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  • The front page of Người Việt Daily News with a large headline that reads "BỐC 100.000 TỊ NẠN Ở ĐNA". Below are several smaller articles and images.
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    First Issue of Người Việt Daily News (Page 2)

    The first issue of Người Việt Daily News (c. 1978). The Vietnamese-language newspaper started out of Yến Ngọc Đỗ’s home in Garden Grove, California, near the center of Orange County’s Little Saigon.

    Featured in:
    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 4
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  • Women and children sit at long tables making lucky coins. On the left wall reads "Chinese Women War Zone Refugee Relief Committee"
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    Lucky Coins

    Women and children making lucky coins for the war effort in China.

    Featured in:
    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights, Module 5
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  • A protest against sending scrap iron to Japan is led by Lai Yee Guey How and Tom Quock both wearing sashes with words. A large crowd walks behind.
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    Nellie Tom Quock and Lai Yee Guey How at the Picket Line

    Nellie Tom Quock, Lai Yee Guey How, and his son, Art, lead the picket line against sending scrap iron to Japan.

    Featured in:
    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights, Module 5
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  • Rice Bowl Party members celebrate on the while a large flag is being carried through the streets.
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    Rice Bowl Party

    “Rice bowl party” supporting China’s resistance to Japanese aggression, San Francisco, circa 1940.

    Featured in:
    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights, Module 5
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  • A white, geometric pillar glows with white and purple lighting at dusk. In the background is a building that reads "Asian Garden Mall".
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    Of Two Lineages

    Of Two Lineages public art installation located in front of the Asian Garden Mall in Westminster, California, by artist James Dinh. The project commemorates the fortieth anniversary of Vietnamese migration to the United States.

    Featured in:
    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 5
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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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    Hand of Hope

    Hand of Hope located at Camp Pendleton, the first US military base set up to receive Vietnamese refugees in 1975. This monument was designed by artist Nguyen Luu Dat and built by two Marines.

    Featured in:
    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 5
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  • The drawing shows an American lifeguard saving a relaxed Viet refugee underwater. The text below reads "Could you manage to kick a little bit?"
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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch Political Cartoon

    This political cartoon from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (c. 1964) demonstrates a simplistic view of Vietnamese refugees. The problematic depiction echoes government and media narratives from this time that perpetuate stereotypes of Vietnamese refugees as a burden to American society.

    Featured in:
    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 5
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  • Uyen Hoang remembers family gatherings at garage parties and discusses the Vietnamese-American community’s resilience in the face of challenges. Recorded Jun. 8, 2022; Fountain Valley Library, Fountain Valley, CA.
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    Little Saigon Stories – Still A Lot of Tensions

    Uyen Hoang, a Vietnamese American community member of Orange County’s Little Saigon in California, recalls an early childhood memory of the 1999 Hi-Tek incident.

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    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 5
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  • During a protest against Hi-Tek, protestors wave American and South Vietnamese flags. A float decorated in yellow colors stands above the crowd.
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    Hi-Tek Protestors

    Orange County’s Little Saigon community members protest against Hi-Tek Video. Protestors demanded owner Tran Truong to remove a poster featuring Hồ Chí Minh and the red flag of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam from his shop window.

    Featured in:
    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 5
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  • South Vietnam flag waving on a flagpole. The flag is yellow with three horizontal red stripes across the center.
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    Vietnam War Memorial in Westminster

    Vietnamese American “Heritage and Freedom” Flag, flown at the city of Westminster’s Vietnam War Memorial.

    Featured in:
    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 5
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