Shirt with Bullet Hole origin
Worn by Nguyễn Chí Long as he escaped Vietnam in 1981 by boat
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 Vietnam in 1981 by boat with other refugees. After 2 days in the South China Sea, their boat was attacked by pirates. Nguyễn Chí Long was shot by the pirates in the right side of his chest; all the boat people were robbed, and the women were raped. The boat was able to land at the island of Pulau Bidong, Malaysia, two days after the attack.
Object donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Nguyễn Chí Long
Worn by Nguyễn Chí Long as he escaped Vietnam in 1981 by boat
This shirt traveled with Nguyễn Chí Long to the island of Pulau Bidong after he sustained a bullet from an attack by pirates at sea
Brought to the U.S. where Nguyễn Chí Long was resettled c. 1980s
Donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Nguyễn Chí Long in 2020