After completing processing in late 1991, Hoàng Đình Báu and his surviving relatives departed Vietnam and were resettled in the United States through official U.S. refugee channels.
This shirt was worn during his attempt to vượt biên (escape by boat) in 1977, following the fall of Saigon, and preserved thereafter.
On April 22, 2022, Đinh Hữu Quân formally donated the certificate to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum (VHM) in Santa Ana, CA.
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.
During the Fall of Saigon, he was evacuated by airplane as part of the U.S. military’s final withdrawal efforts. As direct flights to the United States were not available, evacuees were first flown to Thailand, most commonly U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield.
During the Fall of Saigon, he was evacuated by airplane as part of the U.S. military’s final withdrawal efforts. As direct flights to the United States were not available, evacuees were first flown to Thailand, most commonly U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, a U.S. Air Force base that served as a major evacuation hub.
The comb was secretly delivered to Vũ Huy Thâm’s family when they traveled from Cần Thơ to Pleiku to visit him at the Gia Trung reeducation camp at the end of 1979.
During the 1990s-2000s, Father Nguyễn Hữu Lễ traveled extensively worldwide to advocate for democracy, human rights, and religious freedom in Vietnam.
On their final night in Saigon, Kathy, her husband (a Malaysian doctor), and their two sons packed without sleep. Among the few belongings they carried was this wooden map of Vietnam, kept as a keepsake of her homeland.