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  • Black-and-white photo showing many individuals climbing a wall and breaking a barbed fence. A soldier with a rifle stands amongst them.

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    Fall of Saigon

    On April 29, 1975, South Vietnamese civilians scale the fourteen-foot wall of the US embassy in Saigon in a rush to reach evacuation helicopters. These civilians would become part of the first wave of refugees.

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    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 3
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  • Vietnamese author Le Ly Hayslip squats with a young girl in a rice field in Ky La, in the Quang Nam-Da Nang Province.

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    Le Ly Hayslip

    Le Ly Hayslip (left), humanitarian and author of When Heaven and Earth Changed Places (1989) and Child of War, Woman of Peace (1992) Her writings re-center narratives about the Vietnam-American War with stories by and about Vietnamese people.

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    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 2
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  • This cartoon shows a group of sad African American soldiers. A white soldier gestures and tells them "We put you right up front!"

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    Muhammad Speaks

    This cartoon highlights the contradiction of Black soldiers sent overseas to fight for a country that continued to deny their civil rights back home. The term “Negro” was commonly used in the 1960s. It is not an acceptable term today.

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    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 2
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  • Edwin Starr poses in the beginning for the music video for "War" (1969).

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    Edwin Starr “War”

    American singer Edwin Starr’s version of “War” captured the anxieties that many Americans were experiencing as they watched the Vietnam-American War unfolding on their home television screens. Starr’s “War” continues to be a popular protest song.

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    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 2
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  • A drawing on the cover of Gidra that shows a Vietnamese woman with a rifle in a standoff with two U.S. soldiers.

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    Gidra Cover, May 1972

    This May 1972 cover art of Gidra, an Asian American Movement publication, critiques how people are turned into enemies during wartime. The word “gook” is a derogatory term and was used to dehumanize Asian people during the Vietnam-American War.

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    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 2
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  • A black and white map of Vietnam with reeducation camps and prisons marked.

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    Map of Reeducation Prisons in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

    Due to her involvement in the South Vietnamese armed forces, Nguyễn Thị Hạnh Nhơn was imprisoned after the war ended. This map locates sites of reeducation camps and prisons in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

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    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 2
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  • Oral History of Nguyen Thi Hanh Nhon conducted at the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation and Viatnemese American Oral History Project at UC Irvine.

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    Oral History of Nguyễn Thị Hạnh Nhơn

    Nguyễn Thị Hạnh Nhơn describes her life through periods of French colonial rule, Japanese occupation, and the Vietnam-American War.

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    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 2
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  • Statue of revolutionary leader Lê Lợi with a sword in one hand and pointing two fingers on the other. Label reads "Anh Hung Dan Toc Le Loi 1395-1433".

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    Lê Lợi Statue

    This large statue of Lê Lợi reflects the lasting impact of the revolutionary leader on the Vietnamese people. A bowl of incense at the base of the statue is another marker of the ongoing reverence for Lê Lợi in Vietnam’s national memory.

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    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 1
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  • A poster showing three children of varying nationalities holding hands and dancing in a circle. The flags of France, Japan, and Vietnam are visible.

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    1942 Propaganda Poster

    A 1942 Japanese propaganda poster celebrating colonialism framed as “collaboration” between France, Japan, and Vietnam.

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    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 1
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  • This French map shows the territory of Indochina. On the right is a graphic of a pathway leading to Angkor Wat against an orange background.

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    Map of Indochina

    This French publication (c. 1910) depicts a map of Indochina, formerly known as French Indochina or Indochine Française until 1950. The term “Indochina” refers to the blending of Indian and Chinese cultural influences in the region.

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    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 1
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  • Vietnamese author Le Ly Hayslip squats with a young girl in a rice field in Ky La, in the Quang Nam-Da Nang Province.

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    Module 2: The Vietnam-American War

    Thuy Vo Dang

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    Vietnamese American Experiences
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  • A refugee families crowded on a small wooden boat waves and smiles to the camera. A larger ship is seen in the background.

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    Module 3: The Vietnamese Refugee Exodus

    Thuy Vo Dang

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    Vietnamese American Experiences
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    Module 4: Building Community in “Little Saigon”

    Thuy Vo Dang

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    Vietnamese American Experiences
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  • Large white cement statue of an open palm with a little girl standing along the fingers while a little boy lays down on the palm.

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    Module 5: Politics and Remembrance in the Vietnamese American Community

    Thuy Vo Dang

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    Vietnamese American Experiences
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  • Family portrait of the Tape family in 1884. Joseph and Mary are sitting on chairs while Joseph has Emily on his lap. Mamie and Frank are sitting between them. Label at the bottom reads 'Brown, 606 Kearny Street, San Francisco.'

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    Chapter Overview: The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights

    Mae Ngai

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  • Family portrait of the Tape family in 1884. Joseph and Mary are sitting on chairs while Emily, Marnie, and Frank are seated in between.

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    Module 1: That Chinese Girl

    Mae Ngai

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights
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  • Joseph Tape with his hunting rifle and two bird dogs.

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    Module 2: In-Between People

    Mae Ngai

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights
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  • A line of lion dancers are in the foreground. In the background is a paifang, or a traditional chinese gateway.

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    Module 3: The World’s Fair

    Mae Ngai

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights
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    Module 4: The Strange Career of a Chinese Interpreter

    Mae Ngai

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights
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