VHM_0111

Descriptive title

Green South Vietnam Traditional Blouse

Initial context

In Transit

Date

1979

Object type(s)

Apparel

Material(s)

Textile

Description

Green traditional South Vietnamese blouse worn by Mrs. Mậu Đơn when she left Cần Thơ in June 1979. She kept it through 34 days at sea, seven days on Lubang Island, and later resettlement in Belgium.

Collection

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Donor(s)

Le Kim Dung and Mau Don/Jenny Thai Ai Trinh

Current location

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Rights description

Object donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Le Kim Dung and Mau Don/Jenny Thai Ai Trinh

Data license

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

Timeline

Green South Vietnam traditional blouse origin

Cần Thơ

In Transit

June 26, 1979

Worn by Mrs. Mậu Đơn when she left Cần Thơ by boat on June 26, 1979
Green South Vietnam traditional blouse origin in transit

Lubang Island, Philippines

In Transit

July 1979

Carried during the seven-day crossing of Lubang Island after the group reached the Philippines (July 1979).
Green South Vietnam traditional blouse leaves Vietnam

Belgium

In Transit

1979

Kept by the Dũng family after their rescue and later brought with them to Belgium (c. 1979).
Green South Vietnam traditional blouse origin leaves Belgium, change in custody

Belgium

In Transit

2024-2025

Given by Kim Dung in Belgium to filmmaker Jenny (Ai Trinh) Thai for donation to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum (c. 2024–2025).
Green South Vietnam traditional blouse donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Garden Grove, CA, USA

October 20, 2025

Donated by Jenny (Ai Trinh) Thai on October 20, 2025.