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Interview with Hung Duc Phung

Phung, Hung Duc

Hung Duc Phung was born in Central Vietnam but moved around because of his father's occupation as a ranger. He escaped Vietnam at the age of 19 and lived in the Philippines and Hong Kong until moving to Minnesota. Hung has a master's degree in education…

Interview with Brother Simon-H

Phan, Brother Simon-H

Vietnamese Americans -- Minnesota.

Brother Simon-H=a Phan was born in Saigon, Vietnam. Phan left Vietnam near the end of the war by helicopter from the U.S. embassy before the country fell to the Communist Party. Phan and his family sought refuge in Colorado and California. He later made…

Interview with Thùy Duong Nguyen-Tran

Nguyen-Tran, Thùy Duong

Vietnamese Americans -- Minnesota.

Thùy Duong Nguyen-Tran was born in Minneapolis and raised in Richfield, Minnesota. Thùy graduated from the University of Minnesota in the College of Biological Sciences with a biochemistry degree. She also attended the College of Liberal Arts and received…

Interview with Deepak Nath

Nath, Deepak

East Indian Americans -- Minnesota.

Deepak Nath was born in the U.S. His parents emigrated from India in the 1960s. He attended school in Minnesota and college in Massachusetts. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents, familiarity with parents' language, childhood memories, socializing with other…

Interview with Vu Khac Khoan

Khoan, Vu Khac

Asian Americans -- Minnesota.

Vu Khac Khoan was born in Hanoi, Vietnam, on February 19, 1917. His father was a literary scholar and his mother a devout Buddhist. Khoan was the fifth of seven children, most of whom are still living in North Vietnam. As a child he studied Chinese…