No. 16 Phuong Van Dam and Thu Nguyen, 2015

File — Box: 1, Folder: 16

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Phuong Van Dam and Thu Nguyen discuss their experiences in Vietnam during and after the war. Thu Nguyen talks about his military service, his escape from a POW camp, and describes piloting an escape boat away from Vietnam. Phuong Van Dam was a pilot in the South Vietnamese air force and he tells his story of flying out of Vietnam after the fall of Saigon. Both Phuong and Thu talk about transitioning from Vietnam to America and adjusting to American culture.

Interviewer: Vicky Newman

Dates

2015

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