In Transit

Paten brought from Vietnam to the United States by Monsignor Joseph Nguyễn Đức Minh when he left to study abroad.

Chalice set brought from Vietnam to the United States by Monsignor Joseph Nguyễn Đức Minh when he left to study abroad.

Arrived safely at Pulau Redang, Malaysia, after two and a half days at sea.

Used by Đinh Hữu Quân to carry all his personal belongings during his escape by boat from Saigon, Vietnam.

This sand dollar was collected by Nguyễn Duy Hoàng upon reaching land after his escape from Vietnam by boat.

Nguyễn Minh fled Vietnam by boarding a fishing boat from Rạch Giá, Vietnam.

Issued in 1993 by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok as part of the Humanitarian Operation (HO) Program. 

Issued in 1990 by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in coordination with U.S. immigration authorities.

Issued by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) under the HO Program in coordination with the U.S. and Vietnamese governments.