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“ICEM” Plastic Bag

A plastic bag with a red square that reads "ICEM" four times. Inside are chest X-rays of Viet refugees.

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These plastic bags held chest X-rays, part of the medical screening for tuberculosis that Vietnamese refugees underwent to prove that they were medically-cleared for resettlement, only to then expose themselves to health hazards in nail work.

Object ID

19.04.06b

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“ICEM” Plastic Bag

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Module

Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 4

Language

eng

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpg

Subject

Vietnamese Americans; Vietnamese–Migrations.

URL

https://www.lib.uci.edu/sites/all/exhibits/seaexhibit/pic40.html

Source

University of California, Irvine

Credit Line

Courtesy of UC Irvine.

Licensor

Copyright Unknown

MUMI Number

19.04.IMG.032

Module

Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 4

Language

eng

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpg

Subject

Vietnamese Americans; Vietnamese–Migrations.

URL

https://www.lib.uci.edu/sites/all/exhibits/seaexhibit/pic40.html

Source

University of California, Irvine

Credit Line

Courtesy of UC Irvine.

Licensor

Copyright Unknown

MUMI Number

19.04.IMG.032

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