H05 Card Origin
1990
Issued in 1990 by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in coordination with U.S. immigration authorities.
VHM_0069
Descriptive title
Card H05 (Nguyễn Đức Trạch)
Initial context
Date
1990
Object type(s)
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Description
Issued by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in coordination with U.S. immigration authorities, this card documents approval for resettlement to the United States under the HO Program, Phase 5 (“H05”), which prioritized former political prisoners and reeducation-camp survivors.
Nguyễn Đức Trạch, a former officer of the Republic of Vietnam, was imprisoned after 1975 and released in 1985. Between 1985 and 1987 he attempted to escape Vietnam repeatedly; one attempt ended in a police shootout after a child reported the group, and a close friend was killed beside him. After a failed suicide attempt by pills and further detention, Trạch pursued legal emigration through the Orderly Departure Program. He completed medical and departure processing in late 1990 and resettled in Anaheim, California in early 1991.
The stamps and annotations on the card record the sequential steps of screening and exit clearance that enabled his final departure.
Collection
Donor(s)
Current location
Rights description
Object donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Trạch Gầm
VHM_0069
VHM_0069
VHM_0069
VHM_0069
Timeline
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Resettlement in Anaheim, California
December 1990Trạch was approved for resettlement under the HO Program, Phase 5. He departed Vietnam in December 1990 and finally resettled in Anaheim, California in early 1991.
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H05 Card donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum
July 27, 2022Donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum.