Oral History of Anh Dang

An oral history was conducted with Mrs. Anh Dang, born in 1961 in Vinh Long, Vietnam. The interview focused on her childhood in Saigon, her experiences as a student during the Vietnam War and life after the collapse of South Vietnam. She discusses the hardships she endured after 1975, including the imprisonment of both of her parents and the inability to further her education. She also describes her escape by boat and journey through refugee camps in Hong Kong and the Philippines. Mrs. Anh Dang is now a test operator at a company called EMI and currently lives in Garden Grove with her husband and two daughters.