VHM_0009

Descriptive title

Shirt with bullet hole

Initial context

In Transit

Date

1981

Object type(s)

Apparel

Material(s)

Textile

Description

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.

Collection

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Donor(s)

Nguyễn Chí Long

Current location

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Rights description

Object donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Nguyễn Chí Long