Shirt with Bullet Hole
- Title
- Shirt with Bullet Hole
- Rights
- Object donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Nguyen Long Chi
- Type
- Cotton shirt
- Creator
- Nguyen Long Chi
- Date
- 1981
- Description
- Men's beige cotton button-up shirt with a bullet hole in the right side of the chest. The shirt was worn by Nguyen Long Chi as he tried to escape Vietnam in 1981 by boat together with other refugees. After 2 days in the South China Sea, their boat was attacked by pirates. Mr. Nguyen Long Chi was shot by the pirates in the right side of his chest; all the boat people were robbed, and the women were raped. The boat was able to land at the island of Pulau Bidong, Malaysia, two days after the attack.
- Format
- Men's beige cotton button-up shirt with a bullet hole in the right side of the chest.
- Place
- South China Sea between Vietnam and the island of Pulau Bidong, Malaysia.
- Item sets
- Nguyen Long Chi
Part of Shirt with Bullet Hole