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Since the end of the Vietnam Conflict in 1975 a large
number of refugees and immigrants from Cambodia, Laos, and
Vietnam have come to the United States, and especially to
California. In order to document their experiences in a new
culture, the University of California, Irvine Library
established the Southeast Asian Archive in 1987.
The Archive collects materials relating to the resettlement
of Southeast Asian refugees and immigrants in the United States
(and to a lesser extent, worldwide), the "boat people" and
land refugees, and the culture and history of Cambodia, Laos,
and Vietnam. There is a special focus on materials pertaining
to Southeast Asians in Orange County and California.
Holdings are in English and in Southeast Asian languages
(primarily Vietnamese), and include books, refugee orientation
materials, government documents, reports and surveys,
periodicals, journal articles, newspaper clippings,
video and audio recordings, ephemera, personal and
institutional papers. Particular attention is given
to collecting theses and dissertations.
The collection is available for study and research to
students, faculty, and staff of the University of
California and other educational institutions, and
to the general public. The Archive's cataloged holdings
are available through MELVYL®, the University of California
Online Catalog, and can be obtained through Interlibrary Loan.
We are particularly interested in receiving materials from
Southeast Asian organizations and individuals.
For more information about the Archive or for
access to the collection please contact:
Subject Librarian:
Christina Woo
University of California
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
Irvine, CA 92623-9557
(949) 824-4968
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