Guide to the Project Ngoc Records MS.SEA.016

Processed by Julia Stringfellow, 2003; Audra Eagle Yun, 2012.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
(cc) 2012
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine 92623-9557
spcoll@uci.edu


Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Project Ngoc records
Creator: Project Ngoc
Identifier/Call Number: MS.SEA.016
Physical Description: 8 Linear Feet (11 boxes and 9 oversize folders) and 148 digitized images
Date (inclusive): 1978-1998
Abstract: This collection contains materials relating to the activities of Project Ngoc (1987-1997), a non-profit humanitarian group consisting mainly of college students. Materials from Project Ngoc include correspondence, records of meetings and activities, and photographs and slides documenting travel to refugee camps and statewide activities. Materials from various organizations involved with refugee issues include correspondence, bills, and other printed ephemera. The collection also contains artwork done by refugee artists in the Hong Kong camps.
Physical Location: University of California, Irvine. Library. Southeast Asian Archive. Irvine, California 92623-9557.
Language of Material: English .

Access

Collection open for research. Access to petitions for alien relatives and affidavits of relationship is restricted for 50 years from the latest date of the materials in the file. Restrictions are noted at the file 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 Head of Special Collections and University Archives.

Preferred Citation

Project Ngoc records. MS-SEA016. 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 Project Ngoc, 1995-2002.

Processing Information

Processed by Julia Stringfellow, 2003. Translation services provided by Quan Tran, 2003. Processing was supported by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the California State Library. Additional processing of Project Ngoc organizational files by Audra Eagle Yun, 2012.

Organizational History

Project Ngoc (PN), a non-profit humanitarian organization comprised mainly of college students, strove to publicize and gather support for Southeast Asian refugees. Originally initiated as a class at UCI by graduate student Tom Wilson, PN was an attempt to increase the awareness of the students concerning the Vietnamese refugee crisis. Students in the class then decided to help alleviate the tragedies of the refugees by taking the Project beyond the limitations of the classroom and forming an organization in the hopes of realizing more concrete projects to assist the refugees.
As a means of raising awareness of the struggles of the Vietnamese refugees in the camps of Southeast Asia, the organization adopted three main goals through its evolution. They include: raising awareness on campus and within the community, advocating for humanitarian rights, and sending funds to camps for the development of educational programs. During its ten years of activity from 1987-1997, PN achieved these goals by providing direct relief through fundraising and sending volunteers to refugee camps in Hong Kong.
The first major accomplishment of the organization was a 1987 Christmas visit to the refugee camps in Hong Kong. The four volunteers who went took Christmas gifts and financial donations to the people in camp, which provided an opportunity to show their concern for the refugees. The problems that the volunteers witnessed enhanced their commitment to increasing public awareness of the refugees' desperate conditions. Following the trip, PN published a report focusing on camp conditions and refugee policies. The report was sent to every member of the U.S. Congress and to selected members of the press to induce more support for the refugees. The group also actively organized photo exhibitions, press conferences, speaking engagements, and fund raising events. Volunteers were also sent to closed camps in Hong Kong, where they spent the summer of 1988 helping to equip refugees with the knowledge and skills necessary for successful future resettlement.
With the decision of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to close the camps and repatriate the refugees to their homeland, the organization's cabinet for 1996-1997 decided to concentrate PN's effort on raising awareness. The main goal was to raise money through personal contributions and various fundraising events. The funds were then contributed toward the development of an educational program for the refugee children.
Project Ngoc disbanded at the end of the 1996-1997 academic year as a result of the resettlement or repatriation of most Vietnamese refugees. "A Decade of Dedications" was the theme for Project Ngoc's gala farewell event, which took place April 13, 1997. Past officers and members of PN were present, including founder Tom Wilson, as well as many people from the Vietnamese community. All proceeds from the evening went to help the remaining refugees in Hong Kong.

Chronology

Missing Title

1987 Project Ngoc established at UC Irvine.
1987 Sent a delegation of four members to investigate conditions in refugee camps in Southeast Asia. Copies of the resulting report were sent to each member of Congress.
1988 Sent a member to Thailand to teach English and mathematics at Banthad and Site II refugee camps.
1988 Hosted a concert for refugees. Participants included state senators, assemblymen, and major leaders in the American and Vietnamese communities.
1988 Sent a delegation of four volunteers to work as teachers and translators in Hong Kong refugee camps and detention centers. They created libraries and educational curricula, and organized recreational activities and festival celebrations.
1989 Sent one member to Canada to work with the Canadian Vietnamese community to gain support for a private initiative sponsorship program. Those who entered Canada under this program were not counted under the immigration quota.
1989 Hosted an Indochinese conference with the Council for Refugee Rights in Westminster, CA, in response to the drafting of the Comprehensive Plan of Action (CPA) in Malaysia. The conference resulted in the printing of several refugee-related brochures, copies of which were distributed to participants at an international conference in Geneva, Switzerland, in June.
1989 Sent a delegation to the International Conference on Indochinese Refugees in Geneva. Three members fasted for three days with the European Vietnamese community in front of the United Nations building while three other members attended the conference and lobbied for refugee rights.
1989 Organized a candlelight vigil in Westminster, CA, during the Geneva conference to protest against forced repatriation.
1989 Sent a second team of volunteers to Argyle, Whitehead, and Hei Ling Chau Detention Centers in Hong Kong to work as teachers, counselors, educational coordinators, and recreational leaders.
1989 Sent one member to work with Refugee International and the Vietnamese community in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area to lobby for refugee rights.
1989 Sent four members to Washington D.C. to lobby against forced repatriation and to participate in the Sixth Annual Asian-American Leadership Conference.
1989 Sent one member on a trip to Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Thailand to investigate the push back policy of first asylum countries. The Malaysian government admitted to denying first asylum Vietnamese boat people by redirecting boats to Australia.
1990 Hosted a fundraising dinner to set up a school in camp Palawan, Philippines.
1990 Sent two volunteers to Hong Kong to work with ISS and Save the Children Organization and one volunteer to the Philippines to work in detention centers as a teacher, counselor, and translator. Three members were sent to Washington D.C. to intern with IRAC, Refugee International, and U.S. Commission on Refugees.
1990 Hosted a banquet and raised $9,000 for the unaccompanied minors and the children in the detention centers throughout Southeast Asia during the Mid Autumn festival.
1991 Exhibited "The Boat People: A Cry for Freedom" art exhibition in the UCI Student Center. Raised $500 in donations and postcard sales for Project Ngoc's Summer Program.
1991 Received the 1991 Saturn Award and $1,000 for organizing "The Boat People: A Cry for Freedom" art exhibition at UCI.
1991 Sent two volunteers to work with ISS in Hong Kong and an intern to Washington D.C. to work with Boat People S.O.S. and Refugee International.
1991 Organized an art exhibition of refugees' artworks at Century art gallery in Westminster to echo the plight of the asylum seekers.
1991 Exhibited refugees' artworks from "The Boat People: A Cry for Freedom" collection at UCI.
1991 Sponsored a 10k Walk-a-Thon for Boat People's Rights in Fountain Valley that generated $22,000, which was donated to the LAVAS group currently in the Philippines..
1992 Received the 1992 Saturn Award for organizing the 10k Walk-a-Thon for Boat People's Rights.
1992 Coordinated "The Boat People: A Cry for Freedom" Symposium held in the UCI Student Center.
1994 Organized Van Nghe Thuyen Nhan.
1994 Sent volunteers to camps in Hong Kong.
1994 Helped LAVAS to organize the 10k Walk-a-Thon.
1994 Organized a fundraising dance.
1995 Organized Van Nghe Thuyen Nhan 95.
1996 Helped LAVAS organize the 10k Walk-a-Thon.
1996 Distributed petition letters to Congress and President Clinton.
1996 Organized "Refugee Awareness Month" on UCI campus.
1997 Project Ngoc disbands.

Scope and Content of Collection

This collection contains materials relating to the activities of Project Ngoc (1987-1997), a non-profit humanitarian group consisting mainly of college students. Materials from Project Ngoc include correspondence, records of meetings and activities, and photographs and slides documenting travel to refugee camps and statewide activities. Materials from various organizations involved with refugee issues include correspondence, bills, and other printed ephemera. The collection also contains artwork done by refugee artists in the Hong Kong camps.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in five series.
  • Series 1. Subject files concerning refugee issues, 1978-1997. 2.4 linear ft.
  • Series 2. Project Ngoc organizational files, 1987-1997. .4 linear ft.
  • Series 3. Visual and audiovisual materials, 1985-1997. 1.4 linear ft.
  • Series 4. Artwork, 1987-1997. 2.4 linear ft.
  • Series 5. Newspaper clippings, 1980-1998. 1 linear ft.

Related Material

The following collections in the Southeast Asian Archive contain related materials:
Gayle Morrison Files on Southeast Asian Refugees. MS-SEA014. Special Collections and Archives. Thomas Joel Wilson Papers. MS-SEA023. Special Collections and Archives. Paul Tran Files on Southeast Asian Refugees. Special Collections and Archives. SEA Archive's newspaper clippings file.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Refugees -- Southeast Asia -- Archives.
Sound recordings -- 20th century
Slides -- 20th century.
Photographic prints -- 20th century.
Refugees -- Vietnam -- Archives
Refugee camps -- Southeast Asia -- History -- Sources
Letters -- 20th century.
Refugee camps -- Hong Kong -- History -- Sources
Interviews -- 20th century.
Clippings -- 20th century.
Video recordings -- 20th century.
Works of art -- 20th century.
Project Ngoc -- Archives
Online Archive of California

 

Subject files concerning refugee issues Series 1. 1978-1997

Physical Description: 2.4 Linear Feet
General Physical Description note: no content

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series comprises materials produced by organizations at the local, state and federal level involved in refugee issues. The materials include correspondence, government documents, organizational papers, periodicals and other printed publications. These organizations were involved in a variety of refugee issues, including detention centers, repatriation, and the challenges faced by refugees living in the Southeast Asian camps.

Arrangement

The series is arranged alphabetically by topic and chronologically within each file.

Access

Access to petitions for alien relatives and affidavits of relationship is restricted for 50 years from the latest date of the materials in the file. Restrictions are noted at the file level.
box 1, folder 1

Aid to Refugee Children Without Parents, correspondence and program materials 1990-1993

box 1, folder 2

Amnesty International, reports 1990

box 1, folder 3

Artwork 1989

Scope and Contents note

Contains various color copies of artwork and descriptions done by various artists.
box 1, folder 4

Asian Studies Backgrounder, newsletter produced by the Heritage Foundation 1990

box 1, folder 5

Asian Update, symposium booklet 1989

box 1, folder 6

Aspen Institute, reports 1988-1989

box 1, folder 7

Asylum, newsletter produced by Refugee Concern Hong Kong 1990-1991

box 1, folder 8

Ballot, Orange County general election 1992

box 1, folder 9

Ban Tin, newsletter produced by the Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association 1996

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 1, folder 10

Ban Tin Ty Nan, newsletter 1992

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
 

Boat People S.O.S.

box 1, folder 11

Group papers 1991-1994

box 1, folder 12

News bulletin 1990-1993

box 1, folder 13

California Resource Directory for International Trade 1989

box 1, folder 14

Case summaries of refugees circa 1990

box 1, folder 15

Catholic Office for Emergency Relief and Refugees, report 1989

box 1, folder 16

Center for Strategic and International Studies, program materials 1990

box 1, folder 17

Clubs and Organizations Quarterly Newsletter, produced by the Office of the Dean of Students at UCI 1997

box 1, folder 18

Committee for Coordination of Services to Displaced Persons in Thailand (CCSDPT), handbook 1986

box 1, folder 19

Committee for the Relief of Vietnamese Refugees in Southeast Asia, newsletters 1988-1989

box 1, folder 20

Community Resources Opportunity Project (CROP), brochures circa 1990

box 1, folder 21

Comprehensive Plan of Action, reports and informational materials 1990-1993

box 1, folder 22

Congressional bills 1989-1990

box 1, folder 23

Congressional Record, discussion of U.S. relations with Vietnam 1990

box 1, folder 24

Consortium program, bulletins produced by Save the Children 1991

box 1, folder 25

Consultation on refugee admissions, fiscal year 1989-1990

box 1, folder 26

Council for Refugee Rights, correspondence and reports 1989

box 1, folder 27

A Cry to Humanity, booklet 1994

box 1, folder 28

Dai Nam, booklet 1989

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 1, folder 29

Department of Health and Human Services, correspondence 1994

box 1, folder 30

Department of State Bulletin, bulletin of United States foreign policy 1979

box 1, folder 31

Di, publication written by Nguyen Xuan Quang 1990

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 1, folder 32

Dien Dan Thu Do, publication 1989

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 1, folder 33

Dong Rek lists 1991

Scope and Contents note

Lists of children of former military personnel in Dong Rek, and of relatives living in and outside of the U.S.
box 1, folder 34

Dornan, Robert, materials 1987-1989

Scope and Contents note

Dornan served as a U.S. Congressman from California.
box 1, folder 35

Experiment in International Living, publication 1985-1988

box 1, folder 36

First asylum, fact sheets and reports 1988-1990

box 6, folder 10

The Forgotten People: Vietnamese Refugees in Hong Kong, Project Ngoc report 1987

box 1, folder 37

Friends of the Boat People Newsletter 1990

box 1, folder 38

Geneva conference on refugee issues, testimonies and reports 1988-1989

box 1, folder 39

Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status 1988

box 1, folder 40

Highland Detention Center, The Newspaper of Vietnam 1990

box 1, folder 41

Holding center, correspondence and background materials 1989-1990

box 1, folder 42

Hong Kong refugee camps, reports and informational materials 1990-1991

box 1, folder 43

Hong Viet, newsletter 1993

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 1, folder 44

Hy Vong, newsletter circa 1990

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 1, folder 45

Immigration and Naturalization Service Reporter, newsletter 1980

box 1, folder 46

Immigration rules created by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization service for Vietnamese refugees 1981-1982

box 1, folder 47

Indochina Digest, newsletter produced by the Indochina Project 1990

box 1, folder 48

Indochina Journal, publication of the Indochina Human Rights Group 1989

box 1, folder 49-50

Indochina Resource Action Center, correspondence and reports 1984-1993.

Physical Description: 2 folders.
General Physical Description note: no content
box 1, folder 51

InterAction, correspondence 1989-1991

box 1, folder 52

Inter-Asian Affairs, bulletins 1990

box 1, folder 53

International Catholic Migration Commission, program materials 1989

box 1, folder 54

International Migration Review, publication 1981-1986

box 1, folder 55

International Rescue Committee, reports and program materials 1982-1989

box 1, folder 56

International Trade Resource Guide circa 1990

box 1, folder 57

Irvine city council, correspondence and program materials 1989-1990

box 1, folder 58

Journal circa 1990

Scope and Contents note

Written by Thuy Vinh Tran, a member of Project Ngoc.
box 1, folder 59

Le, Xuan Khoa, materials 1988-1989

Scope and Contents note

Le was the founding executive director of the Southeast Asian Resource Action Center.
box 1, folder 60

Kuala Lumpur meeting, reports 1989

box 1, folder 61

Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, correspondence and report 1989

box 1, folder 62

Legal Assistance for Vietnamese Asylum Seekers (LAVAS), correspondence and program materials 1990-1993

box 1, folder 63

Legislative Monitor, newsletter produced by Migration and Refugee Services 1989

box 1, folder 64

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, correspondence and bulletin 1989-1997

box 1, folder 65

Malaysian Red Crescent Society, newsletter and program materials 1986-1989

box 1, folder 66

Malaysian worker conditions and trade status, correspondence and directory 1990

box 1, folder 67

Migration and Refugee Services, program materials 1986-1991

box 1, folder 68

Migration World Magazine 1990

box 1, folder 69

Miscellaneous 1983-1997

Scope and Contents note

Contains papers from various organizations involved with refugee issues.
box 2, folder 1

Monday, newsletter on refugee and immigration issues 1991

box 2, folder 2

Mong Manh Tho 1994

Scope and Contents note

Book of poetry by Mui Quy Bong.
box 2, folder 3

Mung Xuan Ky Ty, book of stories circa 1990

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 2, folder 4

The Nao La Mot Nguoi Ty Nan 1991

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 2, folder 5

National Association for the Education and Advancement of Cambodian, Laotian and Vietnamese Americans (NAFEA), newsletter 1990

box 2, folder 6

National Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Forum, bulletin 1989

box 2, folder 7

Naturalization papers 1985-1991

Conditions Governing Access note

Access is restricted until 2042-01-01.
box 2, folder 8

New Tide, booklet on Vietnamese culture produced by the Friendship Association of the Diocese of Vinh 1990

box 2, folder 9

Nguyen, Tu Uyen, biology class papers 1993

box 2, folder 10

Nuoc Mat Trong Tim, book by Le Dai Lang 1990

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 2, folder 11

Orange County petition regarding repatriation of Vietnamese asylum seekers circa 1990

box 2, folder 12

Orderly Departure Program, program description and materials 1988-1991

box 2, folder 13

Oxfam America, program materials and bulletin 1987-1989

 

Papers

box 2, folder 14

Refugee issues 1979-1990

box 2, folder 15

Thailand refugees 1987-1990

box 2, folder 16

Petition letters regarding refugee issues and services 1989-1996

box 2, folder 17

Petitions for alien relatives 1986-1991.

Conditions Governing Access note

Access is restricted until 2042-01-01
box 4, folder 8

Petition thanking Senator Pete Wilson for his opposition to forced repatriation and support of Vietnamese refugee issues undated

box 2, folder 18

Pirates on the Gulf of Siam, report written by an anonymous group of Vietnamese boat people 1981

box 2, folder 19

Program, Association for Asian American Studies conference 1994

box 2, folder 20

Project Deliverance, newsletter and meeting materials 1989.

box 2, folder 21

Questionnaire regarding refugee status under the Comprehensive Plan of Action 1989

box 2, folder 22

Refugee act of , act descriptions 1980 1978-1990

box 2, folder 23-24

Refugee Concern Hong Kong (RCHK), organizational papers and directory 1989-1992.

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 2, folder 25

Refugee Concern Newsmagazine, published by Refugee Concern Hong Kong 1994-1996

box 2, folder 26

Refugee in International Law, book by Guy S. Goodwin-Gill 1983

box 2, folder 27-28

Refugees International, bulletins, papers, and program materials 1988-1991.

Physical Description: 2 folders.
General Physical Description note: no content
box 2, folder 29

Refugee Policy Group, publications 1985-1989

box 2, folder 30

Refugee Reports, newsletter produced by the United States Committee for Refugees 1991

box 2, folder 31

Refugees, periodical published by the Public Information Service of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1988-1990

box 2, folder 32

Refugee Situation in Thailand, paper done by Dennis Gallagher 1985

box 2, folder 33

Refugee status for Vietnamese asylum seekers, Malaysia, paper 1989

box 2, folder 34

Refugee Studies Programme, report, newsletter, and program materials 1987-1989

box 2, folder 35

Refugee Voices, newsletter 1988-1989

 

Reports

box 2, folder 36

Indochinese refugee panel 1986

box 2, folder 37

Jesuit refugee service legal team 1992

box 2, folder 38

Refugees in the United States 1985

box 2, folder 39

Refugee issues 1980-1990

box 2, folder 40

Refugee resettlement program 1979-1986

box 2, folder 41

Review of United States refugee resettlement programs and policies 1985

Scope and Contents note

The review occurred during the second session of the 96th Congress.
box 2, folder 42

Ripley, Simon, materials 1989

box 2, folder 43

SAIS Review, publication by Daniel Wolf and Shep Lowman 1990

box 2, folder 44

International Social Service Hong Kong Branch School, journal and test questions for a microeconomics course 1996

box 2, folder 45

Sunday Morning Post Magazine 1990

Scope and Contents note

The feature article in this issue concerns the arrival of Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong.
box 2, folder 46

Symposium on Vietnamese Former Political Prisoners, press materials 1989

box 2, folder 47

Tap Chi Tu Do, publications 1990-1991

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 2, folder 48

Southeast Asian refugee glossary 1989

box 2, folder 49

Testimonies regarding refugees 1989-1990

box 2, folder 50

Thai, Dinh Quang Anh, materials 1989

box 2, folder 51

Thai petition concerning the Lautenberg amendment 1988-1991

box 2, folder 52

Nguyen, Dinh Thang, materials 1989

box 2, folder 53

Tin Thu Newsletter, newsletter produced by Aid to Refugee Children Without Parents, Incorporated 1990-1994

box 2, folder 54

Tre Tho Tren Dao Cam, publication 1990

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese.
box 2, folder 55

Tu Do, Whitehead Detention Center (Hong Kong) newsletter 1990

Scope and Contents note

In Vietnamese. See also Whitehead Detention Center.
box 2, folder 56-57

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, reports and correspondence 1987-1993

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 2, folder 58

United States Committee for Refugees, reports and testimony 1989-1990

Scope and Contents note

See also World Refugee Survey.
box 2, folder 59

United States resettlement agencies, list of agencies with contact information circa 1990

box 2, folder 60

Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association (VAALA), newsletter 1993

box 2, folder 61

Vietnamese Asylum Seekers in Hong Kong, correspondence and report 1990

box 2, folder 62

Vietnamese Boat People in Malaysia, program materials 1988-1991

box 3, folder 1

Vietnamese experience in America, course reading materials 1992

box 3, folder 2

Viet Nguyen, Sculptetching va beyond 1992

Scope and Contents note

The book features the work of artist Viet Nguyen.
box 3, folder 3

Violations of Human Rights in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 1983

Scope and Contents note

Report discussing camp conditions and treatment of refugees.
box 3, folder 4

Westminster conference 1989

Scope and Contents note

Conference involved issues regarding status of refugees and human rights.
box 3, folder 5

Whitehead Detention Center (Hong Kong), correspondence and materials regarding the refugee situation at Whitehead 1990-1993

Scope and Contents note

See also Tu Do.
box 3, folder 6

World Paper, newsletter produced by World Times Incorporated 1984

box 3, folder 7

World Refugee Survey, periodical produced by the United States Committee for Refugees 1993

Scope and Contents note

See also United States Committee for Refugees.
box 3, folder 8

Xay Dung, periodical 1991-1996

 

Project Ngoc organizational files Series 2. 1987-1997

Physical Description: 0.4 Linear Feet

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series comprises the organizational papers of Project Ngoc from its creation in 1987 to the time it disbanded in 1997. It includes correspondence, newsletters, ephemera documenting activities of the group, publicity materials, and papers recording the financial history of the group. Information on visits to various refugee camps in Southeast Asia is also contained in the series.

Arrangement

The series is arranged alphabetically by topic and chronologically within each file.
box 4, folder 16-18

Administrative materials 1987-1997 and undated

Scope and Content Summary

Includes meeting agendas, minutes, calendars, member rosters, reports, event and advocacy planning documents, memoranda, as well as publication drafts.
box 4, folder 1

Awards 1990-1997

box 4, folder 9

"Boat People: A Cry for Freedom" art exhibition 1991

box 4, folder 2

Candlelight vigil 1989

box 4, folder 3

Class 1987

box 4, folder 4-5

Correspondence 1987-1994

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 4, folder 6

Donations circa 1990

box 4, folder 7

Financial information 1987-1997

box 4, folder 19-21

Flyers and brochures 1987-1997 and undated

box 4, folder 11

Newsletters 1989-1995

box 4, folder 12

Receipts 1988-1989

box 4, folder 13

Saturn essay competition 1996

box 4, folder 14

Van nghe (culture night) 1994

box 4, folder 10

Volunteer program materials 1990-1993 and undated

box 4, folder 15

Walk-a-thon for boat people's rights 1991-1996

 

Visual and audiovisual materials Series 3. 1985-1997

Physical Description: 1.4 Linear Feet

Access

Access to original copies of audio and video recordings is restricted; use copies must be made prior to researcher use of the recordings. 48 hours advance notice is required in order to create use copies, which will then become a permanent part of the collection. Contact Special Collections and Archives for further information.

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series includes photographs, slides, and audio and video cassette tapes documenting various activities and trips conducted by Project Ngoc. Activities include art exhibits, concerts, and candlelight vigils held to raise money and awareness of refugees and camp conditions in Southeast Asia. Travel to Southeast Asian refugee camps, the people living in the camps, and camp conditions are also depicted in the materials.

Arrangement

The series is arranged by format of material, then alphabetically by topic.
 

Audio cassette tapes

box AV-006, item MS-SEA016-A01

Arcata tape 1994

box AV-006, item MS-SEA016-A02

Interview with Project Nogc member on group's activities and refugee issues circa 1990

box AV-006, item MS-SEA016-A03

Project Ngoc slide show 1990

box AV-006, item MS-SEA016-A04

Project Ngoc slide show, "One Last Cry" circa 1990

box 5, folder 1-65

Photographs

box 5, folder 1-10

Activities 1985-1995

Physical Description: 10 folders.
box 5, folder 11

Art exhibit and banquet 1991

box 5, folder 12

Art exhibit and walk-a-thon 1989-1990

box 5, folder 13-14

Art exhibit at UCI 1991-1992

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 5, folder 15-16

Art gallery 1990-1992

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 5, folder 17

Art gallery at Westminster 1991

box 5, folder 18

Banquet 1992

box 5, folder 19

Burmese camp, Thailand 1990

box 5, folder 20

Camp conditions 1988

box 9, folder 1-3

Camps circa 1990

Physical Description: 3 folders.
box 9, folder 4-5

Candlelight vigil 1989-circa 1990

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 9, folder 6

Candlelight vigil, Westminster 1996

box 9, folder 7-8

Cape Collinson camp 1988-1989

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 9, folder 9

Chi Ma Wan camp, Hong Kong 1985

box 9, folder 10-16

Closed camps 1988-1991

Physical Description: 7 folders.
box 9, folder 17

Concert 1995

box 10, folder 1

Cambodian Association of America meeting 1988

box 10, folder 2

Fundraiser circa 1990

box 10, folder 3-4

Geneva 1989

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 10, folder 5

Hong Kong 1988

box 10, folder 6

Los Angeles airport 1989

box 10, folder 7

March for boat people's rights 1989

box 10, folder 8

Morong, Philippines 1990

box 10, folder 9-16

Palawan refugee camp 1988-1994

Physical Description: 8 folders.
box 10, folder 17

Petition drive 1993

box 10, folder 18

Philippines first asylum camp (PFAC) 1990

box 10, folder 19

Saturn award 1991

box 10, folder 20

Scrapbook 1995

box 10, folder 21-23

Tenth anniversary of Project Ngoc 1997

Physical Description: 3 folders.
box 11, folder 1

Thanksgiving activities circa 1990

box 11, folder 2

Van nghe (culture night) 1995

box 11, folder 3

Van nghe at camps (culture night) 1990

box 11, folder 4

Van nghe for refugees (culture night) 1988

box 11, folder 5-6

Walk-a-thon 1992

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 11, folder 7

Whitehead camp, Hong Kong 1988

 

Slides

box 6, folder 1

Artwork circa 1990

box 6, folder 2

Artwork and camp conditions 1994

box 6, folder 3

Camp life of boat people circa 1990

box 6, folder 4-7

Camps 1989

Physical Description: 4 folders.
box 6, folder 8

Children in refugee camps circa 1990

box 6, folder 9

Children's new year performance at camp circa 1990

 

VHS video cassette tapes

box AV-007, item MS-SEA016-V01

Buoi Tuong Trinh Va Thao Luan 1989

box AV-007, item MS-SEA016-V02

Hong Kong 1989

box AV-007, item MS-SEA016-V03

Liberia: a friend in need (U.S. Committee for Refugees) 1990

box AV-007, item MS-SEA016-V04

Stalemate Kampuchea circa 1990

Scope and Contents note

58 minutes.
box AV-007, item MS-SEA016-V05

UCI Lunar New Year circa 1990

 

Artwork Series 4. 1987-1997

Physical Description: 2.4 Linear Feet

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series comprises drawings and paintings done by refugee artists in the Hong Kong camps that were visited by members of Project Ngoc. The artwork focuses on the obstacles faced by the refugees living in the camps and the frustration they felt over their living conditions.

Arrangement

The artwork is arranged alphabetically by artist. All artwork was created during the years of activity of Project Ngoc from 1987-1997. Dates are provided only when the date appeared on the individual piece of art. The majority of the artwork contains artist names and titles in Vietnamese. Quan Tran provided translation services for the artist and title names.
box FB-061, folder 17

Anh, Hung. Slogan

 

Artist unknown

folder XOS 1

Advocate Day

box FB-039, folder 4

Another Night

folder XOS 1

Autumn Rain

box FB-061, folder 14

Behind the Fences

box FB-009, folder 8

The Blind

box FB-039, folder 4

Camp 1B.

Physical Description: 2 pieces of art
folder XOS 1

The Cards Are Revealed, 1993

folder XOS 8

Children in Despair

box FB-061, folder 14

A Child's Dream

folder XOS 1

Commemorating Those Who Die On Their Ways to Find Freedom.

Physical Description: 2 pieces of art
General Physical Description note: no content
folder XOS 1

Communist Regime Is

folder XOS 1

Constitution of Communist Vietnam

box FB-009, folder 8

Crutch and the Slogan Sign

box FB-061, folder 14

Desperation

folder XOS 1

The Dinner of Traditional Tet in Closed Camp

box FB-061, folder 14

The Dove

box FB-009, folder 8

Dried Tree

box FB-039, folder 4

Dry

box FB-039, folder 4

Emptiness

folder XOS 1

The Fate of Those Who Seek Freedom

box FB-061, folder 14

Finding in Your Eyes

folder XOS 1

Fragments of Refugee Life

folder XOS 2

Heaven and Hell

folder XOS 2

Her, I Want

folder XOS 2

Humanity Beware

box FB-061, folder 14

Hunger Strike Night

box FB-061, folder 14

Hurricane Surge

box FB-039, folder 4

An Ideology

box FB-039, folder 4

Immersing in the Rain

box FB-061, folder 14

In Spite, Determine Not to Let the Past Sleeps Well

folder XOS 2

I Still Love My Homeland After the Ruin, Entering the 22nd Century

folder XOS 8

Journey's End

box FB-061, folder 14

The Land and the People

box FB-039, folder 4

Life From the Outside

box FB-039, folder 4

Living Day

box FB-061, folder 15

Long Live Freedom 1992

box FB-061, folder 15

A Meal on Reunion Day

box FB-061, folder 15

Memorial Statue

folder XOS 2

New Year (Year of the Chicken), 1993

box FB-061, folder 15

Night at "A" School

folder XOS 2

No Supporting PT

box FB-061, folder 15

Offering Day

box FB-061, folder 15

One's Deplored Fate

folder XOS 2

The Only Living Thing Inside the Closed Camp

box FB-009, folder 8

Protection

box FB-039, folder 4

The Quiet Handicapped People

box FB-061, folder 15

Raising the Slogans

folder XOS 2

Refugee Concern Boat People, 1994

folder XOS 2

Returning Day, 1993

box FB-061, folder 15

Sadness

folder XOS 2

The Scream in the Storm

folder XOS 3

Section 8, 1992.

Physical Description: 2 pieces of art
General Physical Description note: no content
folder XOS 3

Seed of Life

folder XOS 3

Sekkong Tragedy Has Still Left Behind Broken Hearted Feeling to the Living

box FB-039, folder 4

Self Portrait 1990

box FB-061, folder 15

Separation 1993

box FB-061, folder 16

Sharing the Same Idea, Vietnamese Overseas Communities in Europe, Australia, North America

folder XOS 3

The Silent Footsteps in an Empty Town

box FB-039, folder 4

A Singing Group

box FB-009, folder 8

Sit

box FB-061, folder 16

Song on this Side of the Fence 1993

box 8

S.O.S. Collage undated

box FB-061, folder 16

The Strength of Youth

box FB-061, folder 16

Struggling

box FB-061, folder 16

Sunset

folder XOS 3

There's a Wooden Flute, 1992

box FB-039, folder 5

The Third Day

box FB-039, folder 5

A Thorny Rose

box FB-039, folder 5

Under the Camping Hut

box FB-061, folder 16

Underneath Night Light 1993

folder XOS 5, folder XOS 6

Untitled circa 1990-1995

Physical Description: 16 pieces of art
folder XOS 3

Vietnamese Bamboo, 1992

box FB-061, folder 16

Vietnamese, My Old Village. My Homeland

box FB-061, folder 16

Watering Under the Moon

folder XOS 3

What Will become of Your Life, My Child?, 1992

folder XOS 3

Where is Freedom?, 1992

folder XOS 3

Who Buries Whom?

box FB-009, folder 8

Wind From All directions

folder XOS 3

The Wings of the Exiles, 1993

box FB-061, folder 17

Arts and Literature Organization, untitled

 

Bui, Duc Loc

folder XOS 9

Fate of the Boat People

folder XOS 9

The Last Hope

folder XOS 9

Life, 1990

box FB-061, folder 18

The Round-Up

folder XOS 7

Dao, Nhat Bo. The Country and the People.

folder XOS 9

Dao, Vu Bang. Benediction

box 8

Dinh, Thuy Khac. S.O.S.

 

Duy, Khoa.

folder XOS 7

Contemplation

box FB-061, folder 17

Not an Ordinary Corner 1993

folder XOS 7

Red Radio-Active Elements-The Tragedy of April 30, 1975

 

Hoang, Quoc Bien

folder XOS 9

Family Life

folder XOS 4

A Mother Feeding Her Baby

folder XOS 4

My Bright Future

folder XOS 8

The Rose

 

Le, Trung

folder XOS 7

Distance, 1993

folder XOS 7

The Event of the 21st Century, 1993

folder XOS 7

The Refuge Road

 

Ngoc, Anh

folder XOS 7

The Boat People's Song

folder XOS 7

The Dance of "Boat People"

 

Nguyen, Binh Thai

box FB-061, folder 17

Chickens

folder XOS 8

Full Moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival in the Free Land

folder XOS 8

S.O.S.

folder XOS 5

Thank You

folder XOS 9

Painting depicts two people holding a pink rose

 

Nguyen, Dai Giang

folder XOS 9

Black Sun

folder XOS 9

A Cry For Help on the Voyage to Freedom, 1990

folder XOS 8

Life in the Camp

folder XOS 8

Mother of Lost Souls

folder XOS 8

A mother who has lost her child on the seas, arrives in Hong Kong, 1990

 

Nguyen, Quang Phuc

folder XOS 5

The Bond

folder XOS 9

A Brother and Sister in a Hong Kong Detention Center, 1990

folder XOS 5

The Communist Road to Heaven

folder XOS 9

Dreams and Reality, 1990

box FB-061, folder 18

A Love Between A Mother and Her Child

folder XOS 8

The "magic" of communist for the writers and artists

box FB-061, folder 18

A Red Spider in Viet Nam

folder XOS 9

Why?

folder XOS 5

The Young Children in the Detention Centers

 

Nguyen Quang Truong

box FB-061, folder 18

From the Corner of Vu Kim Ban's Place

box FB-061, folder 18

Getting Water

box FB-061, folder 18

The Jail at Night

box FB-061, folder 18

One Corner of Camp Panat Nikhom

box FB-061, folder 18

Playing Chess

box FB-061, folder 18

Section Eight

folder XOS 4

Nguyen, Thuy Duong. Skull of Communism

 

Project Ngoc

box FB-061, folder 18

Boat People A Cry for Freedom

folder Vertical files

Boat People poster

folder XOS 9

Camp Life

folder Vertical files

Project Ngoc poster

box FB-039, folder 5

Student of grade nine and sixteen years old. The Villages and Towns in My Home Country

box FB-039, folder 5

Student of grade six. Freedom is the Only Desire of All Those Who Live in These Camps

folder XOS 5

Students of grades seven and eight. Wishes

box FB-039, folder 5

Students of 1994 Summer Art Exhibition. Trust Freedom 1994

box FB-061, folder 17

Tang, Nga Son. Thirst 1991

 

Thac, Vien

folder XOS 7

Communist Snail

box FB-061, folder 17

The Dove

folder XOS 5

The Fate of the Vietnamese Boat People After June 6, 1988

box 8

The Lives and the Belief 1993

box FB-061, folder 18

Seeds of the Future

box FB-039, folder 5

Waiting

 

Trinh, Do

folder XOS 8

Hands of Cruelty

box FB-061, folder 18

Rejection Letter

folder XOS 4

Thinking of Hanoi

folder XOS 4

We Still Live

 

Trinh, Quoc Lap

folder XOS 8

Hope Of Freedom

folder XOS 4

Nightmare

folder XOS 4

Vu, Bang. No Milk Today and No Mother in Future

 

Vu, Minh Van

box 8

The Big Unity

box 8

Communist Reform

folder XOS 1

The Dinner of Traditional Tet in Closed Camp

box 8

The Real State of the Boat People

 

Newspaper clippings Series 5. 1980-1998

Physical Description: 1 Linear Feet

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series comprises clippings collected by members of Project Ngoc during its years of activity from 1987-1997. The clippings focus on activities of Project Ngoc and on issues related to Southeast Asian refugees living in camps and those who resettled to the United States.

Arrangement

The clippings are arranged chronologically by year.
box 7, folder 1

1980

box 7, folder 2

1981

box 7, folder 3

1982

box 7, folder 4

1983

box 7, folder 5

1984

box 7, folder 6

1985

box 7, folder 7

1986

box 7, folder 8

1987

box 7, folder 9-10

1988

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 7, folder 11-16

1989

Physical Description: 6 folders.
box 7, folder 17-19

1990

Physical Description: 3 folders.
box 7, folder 20

1991

box 7, folder 21

1992

box 7, folder 22

1993

box 7, folder 23

1994

box 7, folder 24

1996

box 7, folder 25

1997

box 7, folder 26

1998

box 7, folder 27-29

circa 1980-1998

Physical Description: 3 folders.