, box 86, box 87, box 88, box 89, box 90, box 91, box 92, box 93, box 94, box 95, box 96, box 97, box 98
box 80, box 81, folder 1-18
box 81, folder 19-end of box, box 82, folder 1-34
box 82, folder 35-end of box, box 83, box 84, folder 1-14
box 84, folder 15-end of box, box 85, folder 1-36
box-folder 85 : 37 - 87 : 14, folder 37-end of box, box 86, box 87, folder 1-14
box 87, folder 15-end of box, box 88, folder 1-32
box 88, folder 33-end of box, box 89, box 90, folder 1-16
box 90, folder 17-end of box, box 91, folder 1-40
box 92, box 93, folder 1-22
box 93, folder 23-end of box, box 94, box 95, folder 1-12
box 95, folder 13-end of box, box 96, folder 1-36
box 99, box 100, box 101, box 102, box 103
box 99, box 100, folder 1-24
box 100, folder 25-end of box, box 101, box 102, carton 1-6
box 102, folder 7-end of box, box 103
Broadcast recordings Series 2.
1997-2002
Physical Description: 34.4 Linear Feet
General Physical Description note: no content
Scope and Contents note
The series is comprised of audio cassette recordings of the radio program. The recordings are in Vietnamese and follow the
broadcast transcripts. The broadcasts include news stories of world events and contain music.
Arrangement note
The recordings are arranged chronologically.
Conditions Governing Access note
Original sound recordings may not be used. Researchers must request that duplicate use copies be made for access.
box 104, box 105, box 106, box 107, box 108, box 109, box 110, box 111, box 112, box 113, box 114, box 115, box 116, box 117, box 118, box 119, box 120, box 121
box 104
February
1997
General Physical Description note: 25 cassette tapes
box 105
March
1997
General Physical Description note: 29 cassette tapes
box 106
April
1997
General Physical Description note: 43 cassette tapes
box 107
May
1997
General Physical Description note: 44 cassette tapes
box 108, box 109
June
1997
General Physical Description note: 48 cassette tapes
box 110, box 111
July
1997
General Physical Description note: 56 cassette tapes
box 112, box 113
August
1997
General Physical Description note: 58 cassette tapes
box 114, box 115
September
1997
General Physical Description note: 60 cassette tapes
box 116, box 117
October
1997
General Physical Description note: 62 cassette tapes
box 118, box 119
November
1997
General Physical Description note: 62 cassette tapes
box 120, box 121
December
1997
General Physical Description note: 55 cassette tapes
box 122, box 123, box 124, box 125, box 126, box 127, box 128, box 129, box 130, box 131, box 132, box 133, box 134, box 135, box 136, box 137, box 138, box 139
box 122, box 123
January
1998
General Physical Description note: 62 cassette tapes
box 123, box 124
February
1998
General Physical Description note: 56 cassette tapes
box 125, box 126
March
1998
General Physical Description note: 62 cassette tapes
box 126, box 127
April
1998
General Physical Description note: 60 cassette tapes
box 128, box 129
May
1998
General Physical Description note: 62 cassette tapes
box 129, box 130
June
1998
General Physical Description note: 60 cassette tapes
box 131, box 132
July
1998
General Physical Description note: 62 cassette tapes
box 132, box 133
August
1998
General Physical Description note: 62 cassette tapes
box 134, box 135
September
1998
General Physical Description note: 60 cassette tapes
box 135, box 136
October
1998
General Physical Description note: 61 cassette tapes
box 137, box 138
November
1998
General Physical Description note: 57 cassette tapes
box 138, box 139
December
1998
General Physical Description note: 63 cassette tapes
box 140, box 141, box 142, box 143, box 144, box 145, box 146, box 147, box 148, box 149, box 150, box 151, box 152, box 153, box 154, box 155, box 156, box 157
box 140, box 141
January
1999
General Physical Description note: 60 cassette tapes
box 141, box 142
February
1999
General Physical Description note: 58 cassette tapes
box 143, box 144
March
1999
General Physical Description note: 64 cassette tapes
box 144, box 145
April
1999
General Physical Description note: 60 cassette tapes
box 146, box 147
May
1999
General Physical Description note: 62 cassette tapes
box 147, box 148
June
1999
General Physical Description note: 60 cassette tapes
box 149, box 150
July
1999
General Physical Description note: 62 cassette tapes
box 150, box 151
August
1999
General Physical Description note: 62 cassette tapes
box 152, box 153
September
1999
General Physical Description note: 60 cassette tapes
box 153, box 154
October
1999
General Physical Description note: 62 cassette tapes
box 155, box 156
November
1999
General Physical Description note: 58 cassette tapes
box 156, box 157
December
1999
General Physical Description note: 61 cassette tapes
box 158, box 159, box 160, box 161, box 162, box 163, box 164, box 165, box 166, box 167, box 168, box 169, box 170, box 171, box 172, box 173, box 174, box 175
box 158, box 159
January
2000
General Physical Description note: 60 cassette tapes
box 159, box 160
February
2000
General Physical Description note: 57 cassette tapes
box 161, box 162
March
2000
General Physical Description note: 59 cassette tapes
box 162, box 163
April
2000
General Physical Description note: 61 cassette tapes
box 164, box 165
May
2000
General Physical Description note: 63 cassette tapes
box 165, box 166
June
2000
General Physical Description note: 60 cassette tapes
box 167, box 168
July
2000
General Physical Description note: 62 cassette tapes
box 168, box 169
August
2000
General Physical Description note: 62 cassette tapes
box 170, box 171
September
2000
General Physical Description note: 49 cassette tapes
box 171, box 172
October
2000
General Physical Description note: 62 cassette tapes
box 173, box 174
November
2000
General Physical Description note: 60 cassette tapes
box 174, box 175
December
2000
General Physical Description note: 61 cassette tapes
box 176, box 177, box 178, box 179, box 180, box 181, box 182, box 183, box 184, box 185, box 186, box 187, box 188, box 189
box 176, box 177
January
2001
General Physical Description note: 61 cassette tapes
box 177, box 178
February
2001
General Physical Description note: 54 cassette tapes
box 179, box 180
March
2001
General Physical Description note: 54 cassette tapes
box 180, box 181
April
2001
General Physical Description note: 55 cassette tapes
box 182, box 183
May
2001
General Physical Description note: 60 cassette tapes
box 183, box 184
June
2001
General Physical Description note: 60 cassette tapes
box 185, box 186
July
2001
General Physical Description note: 62 cassette tapes
box 186, box 187
August
2001
General Physical Description note: 61 cassette tapes
box 188
September
2001
General Physical Description note: 44 cassette tapes
box 189
October
2001
General Physical Description note: 28 cassette tapes
box 189
November
2001
General Physical Description note: 1 cassette tape
