MHSO, and Jennifer Bonnell, Vietnamese interview - Phan Dam, 2002. Phan Dam was born in Hanoi, North Vietnam. In 1954 he and his family moved to Saigon, in South Vietnam. Then, in 1961 Mr. Dam received a scholarship to study at a university in Australia, where he lived for several years. When he was finished his studies, Mr. Dam applied to emigrate to Canada,…

MHSO, and Interviewer, Vietnamese interview - Phuoug Ugoc Ho, 1989. Phuoug Ugoc Ho was born in a small village in Vietnam. He has a large family, and was one of seven children. Many of his family members remained in that village. Mr. Ho was a farmer in Vietnam, and had only received a very elementary education. With the unfolding conflicts in Vietnam, Mr. Ho fled…

MHSO, and Rose Zhu, Vietnamese interview - Tran Van Chong, 1990. Tran Van Chong was born in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, in 1957. His father worked in a paper factory until he was injured and unable continue the physical labour. The family sustained themselves by selling bean sprouts, and supplying water to neighbours. Mr. Chong’s parents provided for him to go to…

MHSO, and Rose Zhu, Vietnamese interview - Vinh Phuc Doan, 1990. Vinh Phuc Doan was born in Saigon, South Vietnam, in 1955. His father was an officer in the city government, until the occupation of South Vietnam, when he lost his job. Mr. Doan’s father then moved the family to a suburb outside of Saigon and bought a small piece of land to farm. However, three…

MHSO, and Jennifer Bonnell, Vietnamese interview - Ky Anh, 2002. Ky Anh fled Vietnam in the late-1970s, along with thousands of others, following the fall of South Vietnam. He was only sixteen years old at the time, and made the dangerous journey by himself. Mr. Anh escaped on a boat to Malaysia, where he was taken in to a refugee camp. He applied to emigrate…

MHSO, and H.T. Ngo, Vietnamese interview - Dat Nguyen-Dang, 1979. Born in Binh-Duong, South Vietnam in 1945, Dat Nguyen-Dan was the second child in a family of seven. His hometown was very close to Saigon (today called Ho Chi Min City). Mr. Nguyen finished high school and was then drafted into the army. After six years in the army, he was sent to the Unites…

MHSO, and H.T. Ngo, Vietnamese interview - Van Long Bui, 1979. Van Long Bui was born in Hanoi, North Vietnam, in 1920. He was the second born in a family of eight brothers and sisters. Mr. Bui became a resistance fighter against the French after World War II. He left the resistance movement a few years later when it became more closely aligned with communism.…

MHSO, and H.T. Ngo, Vietnamese interview- Thi Goi Nguyen, 1979. Thi Goi Nguyen had a difficult time growing up in An-Giang, South Vietnam, where she was born in 1943. She was the third child in a family of five, and her parents ran the only grocery store in a village of mostly peasants. Ms. Nguyen's father died during her early childhood as a result of…

MHSO, and H.T. Ngo, Vietnamese interview - Khac Can Nguyen, 1979. Khac Can Nguyen was born in 1939 in Hung-Yen, North Vietnam. He was the fifth children of eleven that were born to his parents. His family moved around during the time of the First Indochina War, until 1954 when they settled in South Vietnam after the division of the country. Mr. Nguyen attended…

MHSO, and H.T. Ngo, Vietnamese interview - Van Nghien Nguyen, 1979. Van Nghien Nguyen was born in Ha-Nam, North Vietnam, in 1915. He was the eldest child in a family of ten. After completing primary education in his hometown, Mr. Nguyen attended high school in Hanoi. He participated in the student protests against French colonialism and was arrested, although…

MHSO, and H.T. Ngo, Vietnamese interview - Van My Nguyen, 1979. Van My Nguyen was born in 1921 in the Imperial City of Hue, in Central Vietnam. He was the fourth child in a family of eight children. Mr. Nguyen joined the civil service in Danang in 1942. After a number of moves, he ended up working at an import-export company in Haiphong from 1951 to 1954. Mr.…

MHSO, and H.T. Ngo, Vietnamese interview - Thi Ngoc-Bich Tran, 1979. Thi Ngoc-Bich Tran was born in Quang-Binh, Central Vietnam, in 1939. She was the third oldest child in a family of seven children. Her family moved around a lot in her early childhood, during the time of war against the French (First Indochina War). Ms. Tan graduated from Hue University with a…

MHSO, and H.T. Ngo, Vietnamese interview - Van Bao Bui, 1979. Van Bao Bui was born in Thai-Binh, North Vietnam, in 1918. He was the eldest child in a family of seven children. His father died young, and so Mr. Bui was responsible for the welfare of the whole family. The family moved to Hanoi to avoid the fighting during the First Indochina War. Mr. Bui…

MHSO, and H.T. Ngo, Vietnamese interview - Nhu Hoa Duong, 1979. Nhu Hoa Duong was born in 1931 in Quang-Binh, Central Vietnam. He was the middle child of three in his family. Dr. Duong was very active in social and political activities during his youth. He left Saigon in 1948 to further his education in France. After graduating with a degree in Mechanical…

MHSO, and H.T. Ngo, Vietnamese interview - Don Phu Nguyen, 1979. Don Phu Nguyen was born in Hue, Central Vietnam, in 1941. He was the fourth child in a family of seven. At the age of 14, Dr. Nguyen's family moved to South Vietnam. He pursued an education at Saigon University and then did post-graduate studies in the United States for six years. Upon completion…