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Pocket diary of a Vietnamese refugee

"Journal entry from a Viatnamese boat person refugee written in a red journal with blue ink. Left Page (French): À la recherche de la liberté fuyant un des régimes les plus inhumains dans l’histoire Right Page (English): Boat #2899 * Departure from Càmaŭ (VN) on June 17th, 1979 at 20:00 * Arrived at Song Ong Doc estuary at 04:00 June 17th; left SO Doc at 05:00 * Met with storm (rain, wind, very big waves) at 17:00 the same day * Came back to Poulo Obi (VN) Anxuyen (now Minh Hai) Province * Storm lasted for 4 days must stay on Poulo Obi * Methodically and scientifically robbed by VC Marine guarding the lighthouse"

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Read the following excerpt from Pocket Diary of a Vietnamese Boat Person Refugee from the UCI Libraries Southeast Asian Archive. The diary details an anonymous refugee’s boat journey beginning at 8:00 p.m. on June 17, 1979 from Cà Mau. This rare primary source object captures the experiences and feelings of an individual, but also sheds light on some of the first asylum countries’ roles in the refugee exodus.

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19.03.06a

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Publisher

UC Irvine Libraries, Southeast Asian Archive

Date

1979

Language

eng; fra

Type

Text

Format

Diary

File Format

pdf

Subject

Vietnamese refugees; Resettlement; Diaries

Credit Line

Courtesy of UC Irvine Libraries, Southeast Asian Archive.

Licensor

UC Regents

MUMI Number

19.03.TXT.019

Publisher

UC Irvine Libraries, Southeast Asian Archive

Date

1979

Language

eng; fra

Type

Text

Format

Diary

File Format

pdf

Subject

Vietnamese refugees; Resettlement; Diaries

Credit Line

Courtesy of UC Irvine Libraries, Southeast Asian Archive.

Licensor

UC Regents

MUMI Number

19.03.TXT.019

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