cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-56
title: Stephen Tyler, Artillery Captain

description: [profile bio] Stephen Tyler was born on December 5, 1939 in Los Angeles, California. He attended the University of Southern California and enlisted into the army at the age of 22. He started off in the California Army National Guard and then went to active duty during the Vietnam war. He served as an Artillery Captain during the his tour in Vietnam. After the war he continued his career in the military and stayed in active duty. He spent the last third of his military career in the reserves. He now lives in Sierra Madre and he is very involved with USC and his fraternity Beta Theta Pi. He also goes to every home football game. [profiler bio] My name is James Jin Lee and I am 21 years old. Currently I am attending the University of Southern California as a student in the Marshall School of Business. I am glad that I had the opportunity to hear Mr. Tyler's stories during the war. Once again I would like to thank Mr. Tyler for his service. My name is Colin Kreditor and I am 18 years old. I am currently a freshman at USC and I am studying Accounting. I played golf in high school and I have lived in Southern California my whole life. My name is Patrick Gevargiz. I am currently a senior at USC and I am studying Electrical Engineering at Viterbi School of Engineering.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-57
title: Stephen Tyler, Artillery Captain

description: [profile bio] Stephen Tyler was born on December 5, 1939 in Los Angeles, California. He attended the University of Southern California and enlisted into the army at the age of 22. He started off in the California Army National Guard and then went to active duty during the Vietnam war. He served as an Artillery Captain during the his tour in Vietnam. After the war he continued his career in the military and stayed in active duty. He spent the last third of his military career in the reserves. He now lives in Sierra Madre and he is very involved with USC and his fraternity Beta Theta Pi. He also goes to every home football game. [profiler bio] My name is James Jin Lee and I am 21 years old. Currently I am attending the University of Southern California as a student in the Marshall School of Business. I am glad that I had the opportunity to hear Mr. Tyler's stories during the war. Once again I would like to thank Mr. Tyler for his service. My name is Colin Kreditor and I am 18 years old. I am currently a freshman at USC and I am studying Accounting. I played golf in high school and I have lived in Southern California my whole life. My name is Patrick Gevargiz. I am currently a senior at USC and I am studying Electrical Engineering at Viterbi School of Engineering.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-691
title: Jerry Van, We Were Going to Vietnam

description: [profile bio] Jerry Van is a Vietnam War Veteran and member of the Los Angeles Chapter of Veterans for Peace. He currently helps setup the Arlington West Memorial next to the Santa Monica Pier every weekend. His grandfather was a World War I veteran and his father was a World War II veteran. He graduated high school in 1965. Two years after in 1967, he was given a court order for training. At that time, he was a mechanic that worked closely with truck engines. Since he was diagnosed medically for his heart disorder and wasn't fully cleared by his doctor, he was offered work as an engineer instead of working as a foot soldier. [profiler bio] Christine Nielsen is a Communication and Entrepreneurship student from Norway. Luis Villanueva studies Business at the Marshall School of Business Kevin Lee Studies Business at the Marshall School of Business Matt McKinney studies Business at the Marshall School of Business. He enjoys traveling and has his own business.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-411
title: William Ward, Overwhelmed with Knowledge

description: [profile bio] William A. Ward was born in 1942 in Denver Colorado, and served the United States Military for 2 years. As a competent typist, William first arrived in Saigon in 1963, and worked in an old French military compound where he participated in the efforts to advise the Southern Vietnamese government. Upon returning to the United States, he attended the University of Arizona and attained a degree in linguistics. He later moved to Long Beach, and has since been an active member in the VFA. [profiler bio] Connor Ross is a Junior majoring in Environmental Studies, from Los Angeles, CA. Corrina Nedell is a Senior majoring in Animation and Digital Arts, from Boulder CO. Sam Butler is Junior majoring in Chemical Engineering, from Spokane WA. All three attend the University of Southern California.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-916
title: Eugene Windom, We Did What We Had To

description: [profile bio] Born in raised in Oxnard, California, Dr. Eugene Windom is the oldest of 6 children. His father, a shoe shiner and construction worker provided a modest lifestyle for the family, while his mother, a homemaker performed domestic work for other families on occasion. "We had everything we needed," Eugene says as he describes his upbringing. At 17 yrs old, Eugene graduated high school and joined the United States Air Force after hearing news of an upcoming draft. Scoring in the 95th percentile of the qualifying test, he was placed in the Air Force, the highest ranked service. Despite aspirations to be a dental laboratory technician, Eugene was sent to Florida to work as a warehouseman. In 1966, at the age of 19, he received orders to go to Vietnam. Eugene served one year in the Air Force, collecting bodies of American soldiers during the war in Vietnam. "We did what we had to do," Eugene says almost nonchalantly. Despite his dismal task, he made the best of his time in Vietnam, and has many fond memories. Upon his return, Eugene enrolled in Ventura Jr. College, studied biology, transferred to Cal State Northridge, and eventually attended USC Dental School. He graduated in 1978 and returned to his hometown to practice. Today Dr. Windom is a proud father of 2 children ages 24 and 21, and is developing his own line of dental hygiene products. [profiler bio] Nicola is a senior graduating from the School of Cinematic Arts. With what little free time he has he likes to pursue photography, films, Crossfit, violin, volleyball, among other activities. Mark is a senior graduating with a B.S. from the Thornton School of Music with a major in Music Industry. With his time outside of school, Mark is a professional pianist and recording engineer in the L.A. and Orange County area. Andrew Franklin is a senior graduating this year with a degree in East Asian Area Studies. In his free time he enjoys basketball, snowboarding and exploring the world. Simone is a junior in the Thornton School of Music, majoring in Music Industry. In her free time she enjoys writing and recording music, as well as dancing and vintage shopping.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-922
title: Eugene Windom, We Did What We Had To

description: [profile bio] Born in raised in Oxnard, California, Dr. Eugene Windom is the oldest of 6 children. His father, a shoe shiner and construction worker provided a modest lifestyle for the family, while his mother, a homemaker performed domestic work for other families on occasion. "We had everything we needed," Eugene says as he describes his upbringing. At 17 yrs old, Eugene graduated high school and joined the United States Air Force after hearing news of an upcoming draft. Scoring in the 95th percentile of the qualifying test, he was placed in the Air Force, the highest ranked service. Despite aspirations to be a dental laboratory technician, Eugene was sent to Florida to work as a warehouseman. In 1966, at the age of 19, he received orders to go to Vietnam. Eugene served one year in the Air Force, collecting bodies of American soldiers during the war in Vietnam. "We did what we had to do," Eugene says almost nonchalantly. Despite his dismal task, he made the best of his time in Vietnam, and has many fond memories. Upon his return, Eugene enrolled in Ventura Jr. College, studied biology, transferred to Cal State Northridge, and eventually attended USC Dental School. He graduated in 1978 and returned to his hometown to practice. Today Dr. Windom is a proud father of 2 children ages 24 and 21, and is developing his own line of dental hygiene products. [profiler bio] Nicola is a senior graduating from the School of Cinematic Arts. With what little free time he has he likes to pursue photography, films, Crossfit, violin, volleyball, among other activities. Mark is a senior graduating with a B.S. from the Thornton School of Music with a major in Music Industry. With his time outside of school, Mark is a professional pianist and recording engineer in the L.A. and Orange County area. Andrew Franklin is a senior graduating this year with a degree in East Asian Area Studies. In his free time he enjoys basketball, snowboarding and exploring the world. Simone is a junior in the Thornton School of Music, majoring in Music Industry. In her free time she enjoys writing and recording music, as well as dancing and vintage shopping.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-228
title: John Wolcott, There and Back [to the Cave] Again

description: [profile bio] John Wolcott was born in El Paso, Texas. He attended the University of Colorado Boulder but withdrew. He was drafted to the war shortly thereafter. Wolcott was selected for the officer training program but rejected this offer and was automatically sent to ground infantry, serving first with the 4th Infantry Division and then with the 25th Infantry Division. He returned from the war in January 1968. He would go on to obtain a PhD in Vancouver and currently holds the position of Senior Computer Consultant in the USC department of Occupational Therapy. He has a wife, son and daughter, and has worked for USC since 1989. [profiler bio] Joshua Wood is a sophomore from Saratoga, CA double majoring in film and economics. Colly Liu is an international student from Zhuhai, Guangdong, China in her sophomore year studying business. Alan Adams is a junior from Minneapolis, MN, pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering. Nina Campbell, a senior from Los Alamitos, CA, is studying public relations.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-293
title: Trent Young, Experiences of an American Soldier

description: [profile bio] Trent Young is an American Vietnam veteran who grew up in a military family on the East Coast. He joined the United States Air Force immediately after his high school graduation in 1971 and was stationed in Saigon until the conclusion of the war. Trent now resides in Phoenix, Arizona, with his wife Ava and drives FedEx routes between Arizona and California. He has published a book about his experiences titled "And That's The Way It Was". [profiler bio] Jordan is a junior at the University of Southern California majoring in Biological Sciences. Michael is a senior majoring in Business. Jeremy is a freshman majoring in International Relations/Global Business.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-489
title: Mai Nguyen, They Killed Our Country

description: [profile bio] Mai Nguyen is a survivor of the American War in Vietnam with a unique perspective and a compelling story. Ms. Nguyen was born in 1957 and lived in Saigon, Vietnam until her escape in 1980. Ms. Nguyen and her family were South Vietnamese who witnessed the American military influence and considered them a good symbol to keep Vietnam intact from communism. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, Ms. Nguyen witnessed first hand the oppression brought by communism and the elimination of freedom. In 1980 she decided to escape with her baby boy to international waters. However, in her escape, she became part of what is called the "boat people" and she encountered a hard and arduous journey. Pirates held up her boat various times, people around her were mugged, raped, and beatenâ€”fortunately her strong will and faith in God saved her. Upon docking she arrived in Thailand as a refugee. Later, she moved to Canada, opened two successful restaurants and has been an anti-communist activist for the Vietnamese Community ever since. Ms. Nguyen later immigrated to the United States and her transition was also not easy. However, after confronting hardships in America she finally found peace. Mai Nguyen now resides in a beautiful neighborhood in Anaheim, California having raised two successful children. [profiler bio] Joseph Donaway is a senior majoring in psychology. Juan Cueto is a senior majoring in business administration. Diego Ramirez is a senior in the Viterbi School of Engineering.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-566
title: Mai Nguyen, The Journey of a Vietnamese Reguee: Mai Nguyen

description: [profile bio] Mai Nguyen lived in Saigon, Vietnam until she was 15 years old. Four days before the fall of Saigon, her family fled to a refugee camp in Guam with very few possessions. She stayed here for two weeks in tents with her parents and 6 brothers and sisters. From there, they were transferred to a camp in Arkansas where they stayed for four months before a group of sponsors brought them to Atlanta, Georgia. She attended high school in Atlanta and, eventually, attended Georgia Institute of Technology for Chemical and Mechanical Engineering. Nguyen now resides in California. [profiler bio] John Briney is a sophomore from Chicago, IL majoring in International Relations. Allison Do is a sophomore from Walnut, CA, majoring in Biological Sciences. Molly Calhoon is a sophomore from Burnsville, MN, majoring in Human Biology. All three are students at the University of Southern California.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-567
title: Mai Nguyen, The Journey of a Vietnamese Reguee: Mai Nguyen

description: [profile bio] Mai Nguyen lived in Saigon, Vietnam until she was 15 years old. Four days before the fall of Saigon, her family fled to a refugee camp in Guam with very few possessions. She stayed here for two weeks in tents with her parents and 6 brothers and sisters. From there, they were transferred to a camp in Arkansas where they stayed for four months before a group of sponsors brought them to Atlanta, Georgia. She attended high school in Atlanta and, eventually, attended Georgia Institute of Technology for Chemical and Mechanical Engineering. Nguyen now resides in California. [profiler bio] John Briney is a sophomore from Chicago, IL majoring in International Relations. Allison Do is a sophomore from Walnut, CA, majoring in Biological Sciences. Molly Calhoon is a sophomore from Burnsville, MN, majoring in Human Biology. All three are students at the University of Southern California.
DOI: 10.15468/dl.n2589z
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 162 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
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 The dataset includes 162 records from 22 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0016490-251025141854904/datasets/export for details.
 
Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-570
title: Mai Nguyen, The Journey of a Vietnamese Reguee: Mai Nguyen

description: [profile bio] Mai Nguyen lived in Saigon, Vietnam until she was 15 years old. Four days before the fall of Saigon, her family fled to a refugee camp in Guam with very few possessions. She stayed here for two weeks in tents with her parents and 6 brothers and sisters. From there, they were transferred to a camp in Arkansas where they stayed for four months before a group of sponsors brought them to Atlanta, Georgia. She attended high school in Atlanta and, eventually, attended Georgia Institute of Technology for Chemical and Mechanical Engineering. Nguyen now resides in California. [profiler bio] John Briney is a sophomore from Chicago, IL majoring in International Relations. Allison Do is a sophomore from Walnut, CA, majoring in Biological Sciences. Molly Calhoon is a sophomore from Burnsville, MN, majoring in Human Biology. All three are students at the University of Southern California.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-880
title: Minh Nguyen, America Is My Country Now

description: [profile bio] Minh Nguyen was born in Saigon, South Vietnam in 1948, growing up during a momentous time for Vietnam - the French were leaving and the US was coming in to take their place. In 1966, Minh joined the Vietnamese navy, where he served as a medic until the end of the war. Serving in the navy, he helped fight the North Vietnamese in a battle in the province of Ca Mau from 1968-69. Despite being active in the war, Minh still found time to have a family life, marrying his wife Hiep in 1972. After the war, Minh spent three and a half years in a re-education camp where he was forced to do hard labor, including going into the jungles to collect dead bodies and clean up debris left from the US bombing campaign. In 1984, four years after being released from the re-education camp, Minh and his family came to the US after his brother, who was already in the US, found a sponsor for Minh. Minh, Hiep, and their three children now live in Moreno Valley, CA. Special thanks to Janet Nhan, who connected us to her uncle, Mr. Nguyen, for this interview, and for translating his responses. [profiler bio] Eric Norwine is a Junior from St. Charles, Missouri. He is currently studying Film and Communication at the University of Southern California. Avram Munoz is a Sophomore from San Antonio, Texas. He is currently studying Philosophy at the University of Southern California.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-419
title: David Nguyen, The Escape From Saigon

description: [profile bio] David Nguyen is a native of Vietnam. At seventeen years old and in the 11th grade, he escaped with his family from the city of Saigon. They left on April 30, 1975 - the day that the city was captured by the North Vietnamese communist forces. Nguyen now resides in Simi Valley, California. He is an active contributor to archives of Southern Vietnamese experiences during and after the war in Viet Nam. He participated in an interview with PBS and also writes of his various experiences in his own personal blog. His escape story can be found here. In 2013, Nguyen visited the refugee camp in Pennsylvania that he references in this archive. He wrote a blog about this experience. The English version can be found here, and the Vietnamese version here. [profiler bio] Anna Bachand, from Irving, TX, is a Junior at USC studying Biomedical Engineering Michael Villalobos is a first year transfer student at USC, and is majoring in Environmental Science and Health with a pre-dental emphasis. Luma Oliveira is a Senior at USC, from Brazil, and is majoring in Accounting. Zachary Emge is a senior at USC studying History with an emphasis in U.S. History.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-421
title: David Nguyen, The Escape From Saigon

description: [profile bio] David Nguyen is a native of Vietnam. At seventeen years old and in the 11th grade, he escaped with his family from the city of Saigon. They left on April 30, 1975 - the day that the city was captured by the North Vietnamese communist forces. Nguyen now resides in Simi Valley, California. He is an active contributor to archives of Southern Vietnamese experiences during and after the war in Viet Nam. He participated in an interview with PBS and also writes of his various experiences in his own personal blog. His escape story can be found here. In 2013, Nguyen visited the refugee camp in Pennsylvania that he references in this archive. He wrote a blog about this experience. The English version can be found here, and the Vietnamese version here. [profiler bio] Anna Bachand, from Irving, TX, is a Junior at USC studying Biomedical Engineering Michael Villalobos is a first year transfer student at USC, and is majoring in Environmental Science and Health with a pre-dental emphasis. Luma Oliveira is a Senior at USC, from Brazil, and is majoring in Accounting. Zachary Emge is a senior at USC studying History with an emphasis in U.S. History.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-422
title: David Nguyen, The Escape From Saigon

description: [profile bio] David Nguyen is a native of Vietnam. At seventeen years old and in the 11th grade, he escaped with his family from the city of Saigon. They left on April 30, 1975 - the day that the city was captured by the North Vietnamese communist forces. Nguyen now resides in Simi Valley, California. He is an active contributor to archives of Southern Vietnamese experiences during and after the war in Viet Nam. He participated in an interview with PBS and also writes of his various experiences in his own personal blog. His escape story can be found here. In 2013, Nguyen visited the refugee camp in Pennsylvania that he references in this archive. He wrote a blog about this experience. The English version can be found here, and the Vietnamese version here. [profiler bio] Anna Bachand, from Irving, TX, is a Junior at USC studying Biomedical Engineering Michael Villalobos is a first year transfer student at USC, and is majoring in Environmental Science and Health with a pre-dental emphasis. Luma Oliveira is a Senior at USC, from Brazil, and is majoring in Accounting. Zachary Emge is a senior at USC studying History with an emphasis in U.S. History.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-586
title: Leslie Nguyen, Escape from the Fall

description: [profile bio] Leslie Nguyen was born on July 2, 1955 in Dong Ha of South Vietnam. She comes from a Vietnamese Chinese cultural background and believes in Buddhism. During the Vietnam War, Leslie spent most of her time in Saigon, South Vietnam until the end of 1980. She was still going to school at that time. In early 1981, Leslie along with her husband and their two young children (1 & 4 years old) escaped Vietnam as boatpersons. They arrived to a refugee camp in Pulau Bidong, Malaysia where they stayed for about 8 months. After months of struggling and starvation at the refugee camp, Leslie's family made it to the United States in late August of 1981. She is now living in California and works as a secretary of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Leslie currently lives in Glendale, California. 2 of her 3 children are now married with their own children. [profiler bio] Brent Robbins is a junior majoring in International Relations- Global Business at USC. He was born and raised in Yokohama, Japan until the age of 18. Ze Khai Wong is junior majoring in Business at USC. He was born in Malaysia. Wan-Ching Wu is a senior majoring in Biological Science. She was born and raised in Taiwan until the age 18.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-588
title: Leslie Nguyen, Escape from the Fall

description: [profile bio] Leslie Nguyen was born on July 2, 1955 in Dong Ha of South Vietnam. She comes from a Vietnamese Chinese cultural background and believes in Buddhism. During the Vietnam War, Leslie spent most of her time in Saigon, South Vietnam until the end of 1980. She was still going to school at that time. In early 1981, Leslie along with her husband and their two young children (1 & 4 years old) escaped Vietnam as boatpersons. They arrived to a refugee camp in Pulau Bidong, Malaysia where they stayed for about 8 months. After months of struggling and starvation at the refugee camp, Leslie's family made it to the United States in late August of 1981. She is now living in California and works as a secretary of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Leslie currently lives in Glendale, California. 2 of her 3 children are now married with their own children. [profiler bio] Brent Robbins is a junior majoring in International Relations- Global Business at USC. He was born and raised in Yokohama, Japan until the age of 18. Ze Khai Wong is junior majoring in Business at USC. He was born in Malaysia. Wan-Ching Wu is a senior majoring in Biological Science. She was born and raised in Taiwan until the age 18.