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Southeast Asian Archive Newsletter
Vol. 3,. No. 3, Spring 1994
Editor: Anne Frank
Recent Gifts
Andre Buu Sao: copies of his La Sapeque
Vietnamienne face aux Monnaies Etrangeres; Le
Quinquennal des Investissements Etrangers au
Vietnam (1989-1993), Tome I: Les Elements du
Passif; and its English translation, Five Years of
Foreign Investment in Vietnam (1989-1993). Vol. 1:
The Element of the Debit.
Dang Phong: copy of his Thi Truong va Gia Ca
Viet Nam: Tu The Ky XIX Den Nay, 1992.
Hien Duc Do: video containing his January 1994
trip to Vietnam, Vietnam at the Crossroads; and
Stories from the Heart: History of Vietnamese
Refugees, a slide show he produced in 1985 while
at UC Santa Barbara.
Nguyen Long: copy of: 1934-1994: Ky Uc Cua Mot
Nguoi Viet - Memoirs of a Vietnamese.
Daniel Tsang: copy of Report Card on Investment
in Vietnam, Vietnamese Professionals Society,
1993.
Van Nghe Publishers: copies of Ho Chi Minh, Ngo
Dinh Diem va Mat Tran Giai Phong, by Ho Si
Khue; Viet Nam Mau Lua Que Huong Toi, by
Hoanh Linh Do Mau; Tuan Tu, by Gian Chi and
Nguyen Hien Le; May Bao, by Ngo The Vinh; and
the following titles by Vo Phien: Doi Thoai; Ky,
But, Kich Mien Nam I; Truyen Mien Nam, Tap
Hai; Viet.
Many thanks to the anonymous individual who left
two copies of volume 1:1 of the new publication,
Nguoi Viet The Gioi - Viet World Magazine, under
the Archive's door. This is a monthly
Vietnamese language publication with an English
language section. Subscriptions are $36/12 issues
or $20/6 issues. The publisher is
UNIMEDIA/Viet & World Magazine, 14922
Moran Street, Westminster, CA 92683; 714/892-
2074 (phone), 714/892-2174 (FAX).
1994 Vietnamese American Student Conference
It has been almost 20 years since the first
Vietnamese refugees arrived in the United States
after the Vietnam War. With the largest
population of Vietnamese outside of Vietnam,
Orange County's Vietnamese population is well
over 100,000. Many Vietnamese students are in
Southern California's universities and colleges;
UC Irvine's Vietnamese student population
numbers approximately 2,000. Now, for the first
time, college campuses include Vietnamese
American students who were born in the United
States, as well as the "1.5 generation" (young
people who were born in Vietnam but have
grown up in the United States). Culturally,
politically, and personally, Vietnamese American
students have reached a crossroads.
In 1990 a group of young Vietnamese American
students and professionals organized the first
Vietnamese American conference at Stanford
University with the theme "Building Our Future."
Other conferences have followed, and Southern
California's first Vietnamese American Student
Conference was held last year at UCLA with the
theme, "Reflecting Our Past." This year UC Irvine
will host the 1994 conference, which will take place
on Saturday, April 23, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, at the
UCI Student Center. Its theme will be "The
Crossroads."
Workshop topics are: Political Issues and
Community Action, The Search for Self, In Quest
of an Identity in America, Family Structure, The
Struggle of the Vietnamese Immigrants, and "End
the Silence." In addition, there will be an
exhibition of modern and traditional arts, and
entertainment. The UCI Library Southeast Asian
Archive will be open to visitors 12:00-2:00 and
3:30-4:30.
Registration fee for students is $15, non-students
$35. Prices include breakfast, lunch, entertainment
and concessions.
Call Ky Pham, (714) 509-7421; Phong Nguyen Le
(714) 854-5477; Anthony Tran (714) 856-1449 for
further information about the conference.
Two items in the Archive's collection particularly
relevant to the conference are the proceedings of
the 1990 Stanford conference (see "Selected Recent
Acquisitions,") and an article about the 1.5
generation: "No more looking homeward," Los
Angeles Times 4 April 1994, A1.
Vietnamese Musical Ensemble
Events continue on Sunday, April 24 when UC
Irvine's Vietnamese Musical Ensemble will present
its premiere Spring '94 concert entitled "Gio Moi
Noi Xua," an evening of Vietnamese music from
the present and by-gone days. The concert will
take place in Crystal Cove Auditorium, UC Irvine
Student Center at 7:30 PM. Featured will be a
new arrangement of Le Thuong's classic "Hon
Vong Phu 3," performed by the VME choir, and
an original musical comedy: the "Love Cycle."
Presale tickets are $4; $6 at the door ($5 with valid
student ID).
For further information contact Dung or Tam
at 714/525-7278.
Laotian-Thai Cultural Night
UCI's Laotian-Thai Cultural Club annual cultural
night will take place on Saturday, May 14, at the
Crystal Cove Auditorium in the UCI Student
Center. Featured will be a dance performance,
skit, singing and instrumental music.
Refreshments will be available. Admission is
$1.00. For additional information contact Nang
Khounpaseuth, 714/775-0525.
Refugee Resettlement Materials Received
The SEA Archive recently received for review
from Hao Duong, Refugee Coordinator for
Orange County Social Services, nine boxes of
materials regarding refugee resettlement in
Orange County. These materials, scheduled to
be discarded, cover the years 1985-1990.
Thank you very much Hao, for thinking of the
Archive. We hope other agencies will follow
your example in the future.
SEA Archive Move Projected
Plans are being made for the Southeast Asian
Archive to move into larger quarters on the third
floor of the library. This space, presently
occupied by Interlibrary Loan, is over twice as
large as the Archive's present room in the
basement and is much more centrally located.
With the opening of UCI's new Science Library
at the beginning of the summer, more space will
become available in the Langson Library. There are
no firm dates for the move, but it is possible that
the Archive might move into its new quarters
before the end of the year.
UCI Extension Offers Southeast Asian Courses
"Introduction to Southeast Asian Culture,"
instructor: Huynh Dinh Te, Ph.D.; and "Effective
Small Business Management for Vietnamese
Entrepreneurs," instructor: Loc T. Nguyen, CPA,
MBA, LL.M are the first two classes presently
being offered in a projected series of courses
focusing on Southeast Asian culture and business
management. Other courses planned for this
series are: "Understanding Counseling Needs of
Asian Pacific Clients," "Accent Improvement: a
Workshop for Vietnamese Speakers, "Basic
Vietnamese Language and Culture," and "History
of S.E. Asians in the U.S." For more information
call UCI Extension, 714/856-5414.
UCI Extension has volunteered to donate fifty
percent of the proceeds from its Southeast Asian
courses to the UCI Library for the Southeast Asian
Archive. A most grateful thank you to UCI
Extension Dean Melvin Hall and to Prany
Sananikone, Coordinator for Outreach Programs
for this generous action.
St. Anselm's Amerasian Program Benefit
On Friday, April 15, a fund-raising dinner and
entertainment was held at the Lucky House
restaurant in Santa Ana to benefit the Amerasian
Program at St. Anselm's Cross Cultural
Community Center in Garden Grove. This
program offers services to the children (now young
adults) born to American fathers and Vietnamese
mothers during the Vietnam War. Many
Amerasians grew up fatherless, and were victims of
cultural shame and social harassment. The
Amerasian Homecoming Act brought many of
these young people to the United States beginning
in 1987.
With the end of federal funding, other sources of
support must be found to continue this valuable
program. Services offered at St. Anselm's include
classes in English and job-finding skills, mentoring,
health education and advocacy, women's issues and
father search. Donations are needed and
welcomed. Contact Peter Daniels, St. Anselm's
Cross-Cultural Community Center, 13091 Galway
Street, Garden Grove, CA 92644; 714/537-0608.
Save the Date!
The Law Enforcement/Asian Advisory
Committee (LEAAC), a collaborative group of
professionals representing law enforcement,
community-based organizations, education, social
services, and health care agencies in Orange
County, is presenting a conference on Southeast
Asian Youth and Families. The conference will
take place on June 23-24, at the Garden Grove
Community Center.
Sessions will be presented on: community
orientated policing, youth and gangs, Amerasians,
immigration and civil rights issues, outreach
services, innovative programs, legal needs,
women's issues, cross-cultural communication,
and mental health education. For further
information and brochure, contact Quynh-Tram
at 714/558-6009.
Selected Recent Acquisitions
Christopher A. and David L. Clawson. (1991).
"Versailles: a Vietnamese enclave in New Orleans,
Louisiana." Journal of Cultural Geography 12:1, 1-
13.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters File
Examines the cultural center of New Orleans'
Vietnamese American population, which is
characterized by its Catholicism and rural roots.
Bachti, Siang, InNgeun Baccam Soulinthavong,
and Jack Lufkin. (1988, Winter). "The Tai Dam
Immigrate to Iowa". The Palimpsest, 163-172.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters File
Excerpts from oral history interviews and
background information about the Tai Dam, an
ethnic group from northwest Vietnam who fled to
Laos after 1954. Ninety percent of the Tai Dam
in the United States (about 10,000) live in Iowa.
Chabot, Richard Carl. (1991). State influence in
the resettlement of Southeast Asian refugees in the
State of Hawaii. Ph.D., University of Hawaii.
DU 624.7 I7 C52 1991a Southeast Asian Archive
Explores how government policy has affected the
formation and activities of Southeast Asian refugee
Mutual Assistance Associations.
Charny, Joel R. (1992, July). NGOs and the
rehabilitation and reconstruction of Cambodia.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia: [s.n., 1992]
HC 442 C48 1992 Southeast Asian Archive
Discusses the activities of non-governmental
organizations in the rehabilitation and
reconstruction of Cambodia since 1979 and their
future role.
Gift, Virginia. (1993). Hanoi Today: Images by an
American teacher in Vietnam. Columbia, MD:
Ebory.
DS 559.93 H36 G54 1993 Southeast Asian Archive
Photographs and essays on culture and daily life.
Hopkins, MaryCarol. (1991). Learning culture: a
Cambodian (Khmer) community in an American
city. Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.
Cataloging in Process
Studies culture maintenance and new culture
acquisition by examining elements of daily life.
Information on the Lao Iu Mien. (1994). Compiled
by Ann Goldman and the Mien staff at Laotian
Handicraft Center. Berkeley: Laotian Handicraft
Center.
Uncataloged
Topics covered are babies, children in Laos,
embroidery, spirit money stamps, wedding
ceremony, New Year celebration, thoughts on
children, cultures in transition.
Kibria, Nasli. (1994). "Migration and Vietnamese
American women: remaking ethnicity." In M.B.
Zinn (Ed.), Women of color in U.S. society (pp.
247-261). Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters File
Explores both the supportive and oppressive
elements of ethnic ties and institutions for
Vietnamese American women.
Leonelli, Laura. (1987). We eat what we are: food
use patterns of Hmong and Mien in Sacramento,
California. M.A., California State University.
Sacramento.
Cataloging in Process
Study of food in a social context, and how it has
played a role in the adaptation of Hmong and
Mien people to a new environment.
Lewis, Judith A. (1993). Hmong Visual, Oral,
and Social Design: Innovation within a Frame of
the Familiar. M.A., California State University,
Sacramento.
Cataloging in Process
Uses four cultural expressions - stitchery, sung
poetry, elaborate expressions, and folktales - to
examine Hmong culture and social organization.
Nakase, Emi. (1992). Occupational mobility of
Vietnamese refugees in Orange County, California.
M.A., California State University, Fullerton.
Cataloging in Process
Compares the economic adaptation of the first
and second wave of refugees, based on the results
of a survey of 47 Vietnamese living in Orange
County.
Selected papers on refugee issues. (1992). Edited
by Pamela A. De Voe. Washington, D.C.:
American Anthropology Association.
HV 640 S39 1992 Southeast Asian Archive
Includes papers on Cambodian women in Dallas,
Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong, the
relationship of refugee employment and health
care, Vietnamese college students, Khmer culture
preservation, and the Laotian diaspora.
Van Esterik, Penny. Taking Refuge: Lao
Buddhists in North America. Tempe: Program
for Southeast Asian Studies, Arizona State
University, 1992.
E 49.2 L27 V35 1992 Southeast Asian Archive
Considers lowland Lao refugee adaptation
through the perspective of religion, with much of
the research conducted among Lao Buddhists in
Toronto.
Vietnamese-American Conference, Stanford
University, Oct. 20th, 1990. Building our future:
proceedings. San Jose, CA: Vietnamese-
American Forum, 1990.
E 184 V53 V54 1990 Southeast Asian Archive
Contains presentations on economic
development, political empowerment, cultural and
social issues, prospects for change in Indochina
and the role of overseas Vietnamese, Asian-on-
Asian crime, and race relations.
Vietnamese Amerasian resettlement: education,
employment, and family outcomes in the United
States. Report to Congressional requestors. (1994,
March) Washington, D.C.: United States General
Accounting Office. GAO/PEMD-94-15.
Cataloging in Process
An examination on how Amerasians and their
families have adjusted to life in the United States
since the Amerasian Homecoming Act was enacted
in 1987.
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