VHM_0013

Descriptive title

Z30D prisoner uniform

Initial context

"Re-education" Camp

Date

1975-1988

Object type(s)

Apparel

Material(s)

Textile

Description

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 Thanh Thủy, a former member of the SWAN (a special police force under the Republic of Vietnam), during her 13-year detention in the notorious "re-education" camp Z30D in Thuận Hải province between 1975 and 1988. She took this shirt with her when she was released and relocated to the US through the Ordinary Departure Program (ODP).

Collection

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Donor(s)

Nguyễn Thanh Thủy

Current location

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Rights description

Object donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Nguyễn Thanh Thủy