Southeast Asian Archive Newsletter

Winter 1996, Volume 5, number 2
Editor: Anne Frank

Recent Gifts

Dr. Frederick J. Baker: His 1994 article, Teacher education in the land of a million elephants, Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 7.

Dao Nguyen Minh Tram: VNCOC Cong Dong Community News, Sept. & Dec. 1995; materials relating to the 1995 Vietnamese American Leadership Development Scholarships.

Rifka Hirsch: Hearing on The Refugee Demonstration Project, California Legislature, 1986; Report to the Congress, Refugee Resettlement Program, 1988; Refugee Information Exchange Conference, 1990 Conference Report; California Southeast Asian Mental Health Needs Assessment, 1987; Hmong Resettlement Study Site Report, Orange County, 1984; Kampuchea Political Imprisonment and Torture, Amnesty International, 1987; The Beginning of a New Life, The Cambodian Family, 1990?; The Cambodian Family: Minnie Street Neighborhood Community Survey, 1995.

Giao Hoang: His Tu-Ngu Da-Biet Trong Dong-tu Anh-van, 1990; Micro Enterprise (EEDC), September 1995, January 1996.

Cuong Quy Huynh: Poverty among Southeast Asians in the United States, by Cuong Quy Huÿnh and Deanna L. Pagnini, Unpublished paper, 1995.

Lien B. Lam: 1995 Tet poster from Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Le Dinh Dieu: Seven books published by The Ky: Bui Giang, Tho; Ha Ky Lam, Vung Da Ngam; Pham Van Hai & Duong Dinh Hung, Tho Tình; Pham Xuan nai, Ha Noi Trong Mat Toi; Pham Xuan Tich, Hoa Vang Cu; Tran Hong Chau, Nho Dat Thuong Troi; Tran Mong Tu, Cau Chuyen Cua la Phong.

Dr. Van Le: Fourteen books on Southeast Asian languages and literatures developed under his supervision while working at the California State Department of Education. (A complete list is available on request).

Le Xuan Khoa: Replanting Uprooted Youth: Proceedings, National Conference on Refugee Youth, 1988; Mission Refocus: Focus on Women, 1993.

Tina Luu: Increasing compliance with tuberculosis prophylaxis treatmnent among Vietnamese in Orange County: detailed implementation plan, unpublished paper by J.C. Belliard, Tina Luu et al., Loma Linda University School of Public Health, 1994; articles on tuberculosis.

Gayle Morrison: 1994-1995 issues of the Bangkok Post; Hmong families: A world apart, St. Paul Pioneer Post series reprint, April 1995; Monday: A Bi-weekly Newletter on Refugee and Immigration Issues, 1994-1995 issues; Long Beach Hmong New Year calendar poster.

Nguoi Dan: Hoang Thi, Luy Tre Xua: Truyen Ky, 1995?

Nguyen Huynh Mai: Her Co Be Lang Hoa Hao, 1995.

Darlene Nguyen-Ely: Catalogs of Vietnamese American artists' works from exhibits at the Association for Viet Arts (San Jose), the Downey Museum of Art & the Centre Intercultural Strathearn, Montreal; "Goodbye Saigon," the account of her exodus from Vietnam.

Christine Nou: Rubbings from Angkor Wat and handicrafts from Cambodia; Khmer Student Association Newsletter, 1993-1994 (Khmer language); Phnom Penh Post, July-December 1994 issues; Kamlang Sethakech Thmei (Cambodian Business News), 1994 issues; Cambodian Times, December 25-31, 1994.

Ky Ba Phan: His Brainwashing Techniques and Their Effects on Vietnamese Former Prisoners; Nhung Buoc Chan Tu, by Chanh Trung; $50 donation to the SEA Archive.

Lance A. Rasbridge: Offprint of his 1995 article with Judith C. Kulig, Infant feeding among Cambodian refugees, Maternal Child Nursing, 20(4).

Thanong Sithisombath: His annotated bilingual bibliography, Books and Documents on Laos, Maha Sila Viravong Library Project, Lao Mai Issara Institute, 1995 and 1996 eds.; Lao Pen Kao, Oct. 1995 & Jan. 1996; Paxasinh Lao Monthly Magazine, no.16, Nov. & Dec. 1995; Lao New Star 1995; Sieng Khaen Magazine, April 1994; Phendin Lao Monthly News, Dec. 1995; Lao People's Democratic Republic News Bulletin, July 1995.

Lorelei Tanji: Asian Art & Culture, special issue on Vietnam, Winter 1994; CSU Fullerton exhibit catalog, A New Generation: Vietnamese American Contemporary Art, 1994.

Daniel Tsang: Voices Across America: Round- table Discussions of Asian Civil Rights Issues, 1991?; Vietnam Pictorial, Nov. 1995; 1993 Nguoi Viet Yearbook; 2 posters, "The Twins," Ryan and Hansen Truong.

Vietnamese Student Association: Tien Ta: UCI Vietnamese Student Magazine, 1996.

Jack Willoughby: His Vietnamese Criminal Activity: Lost Boys & Their Wayward Acts, 1996.

Thanks to all our donors for their support. You are vital to our success.

Southeast Asian Archive Advisory Board

Two years have passed since the Advisory Board was formed to support growth of the collection and promotion of the outreach efforts of the UC Library Southeast Asian Archive. The Board now has new officers and new members. Mr. Dieu Dinh Le is the incoming Chair of the Advisory Board, assisted by Mr. Prany Sananikone as Chair-Elect. Recent appointees to the Board are Dr. Yong Chen, UCI Department of History; Dr. Van Le, former consultant in the Office of Bilingual Services, California State Department of Education; Ms. Phuong Pham, Chair of the Vietnamese American Coalition at UCI; Mr. Thanong Sithosombath, bibliographer and book collector on Laos and Indochina; and Dr. Frederick Wan, Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies at UCI. Archive. Returning Board members are Ms. Christine Nou, Mr. Diem Hoang Do, Ms. Hao Duong, Mr. Yen Do, Dr. Huynh Dinh Te, Huan D Le. M.D., Dr. Pham Cao Duong, Vu-Dình Minh, M.D., and Ms. Angela Yang.

Sincere thanks to former Board members, Mr. Paokong Chang, Mr. James Lam, Mr. John Liu, Mr. Luu Trung Khao, Dr. Tou Yer Moua, Mr. Dat Huy Phan, and Daniel D. Truong, M.D., for their support of the UCI Library Southeast Asian Archive. Special appreciation goes to Dr. Pham Cao Duong, the Advisory Board's inaugural chair, for his efforts on behalf of the Archive.

The Board meets three times per year. At the January 23rd meeing Dr. Wan discussed future prospects for permanent Southeast Asian curriculum at UCI. Future activities include a March reception in Little Saigon

CHUC MUNG NAM MOI Year of the Rat

New Student Assistant

Tran Phuong Pham Salutations! Well, I suppose introductions are in order, aren't they? Let's start with something easy. Ahhh...yes. My name is Tran Phuong Pham and I'm one of the three student assistants working here at the SEAA. [Tran joins Lien Lam and Tracy Tran]. I am a junior majoring in Biology (surprise! surprise!), but I may go on to minor in Political Science.

Although I was conceived in Vietnam, I was born here in California. So I've never really seen Vietnam except in photographs or images in films. I know of Vietnam and its history through folktales and books. But as informative as those are, I hope that one day I will experience Vietnam, to ride the cyclos, eat authentic Vietnamese food and talk to the people. (hopefully my English accent won't be too bad), and simply watch the sun rise and set in Vietnam's enchanting country.

Southeast Asian Student Groups at UCI

Cambodian Student Organization: Meets even-numbered Mondays, 6:00-8:00 PM, Student Services I, room 203. Contact: Seanglong Te, 714/832-9336.

Hmong Student Association: Meets Thursdays, 6:00 PM, Salt Creek A. Contact: Ya Her, 714/733-1095.

Laotian-Thai Cultural Club: Meets Mondays, 7:30 PM, Cross-Cultural Center. Contact: June Ithivongsuphakit, 714/854-6046.

Project Ngoc: Meets Wednesdays, 6:00 PM. Contact: Thuy-Vinh Tran, 714/994-0411.

Vietnamese American Coalition: Meets Wednesdays, 5:30 PM. Contact: Phuong Pham, 714/554-0346.

Vietnamese Student Association: Meets Tuesdays, 6:00 PM, Emerald Bay B or C. Contact: Pauline Le, 714/775-6342.

Save the Date! VASC at UCI!

Saturday, April 13 is the date and the UCI Student Center is the place for the 1996 Vietnamese American Student Conference (VASC). Focused on issues in the 1996 election and their relationship to the Vietnamese American community, it promises to be a full day of provocative workshops, speakers and entertainment. Featured will be a Club of Noodles performance and a candidates' forum. Contributions are welcome. Please contact Phuong Pham, 2305 Huckleberry Road, Santa Ana, CA 92706; 714/554-0346.

Dr. Tri Dinh Tran's Spring Quarter Classes

Vietnamese American Identity: Tu,Thurs, 12:30-2:00.

Vietnamese American Communities: Wed., 6:00-8:30 PM. (Upper division & graduate)

Vietnamese Culture: Thurs, 11:00-12:30. (Emphasis on literature).

Vietnamese Language Class at UCI

A Vietnamese language class, conducted by students, is being held on Mondays, 7:00-8:00 PM, PS 188. Contact Quynh-Tram Vu, 714/737-1704.

Hoi Tet Orange County

February 10: Vietnamese Community of Orange County: Features a traditional Tet ceremony. Information: 714/558-6009

February 17-18: Rancho Santiago College, Santa Ana Campus. Information: Call Na Pham, 714/564-6455.

February 23-25: Garden Grove Park. Westminster & Bushard Streets. Sponsored by the Vietnamese Community of Southern California. Information: 714/775-6820.

Bolsa Avenue, between Moran & Bushard. Hosted by the City of Westminster. Information: 714/531-2236.

Thanks to the Vietnamese Community of Southern California, the Southeast Asian Archive will have a display space at their festival. The Southeast Asian Archive will participate with VAC at Rancho Santiago College, and again take part in the UC Irvine booth at the Bolsa Avenue festival, come by and see us!

New Cambodian Magazine

Suorsdey (which means "hello" in Khmer), is a new quarterly, general interest magazine being published out of Southern California by Cambodian American businessman, Vora Kanthoul. Aimed at Cambodian communities around the world, two issues have been published. Subscriptions are $20/year (4 issues), P.O. Box 4956, Long Beach, CA 90804.

Art Exhibits

The sculptures of Vietnamese American artist Darlene Nguyen-Ely are currently featured in two exhibits. "Substance to Soul" is at the San Bernadino County Museum (909/798-8570) and continues through February 17. "Les Parfums de l'Exil" is taking place in the Centre Intercultural Strathearn, Montreal, Canada, January 25-February 25.

Visiting Professor from Cambodia

Dr. Chiu Meng Tarr is in residence at CSU Long Beach for the 1996 Spring semester, where she is teaching "Cultures and Society of Southeast Asia," an Anthropolgy class focusing on Cambodia. She comes to Long Beach from Cambodia, where she is a professor of Anthropology at the University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh.

Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute

Arizona State University will be hosting the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI), June 10-August 9, 1996. Languages scheduled for this year's program are Burmese, Hmong, Indonesian, Javanese, Khmer, Lao, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese. Deadline for applications is May 1, 1996. Contact: SEASSI, Program for Southeast Asian Studies, Arizona State University, Main Campus, P.O. Box 873502, Tempe, AZ 85287-3502; 602/965-4232 or 965-9534 (telephone); 602/965-7459 (fax); seassi@imap2.asu.edu.

Upcoming Conferences

Southeast Asian Education Faire: March 2, Sacramento City College. $45 registration. Deadline, February 23; Refugee Educator's Network, 2460 Cordova Lane, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670; 916/635-6815 (phone); 916/635-0174 (fax).

National Association for the Education and Advancement of Cambodia, Laotian and Vietnamese Americans (NAFEA): March 31-April 2, New Orleans; contact Khatharya Um, 510/834-9458.

Hmong National Education Conference: April 4-6, Sacramento. Contact Chimeng Yang, P.O. Box 188332, Sacramento, CA 95818; 916/387-1095; cyang@csus.edu.

Asian Pacific Community Research Roundtable (APACRR): California State University, April 12. Theme is "Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth: The Next Generation." Contact: Gena Lew, LEAP, 213/485-1422; genalew@aol.com.

Association of Asian American Studies: May 29-June 2, Washington D.C. Contact AAAS Conference Committee, 607/255-3320 (phone); 607/254-4996 (fax); apa1@ 3cornell.edu.

Selected New Acquisitions

Benson, Janet E. (1994). The effects of packinghouse work on Southeast Asian refugee families. In Louise Lamphere, Alex Stepik & Guillermo Grenier (Eds.), Newcomers in the workplace: immigrants and the restructuring of the U.S. economy (pp. 99-123). Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters File
Concerns Lao and Vietnamese families in Garden City, Kansas who work in the meat-packing industry.

Bulk, Jac C. (1995). American Hmong on the move. Paper presented at the 1995 National Symposium on Refugees, San Antonio.
Conference Papers File
Examines the factors underlying Hmong settlement patterns in the U.S. between 1983-1990 due mainly to secondary migration.

Conquergood, Dwight. (1992). Fabricating culture: the textile art of Hmong refugee women. In Elizabeth C. Fine & Jean Haskell Speer (Eds.), Performance, culture, and identity (pp. 207-248), Westport, CN: Praeger.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters File
Considers pa ndau textile art as dialogical performances used by Hmong refugees to present their identity as a displaced people.

Du Phuoc Long, with Laura Ricard. (1996). The dream shattered: Vietnamese gangs in America. Boston: Northeastern University Press.
HV6439 D8 1996 Southeast Asian Archive
Based on his experiences as a counselor to delinquent Southeast Asian youth in Northern California, the author focuses on the causes for crime among Southeast Asian youths.

Kapiniaris Tan, Terpsichore N. (1987). Lao adolescents in Honolulu schools: factors contributing to their academic and social adjustment. M.A., University of Hawaii.
Cataloging in Process
Examines the cultural and socio-economic factors which help or hinder successful adaptation. Includes case studies of 18 Lao families.

Lim-Hing, Sharon Julie. (1993). Vietnamese novels in French: rewriting self, gender and nation. Ph.D., Harvard University.
PQ3977 V5 L56 1993a SE Asian Archive
Discusses the historical and cultural background of novels written in French by Vietnamese authors, as well as analyzing four individual novels ranging from the 1920s to the 1990s.

Living in Exile, made by Cheyney Hales & Kay Reibld. (1994). Videorecording. Raleigh, N.C.: North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources; [Chapel Hill, N.C.: The University of North Carolina Center for Public Television.]
Tells the story of the Montagnard resistance movement in Vietnam and traces the new lives of Montagnard in North Carolina.

McKelvey, Robert S. & Webb, John A. Unaccompanied status as a risk factor in Vietnamese Amerasians. Social Science & Medicine 41(2), 261-266.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters File
Studies 75 Vietnamese Amerasians to evaluate the relationship between unaccompanied status and psychological distress before and during migration.

Ratliff, Sharon Kathleen. (1995). Caring for Cambodian Americans: a multidisciplinary resource for the helping professions. Ph.D., Ohio State University.
Cataloging in Process
Designed to be a resource work for health care and social service providers. Includes cultural data, discussions of healing beliefs and practices, ethical, cultural, social, health and mental health issues. Also included are chapters on the hospitalization experience and communication.

Shooting at the moon: Cambodian peacemakers tell their stories. (1994). Ainslie Act, Australia: MPA Publishing.
DS554.8 P79 1994 Southeast Asian Archive
Over 75 Khmers and Australian peacekeepers and aid workers were interviewed regarding the rebuilding of Cambodia. Includes many photographs.

Silka, Linda & Tip, Jahnvibol. (1994). Empowering the silent ranks: the Southeast Asian experience. American Journal of Community Psychology 22(4). 497-529.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters File
Examines the literature on facilitating empowerment in Southeast Asian communities. Comes to the conclusion that many empowerment activities are not consistent with an empowerment perspective. Discusses possible strategies.

Tieng viet men yeu: phan huong-dan giao-su = Vietnamese ...for Vietnamese speakers. (1994-1995). Teacher's edition. San Jose, CA: East Side Union High School District.
PL4374 T553 1994 Southeast Asian Archive
Three levels of Vietnamese language textbooks aimed at the high school native speaker.

Vietnam: Behind the crisis. [196-?] Slides to accompany lecture packet number 18. [U.S. Army?] 148 slides of Vietnam.
Uncataloged
Scenes of Saigon, rural countryside, agriculture, fishing, factories, schools, religion, arts, etc.

From June 1996 - December 1996 the UC Irvine Langson Library will close for an earthquake retrofitting project During that time the Southeast Asian Archive will be temporarily located in the Science Library. Details will be in the Spring quarter newsletter.

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

Donations of materials and funds are enthusiastically accepted. Material from Southeast Asian individuals and organizations, (e.g., newsletters, documents, personal stories, correspondence, reports, books, photographs,, etc.) are particularly welcomed.

The Southeast Asian Archive Newsletter is issued three times during the academic year. It is available also on the Archive's WWW site, http://pitcairn.lib.uci.edu/sea/seahome.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; 714/824-4968 (phone); 714/824-5740 (fax); afrank@uci.edu.

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