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Title: Oral History of William Nguyen
Creator: Nguyen, William
Contributor: Doan, Giang
Date Created and/or Issued: 2013-05-12
Contributing Institution: UC Irvine, Libraries, Southeast Asian Archive
Collection: Viet Stories: Vietnamese American Oral History project
Rights Information: Copyrighted
This material is provided for private study, scholarship, or research. Transmission or reproduction of any material protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Contact the University of California, Irvine Libraries, Special Collections and Archives for more information (spcoll@uci.edu).
Description: Scope/Content: An oral history with Mr. William Nguyen, born in 1952 in Ha Noi, Vietnam. He was a young medical student before April 30, 1975. After the collapse of South Vietnam, he left his family behind to flee Vietnam by boat. He discusses the troubling times during which he had to move from Ha Noi to Saigon to flee from the communist regime. In addition, he discussed his medical school experiences in Saigon. He shared memories of migration to the Americas and his time in Canada to continue his education. After coming to the United States, he became a family-practice pathologist. He explains his involvement in a medical clinic organization called MEMO in which health fairs for the community is organized to maintain community health. He has two children and lives in Anaheim Hills, California with his wife.
Scope/Content: This recording is from the Viet Stories Community Interviewers subcollection.
Type: sound
Format: 1 mp3 audio file; 1 pdf transcription English; 1 pdf transcription Vietnamese
Extent: 01:00:00
Identifier: ark:/81235/d8xx78
http://hdl.handle.net/10575/11971
Language: Vietnamese
vi
English
en
Subject: Acculturation | Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) | Boat People | Communism | Education | Healthcare | Higher education | Marriage | Medical professional | Refugee camp (Philippines) | Religion | Sponsors or sponsorship | Tradition or custom | Little Saigon (Orange County, California) | Vietnam, Northern | Vietnam, Southern
Time Period: 1950-1959
Relation: Community Interviewers

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