Southeast Asian Archive Newsletter

Fall Quarter 1999, Volume 9, No. 1


Recent Gifts

Mitchell Bonner: Ephemeral materials, newspaper articles, and photographs concerning the Southeast Asian communities in the San Francisco and East Bay area, including copies of the newsletters SPPLA News (Sum Phun Phi-nong Lao Association) and GayViet News; photographs of the Khmu Women's Association and Lao 1999 New Year events.

Danh D. Bui: $100 donation.

Dr. Joseph Carrier: Correspondence and journal articles from the 1960s and 1970s on the effects of herbicides in South Vietnam.

Carol Chai: 41 titles (books, pamphlets, and periodicals) on Buddhism. Itemized list available on request.

Dona K. Delfin: 1999 issues of the Asian American Register, (Fountain Valley, CA).

Hiep hoi Dan chu va Phat trien Vietnam, Warstein, Germany: June 1999 issue (so 15) of Dan chu & phat trien.

Hoang Ngoc Tuc: VNCR Yearbook, 1999-2000 (Orange County Vietnamese language radio station).

Professor Ketu Katrak: Article on Hmong student activist, Thao Mee Xiong, in the Spring 1998 issue of Mount Holyoke Alumnae Quarterly: "Top team recognition," by Insiya Rasiwala.

James Lam: Offprint of article in the March/April 1999 supplement to the Journal of Health Education, vol. 30:2: Foo, Mary Ann, et al. "Identifying policy opportunities to increase physical activity in the Southeast Asian community in Long Beach, California," pp. 58-63.

Binh P. Le: His Asian gangs bibliography, The Community Policing Consortium, 1997.

Kristin Lundberg: Her M.A. thesis, Becoming a Hmong herb lady, California State University, Chico, 1996.

Ly Van Truc: Van Hoa, vol. 3:28-29 (June/July-August /September 1999).

Nganh Van Nguyen (Nganh Mai): His Co gai Viet va nguoi chien Binh my, 1996, and A Vietnamese girl and an American soldier, English translation by Le Tu Vinh, 1998.

Chris Nguyen: UCI "Vietnamese American Coalition 1998-1999 Memory Book" and "1998-1999 Memories set to music" CD; UCI Vietnamese American Student Association spring quarter 1999 newsletter, "Voice VSA;" 11th annual Little Saigon Tet festival 1999 program; Vietnow, March/April 1997 issue; Asian American panethnicity: Bridging institutions and identities, by Yen Le Espiritu, 1992; Asian Americans, by Joann Faung Jean Lee, 1992.

Nguyen Ngoc Bich: Radiologs and cassette recordings of Radio Free Asia Vietnamese broadcasts, February-April 1998.

Khuong X. Nguyen: Vietnamese Buddhist and Catholic periodicals: Duc Me, no. 154-156 (May-July 1999); Duoc Tu Bi, no. 57 (Spring 1999); Giao Diem, no. 32-33 (Winter-Summer 1999); Giac Ngo, nos. 37-38 (April-May 1999); Nguyet San Giac Ngo; no. 39 (June 1999); Tuan Bao Giac Ngo, nos. 156-168 (March-June 1999); Hoa Sen, no. 37 (May 1999); Phap Bao, nos. 52-53 (1999); Phat Giao Hai Ngoaï, no. 17 (1999); Phat Giao Viet-Nam, no. 107 (June 1999); Vien Giac, no. 110 (April 1999).

Peter Nguyen: Program for the Mile Square Park (Fountain Valley, CA) Tet Trung Thu, Children's Mid-Autumn Festival, September 20, 1999.

Nguyen Luu-Trong, M.D.: His book of poetry, Tho mua.

Jimmy Pham: How to enjoy your stay in Plum Village: A guide to the practices & activities, put together by the monks & nuns of Plum Village (Thích Nhat Hanh).

Julie Pham: Her interview with Orange County lawyer/activist, Mr. Quoc Lan Nguyen for the 1998 UCI summer session course, "Asian Americans in California Politics;" her 1999 UCI paper on the Little Saigon Hi-Tek Video demonstrations.

Le-Hong Pham: Two books by Thich Thien Chau: The literature of the Personalists of early Buddhism (1997), and Phat Tu (1996); brochure from the Truc-Lam Buddhist Institute, Villebon-sur-Yvette , France.

Minh P. Pham: Photographs of the Pham Quynh Symposium, Westminster, May 1999, and May-August 1999 issues of The Ky 21.

Madame Pham Thi Hoan: Books by Pham Quynh: Pham-Quynh, 1892-1992: tuyen tap va Di cao (1992); Hanh trinh nhat ky (1997); Viet-nam, l'aâme et essence (1997); and Tim-hieu tap-chi Nam-Phong, 1917-1934, by Pham Thi Ngoan (1993).

Professor Karen Pyke: Her 1999 article, "The normal American family as an interpretive structure of family life among grown children of Korean and Vietnamese immigrants," in press for Journal of Marriage and the Family.

James I. Ridgeway: Refugee orientation materials, news clippings, and materials pertaining to refugee social service and educational organizations form the 1970s and early 1980s. Focus is on Southeast Asian refugee resettlement in Texas and Oklahoma.

Ken Sanz: An assessment of Southeast Asian Criminality, by Ken Sanz and Pete Francisco, 1998.

Thanong Sithisombath: Paxasinh Lao Monthly Magazine, nos. 28-29 (November-December 1998-January-February 1999).

Joe Tip: Poster for student organization CHOPE (Cambodian Humanitarian Organization for Peace on Earth).

Floriana Franchi Tiscali: Her 1999 thesis, Introduzione alla letteratura Vietnamita Americana: Lan Cao, Il Universita delgi Studi di Roma, Tor Vergata.

Dr. Tran Si Lam: Huong Van magazine, vol. 7 (August 1999).

Daniel Tsang: Article in the September 1999 issue of Orange Coast: The Magazine of Orange County: "Your art, my propaganda," by Bob Emmers. [Bowers Museum exhibition]

Van Nghe Publishers: 1999 publications: Van hoc Mien Nam, by Vo Phien; Nhu nhung ngon gio, by Nguyen Huy Thiep; 100 nam phat trien tieng Viet, by Phung Nghi; Tap truyen ngan, by Tran Thi Ngh; Nhung hat dau biet nhay, by Lam Thanh Huyen, Pham Hue dich.

Dr. Vang Pobzeb: Lao Human Rights Council Inc. Report on the fact-finding mission to Napho Refugee Camp, Thailand, August 1999, and copies of correspondence relating to the report.

Jack Willoughby: Copies of his 1999 articles for the International Association of Asian Crime Investigators Newsletter, and the Florida Association of Asian Crime Investigators Newsletter; Nomadic Vietnamese armed robbery, by William L. Cassidy, 1991.

Yale University Press: 1999 paperback edition of Children of Cambodia's killing fields, compiled by Dith Pran.

Sincere thanks to all our donors. Our apologies to donors who inadvertently have not been acknowledged here. Your support is truly appreciated.

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Nguyen Ba Hoc Cultural Center

Trung Tam Van Hoa Nguyen Ba Hoc, Little Saigon's first cultural center, was established in May 1999 as a place "where people could come, meet, and exchange ideas and culture," according to founder Peter Nguyen. Its focus is on preserving and transmitting Vietnamese culture to the next generation.

Presently the center offers Vietnamese language classes, traditional martial arts, after-school tutoring, art and folk music classes. Plans for the future include computer training, English courses for adults, and the establishment of a small library. The Southeast Asian Archive is working with the center to establish the library, which will be linked through the Internet with the Archive's web page.

The Archive is also co-sponsoring an exhibition of paintings created by Vietnamese refugee artists while detained in Hong Kong refugee camps. These paintings are part of the Project Ngoc collection, which was donated to the Southeast Asian Archive by the UCI student group when it disbanded in 1997. The public is invited to the opening of the exhibition, which will be held on Saturday, November 6, 3:00-7:00 PM, at the Nguyen Ba Hoc Cultural Center, 14072 Chestnut Street, Westminster. For information call Anne Frank, (949) 824-4968 or Peter Nguyen, (714) 652-3898.

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Southeast Asian Archive
Fall Quarter Hours
1:00-5:00 Monday-Saturday
and by appointment

UCI Southeast Asian Student Groups

Cambodian Student Organization (CSO):
Meets Wednesdays, 5:00-6:00 PM, Emerald Bay D&E
Chair: Phea Par, 949/559-5068; ppar@uci.edu; http://spirit.dos.uci.edu/cambo/index.html.

Hmong Student Association:
Meets irregularly.
Contact: Mary Yang, 949/737-6720; matang@uci.edu.

Laotian Thai Cultural Club (LTCC):
Meets Mondays, 5:00 PM, Cross-Cultural Center.
Chair: Switaya Krisnasmit, (714) 962-4950; ltcc@uci.edu; http://spirit.dos.uci.edu/ltcc/index.html.

Mustard Seeds (Hat Cai):
Meets Mondays, 7:00 PM.
Chair: Luc Pham, 714/430-2448; lucpham@uci.edu; http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Den/2123/HatCaiLink.html.
(Vietnamese Catholic group)

Vietnamese American Coalition (VAC):
Meets Thursdays, 7:00 PM, Crescent Bay AB.
Co-Chairs: Ricky Nguyen & Minh Tran, 949/689-6675, vac@uci.edu; http://spirit.dos.uci.edu/vac/index.html.

Vietnamese Student Association (VSA):
Meets Wednesdays, 6:00 PM. Monarch Bay A.
vsa@uci.edu

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Education Abroad Program in Hanoi

Applications are now available for the fall semester 2000 UC Education Abroad Program (EAP) in Hanoi. The academic program consists of Vietnamese language study and course work in developmental economics, anthropology, literature and society, and contemporary issues in Vietnamese society. There is a required Issues in Contemporary Vietnamese Society class. Students are expected to earn 22.5 UC quarter units for successfully completing the program.

Minimum requirements include: 1) well-defined goals and a clear plan for integrating EAP studies into the student's UC degree program, 2) 3.0 cumulative GPA, 3) junior standing, 4) personal interview, and 5) endorsement by the Campus EAP Selection Committee and completion of all campus-specific requirements.

Estimated cost of the program is $5,880, including round-trip airfare.

Deadline to submit applications is January 21, 2000. For more information contact the UCI EAP office, 1100 Student Services Bldg II, 949/824-6343; cie@uci.edu; www.uoeap.ucsb.edu.

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ROCK N' VOTE Concert

A free Rock-n-Vote concert will take place at the UCI Bren Event Center on Sunday, October 17, 1999, 1:00-7:00 PM cumulating a campaign over the last few months to register Vietnamese American voters The objective of the Rock-N-Vote concert is to promote Vietnamese American awareness of voter registration and the political significance of the Vietnamese American community in mainstream politics. Rock-N-Vote has been promoting voter registration throughout the Vietnamese community, gearing toward the elections in year 2000. Particularly targeted are Vietnamese American college students. Only 3% of Vietnamese Americans from the age of 18-25 voted in the last election.

Over a hundred top name singers and performance groups have signed on to volunteer their time and talents for the concert. Many distinguished politicians and governmental representatives are also scheduled to appear.

Volunteers are needed to help with voter registration at the concert. Contact Frank Nguyen 714/287-3777, Franktelecomputerinc@yahoo.com or Bao Dung Quan, 714/379-7245, dbquan@yahoo.com.

Admission is free. However, seating is limited and tickets are currently being distributed. Contact: Rock n' Vote Concert, 9141 Bolsa Ave., Suite 304, Westminster, CA 92683; 714/379-7245 (phone); 714/379-7247 (fax); voteconcert@kicon.com.

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Selected Recent Acquisitions

Boteler, Kenneth Delbert. (1997). Love, marriage and death: A study of change in the Vietnamese and American cultures.
E184 V53 B68 1997a SE Asian Archive
Discusses how the concept of romantic love has affected attitudes towards death in American and Vietnamese American cultures, using ethnologies, oral histories and a questionnaire to study the Vietnamese community in Southern California.

Branfman, Fred. (1979). The old man: A biographical account of a Lao villager. Amherst: International Area Studies Program, University of Massachusetts at Amherst; Christiansburg, VA: Reprinted by Dalley Book Service.
DS555.83 D68 B73 1979b SE Asian Archive
Forms a picture of rural life in Laos in the late 1960s when the author resided in a village near Vientiane.

Conrad, Marijean Bryant. (1997). Myth of the model student: Southeast Asian children in Connecticut middle schools: Exploratory multi-site case study. Ed.D dissertation, University of Bridgeport.
LC3501 ̉54 C66 1997a SE Asian Archive
Describes, analyzes and compares the experiences of children, teachers, and administrators in a cross section of communities where Southeast Asian students are a small minority.

Grieshaber, Kate. (1994). Cambodian music: Perspectives on an endangered species. In Heath Lees (Ed.), Musical connections: Tradition and change. Proceedings of the 21st World Conference of the International Society for Music Education, held in Tampa Florida, USA (pp. 35-41). Auckland, NZ: ISME.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters File
Discusses attempts to reconstitute Khmer musical traditions in the Pacific Northwest, as well as the differences between traditional and new music.

Guffin, Robert Andrew. (1997). A comparative study of selected cultural values of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, overseas Vietnamese (USA), and the United States of America. Ph.D. dissertation, Colorado Technical University.
HD70 V5 G84 1997a SE Asian Archive
Results and analysis of a questionnaire measuring the cultural values of Power Distance, Individualism (collectivism), and Time.

Harrison, Pat. (1991). Village Park: Site planning for a medium-density, low-income rental project for Laotian refugees in Sacramento, California. Housing and Society, 18(3), 39-51.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters File
Discusses the process of designing a project for Hmong and Iu-Mien families, that balances assimilation into the larger community with cultural maintenance.

O'Hare, Thomas & Tran, Thanh Van. (1998). Substance abuse among Southeast Asians in the U.S.: Implications for practice and research. Social Work in Health Care, 26(3), 69-80.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters File
A literature review on substance abuse among Cambodians, Laotians, and Vietnamese in the U.S.; makes tentative recommendations for assessment, treatment and further research.

Vu, Kay Y. (1997). The hearing eye and the seeing eye. M.A. thesis, California State University, Fresno.
DS555.45 M5 V8 1997a SE Asian Archive
Essays on life in Laos and growing up in America as a Hmong American daughter and woman.

Whorton, Brad. (1997). The transformation of refugee policy: Race, welfare, and American political culture, 1959-1997. Ph.D dissertation, University of Kansas.
HV640.4 U54 W48 1997a SE Asian Archive
Analyses the changes in refugee policy starting in the 1970s, the role of U.S. domestic race and welfare issues in these changes, and the impact on Cuban and Vietnamese refugees.

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The UCI Library Southeast Asian Archive was established in 1987 to document the resettlement experiences of refugees and immigrants from Cambodia, Laos, and Viet Nam who have come to the United States since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.

Donations of materials and funds are greatly appreciated. Materials from Southeast Asian individuals and organizations (e.g., personal stories, photographs, correspondence, records of organizations and businesses, brochures, pamphlets, programs, posters, audio and videotapes, newsletters, reports, books, magazines and journals) are particularly welcome.

The Southeast Asian Archive Newsletter is issued three times during the academic year. It is available also on the worldwide web at http://www.lib.uci.edu/rrsc/sasian.html.

For more information about the collection or to put your name on the mailing list for the newsletter, please contact Anne Frank, Southeast Asian Archive, UC Irvine Langson Library, P.O. Box 19557, Irvine, CA 92623-9557; 949/824-4968 (phone); 949/824-5740 (fax); afrank@uci.edu.

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