VHM_0073

This shirt was worn by Đinh Hữu Quân 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. 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 UNHCR.