VHM_0101

Descriptive title

Handbag from Galang refugee camp

Initial context

Refugee Camp

Date

Oct. 15, 1980

Object type(s)

Bag/Container

Material(s)

Other organic material

Textile

Description

Red handbag printed with the slogan “Galang Indonesian Airways,” a phrase associated with Galang Refugee Camp. A note inside the bag identifies Nguyễn Ngọc Châu and boat AG 2509, dated October 15, 1980, and states that 52 people arrived in Indonesia on October 20, 1980.

Collection

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Donor(s)

Chau S. McLendon

Current location

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Rights description

Object donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Chau S. McLendon