VHM_0094

Descriptive title

Olympia Vietnamese typewriter

Initial context

Pre-1975

Date

c. 1960s-1970s

Object type(s)

Tool/Equipment

Material(s)

Metal

Plastic

Description

This typewriter was manufactured with the quốc ngữ script for typing in Vietnamese. It was owned and used by Mai Công prior to 1975 for personal and professional correspondence in South Vietnam. The typewriter was then moved to the U.S. when Mai Công fled Vietnam after the fall of the Republic of Vietnam. She kept it so that she could continue to write in Vietnamese in the U.S, where she was active in community and literary activities, including involvement with the Vietnamese Community Association of Orange County (VNCOC) and Vietnamese-language publications.

Collection

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Donor(s)

Mai Công

Current location

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Rights description

Object donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Mai Cong

Data license

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Timeline

Vietnamese typewriter origin

Vietnam

Pre-1975

Pre-1975

Typewriter owned and used by Mrs. Mai Công prior to 1975 for personal and professional correspondence in South Vietnam.
Typewriter moved to the United States

In Transit

1975

Typewriter moved with Mai Công when she resettled in the U.S. after the end of the Vietnam War.
Typewriter moved to Orange County, CA

United States

Resettlement

1975–2010s

Maintained and used by Mrs. Mai Công in Orange County, CA for community and literary activities.
Typewriter donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Garden Grove, CA, USA

Resettlement

2020

Bequeathed to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum as part of Mrs. Mai Công’s estate following her passing.