IMAGE

Huy Tran on a boat

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

Image 19.03.05

Description

In the years following the Fall of Saigon, many refugees left Vietnam secretly in unseaworthy and overcrowded boats. This second wave of refugees became known as the “boat people.”

Object ID

19.03.05

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Multimedia details

Contributor

Tran, Huy Tuong

Publisher

UC Irvine Libraries, Southeast Asian Archive

Date

1982

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpg

Subject

Vietnamese refugees; Resettlement

Source

University of California, Irvine Libraries Southeast Asian Archive

Credit Line

Courtesy of UC Irvine Libraries, Southeast Asian Archive.

Licensor

Copyright Unknown

MUMI Number

19.03.IMG.018

Contributor

Tran, Huy Tuong

Publisher

UC Irvine Libraries, Southeast Asian Archive

Date

1982

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpg

Subject

Vietnamese refugees; Resettlement

Source

University of California, Irvine Libraries Southeast Asian Archive

Credit Line

Courtesy of UC Irvine Libraries, Southeast Asian Archive.

Licensor

Copyright Unknown

MUMI Number

19.03.IMG.018

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