VHM_0073

Descriptive title
Brown shirt from sea crossing
Initial context
Date
1988
Object type(s)
Material(s)
Current location
Rights description

Object donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Đinh hữu Quân

Timeline

  • "Áo sơ-mi" origin

    June 19, 1988

    This shirt was worn by Quân Đinh during his escape from Vietnam on June 19, 1988. When the boat’s helmsman collapsed, Quân and another passenger steered the refugee vessel through a storm. The next day, their boat was chased by armed Thai pirates but escaped unharmed.

  • Arrival in Malaysia

    June 22, 1988

    After two and a half days at sea, the boat landed safely at Pulau Redang, Terengganu. Quân and his wife were transferred to Pulau Bidong Refugee Camp, administered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). There, he actively participated in camp life and contributed to daily operations through the American Refugee Committee’s (ARC) Education Project, which worked in partnership with UNHC.