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VHM_0001 | Aluminum comb | Personal care item, Artwork/Handicraft | Bắc Phong Từ Võ Hạnh hand-carved this aluminum comb while imprisoned in a "re-education" camp in the north (e.g. in the regions of Yên Bái,… |
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VHM_0002 | Jewelry box | Personal care item, Artwork/Handicraft | Round aluminum jewelry box handmade by Bắc Phong Từ Võ Hạnh for his wife. The top lid is engraved with the words "Mừng Sinh Nhật Anne K Liên" (… |
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VHM_0003 | Aluminum birthday card | Artwork/Handicraft | Rectangular aluminum plate hand-carved by Bắc Phong Từ Võ Hạnh while in a "re-education" camp. The item was crafted using a thin piece of aluminum… |
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VHM_0004 | Razor | Tool/Equipment, Artwork/Handicraft | Aluminum folding razor made by Bắc Phong Từ Võ Hạnh during his time in the "re-education" camps. The handle is engraved with floral motifs, the… |
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VHM_0005 | Table stove | Tool/Equipment | Aluminum tabletop stove made in a "re-education camp" by Trần Chí Hiếu during his imprisonment in the Bưng Sẫm "re-education" camp in Vĩnh Long… |
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VHM_0006 | Violin | Musical instrument | The violin was created by Lê Trị, a former Captain in Unit 101 of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam who trained himself as a carpenter while in… |
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VHM_0007 | Dental instruments | Tool/Equipment | Set of metal dental instruments and hand-sewn cloth bag. The set belongs to Dr. Vũ Tiến Đạt, a military dentist who had served as the General… |
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VHM_0008 | Compass | Tool/Equipment | Military compass encased in a heavy metal spheric case measuring 7" in height, 6.6" in width, and weighing 5 lbs. The compass belonged to Ngô Văn… |
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VHM_0009 | Shirt with bullet hole | Apparel | Men's beige cotton button-up shirt with a bullet hole on the right side of the chest. The shirt was worn by Nguyễn Chí Long as he tried to escape… |
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VHM_0010 | Captain's hat | Apparel | Blue cotton American Navy hat with yellow embroideries on the bill, also embroidered with the words "USS John Young DD 973." The cap… |
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VHM_0011 | Sweater made from airplane blanket | Apparel | Red and pink woolen women's button-up sweater. The sweater was made and worn by Nguyễn Thu Nhi at the Marine Corps base of Camp Pendleton, CA, in… |
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VHM_0012 | Black bronze pot | Tool/Equipment | This black, bronze pot from the 18th century has been in Nguyễn… |
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VHM_0013 | Z30D prisoner uniform | Apparel | Grey women's prison cotton shirt with the letters Z30D printed on the chest in faded black ink. The shirt was worn by Lieutenant General Nguyễn… |
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VHM_0014 | ICM - CIM bag | Container | Plastic bag with a brown planet-shaped icon with the initials ICM / CIM, the logo of the Intergovernmental Committee for Migration (known today as… |
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VHM_0015 | Guigoz milk can | Tool/Equipment | Metal Guigoz can, approximately 20 cm x 10 cm. Due to their durability, these cans were often repurposed to hold/cook food and water. Those in "re… |
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VHM_0016 | Diary of refugee in Thai prison | Documents | Journal with a pink paper cover decorated with flowers and a white bunny, and fixed with painter's tape. The diary belonged to Nguyễn Văn Đoàn, a… |
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VHM_0017 | HO aluminium trunk | Container | Aluminum trunk used as travel luggage. The side of the trunk shows the name of the owner, Nguyễn Thị Trang, and her destination address. … |
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VHM_0018 | Jean backpack | Container | Grey denim backpack made from a pair of jeans donated by a philanthropic organization. The backpack was created by a fellow Vietnamese refugee… |
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VHM_0019 | Wooden chest of refugee mementos | Container | A chest made out of repurposed materials at the Galang refugee camp in Indonesia by Lê Xuân Mùi. The wood comes from the boards of the rotting… |
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VHM_0020 | Boat of Hope | Boat | A six-meter, engineless river sampan powered by two oars and a sail. Eight adults and one child departed from Vung Tau, Vietnam on September 3rd,… |
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VHM_0021 | Wooden sign from Pulau Bidong Refugee Camp, Malaysia | Artwork/Handicraft | A wooden sign gifted to Dương Chính while he was working in the Sanitation Division of Pulau Bidong Refugee Camp in Malaysia in 1982. Dương Chính… |
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VHM_0022 | National Order of Vietnam Medal (Bảo Quốc Huân Chương) | Jewelry/Medal/Insignia | Vietnamese military honor awarded to Lieutenant Nguyễn Minh, specifically the National Order (Bảo Quốc Huân Chương) Fifth Class, conferred by… |
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VHM_0023 | Coconut shell spoon | Tool/Equipment | Spoon hand-carved by Trần Thắng Tài, a former soldier of the Republic of Vietnam (Việt Nam Cộng Hòa), during his imprisonment in a Communist "re-… |
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VHM_0024 | Green stone | Tool/Equipment | This green stone was forced into the mouth of Trần Thắng Tài shortly before his execution by firing squad on the morning of June 14, 1982 at Hàm… |
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VHM_0025 | Button from clothing worn in prison | Apparel | This button was part of the clothing worn by Trần Thắng Tài during his imprisonment in a Communist "re-education" camp, where he was held from… |