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DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-378
title: Michael W. Kennedy, The Definition of a Hero

description: [profile bio] Michael W. Kennedy was born in San Diego, CA. He graduated from Eagle Rock High School in Los Angeles in 1966 and enlisted in the United States Air Force in September. He was assigned to the Air Police career field (later re-designated Security Police). His tasks were primarily base law enforcement, as well as flight line security and security of nuclear weapons storage facilities. On May 1, 1969, He was assigned to report to the 3rd Security Police Squadron at Bien Hoa Air Base in South Vietnam, 15 miles northeast of Saigon. After receiving two weeks of weapons orientation, Michael W. Kennedy was assigned to work for Base Defense/Perimeter Security. The first post he worked was Bunker Hill 10, which was a focal point of the 1968 Tet Offensive. After that, he started working in a Security Alert Team (SAT), patrolling the perimeter, responding to problems and providing support to the bunkers and towers in Charlie Area. In May 1970, he returned from Vietnam. After getting out of military service, Michael W. Kennedy worked in a campus police department for 35 years, and retired as a Captain in 2010. [profiler bio] Alex Beaton is a junior majoring in real estate development.; Wei Ren is a senior majoring in accounting.; Yifan Yang is a senior majoring in business administration.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-827
title: Stanley Kennedy, I Was Focused on Getting Back Home

description: [profile bio] Stanley Kennedy was born in April of 1947 in Yuma, Arizona. He was drafted into service for the U.S. army after dropping out of college for a semester break in 1966. He served in the 199th Light Infantry Brigade in Vietnam from March of 1967 until March of 1968. He spent most of that time in combat in the Mekong Delta. The largest engagement Stanley took part in was the Tet offensive, where he was in close combat with Viet Cong forces in and around Saigon. After leaving the military, Stanley developed a career in the garment manufacturing industry. He is now retired and living with his family in Southern California. Though it was not by choice, Stanley is proud to have obeyed and served his country. [profiler bio] Shonita Peterson is a senior from Los Angeles, CA majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in Leadership and Development.; Riti Chandiok is a junior from Northern California majoring in environmental studies. He aspires to go to law school after he graduates.; Michael Kennedy is a sophomore from Denver, Colorado majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Business Administration.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-22
title: An Lam, Difficulties of Talking about the War

description: [profile bio] An Lam was born on February 12th, 1985, and grew up in Da Nang City, in central Viet Nam, where a lot of war activity took place during the American War in Vietnam. Since he was born ten years after the end of the war, he does not have direct experiences from the War; however, having lived in Viet Nam for 20 years, he exhibits the unique perspective of how the war has been remembered by the Vietnamese, in the years afterward. He accredits everything he knows about the war to be from his schooling and his family's memories. During the war, most of his family fought on the American side, creating a conflict for An Lam in school, where the Northern Vietnamese soldiers were portrayed as heroes. Shortly after the war, his aunt fled to the US, and sponsored An's family for immigration to the United States. In 2004, at age 19, An and his parents arrived first in Dallas, Texas to live with his aunt. Two months later, his father decided to move the family to Orange County, California, where they still reside today. An now works as a machinist at Robinson Pharma. His hobbies include swimming, Tai Chi and Aikido. [profiler bio] David Lowenstein is a senior majoring in International Relations and Global Business, and is originally from Andover, Massachusetts.; Marty Juco is a senior majoring in Business with a concentration in management operations. He is from Antioch, California and entered USC as a transfer from Diablo Valley Community College.; Jennifer Stiefel is currently a senior majoring in Psychology. She is originally from Esslingen, Germany, but has lived in Orange County, California for ten years.; Tsz Chan is a senior from Temple City, California, majoring in Economics.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-752
title: Cassandra Lam, From Refugees to Living the American Dream

description: [profile bio] Cassandra Lam is a 19 year old Vietnamese-American who currently attends UCLA as a 2nd year studying English and Political Science. Born in June 7, 1991 in West Covina, she aspires to attend law school upon completion of her undergraduate degrees so she can be a District Attorney for the city of Covina. Cassandra serves as an ideal candidate to interview for this project as her parents have direct affiliations with the Vietnam War. Both of Cassandra's parents were refugees of the Vietnam War, escaping to the United States right before the turmoil of the war peaked. Cassandra's parents escaped to tell their children of the disparities between life in the States and life in Vietnam. Cassandra and her sister's life trajectory greatly differs from their disadvantaged parents. With the opportunities that exist for her in the U.S, Cassandra plans to live the American Dream without any oppressions like her parents faced. Her family's experiences in the war truly depict a heart wrenching story that exemplify strength in the midst of hardship and war. [profiler bio] Nick Khoury is a Los Angeles native and Senior business major at the University of Southern California.; Hao Yuan Li is a Senior studying International Relations at the University of Southern California. He plans to pursue a Master degree in Regulations at the London School of Economics. He is a Bay Area California native.; Judith Lee is a Senior studying Gerontology at the University of Southern California. She will graduate with her undergraduate degree in May 2011, and plans to receive her Master of Science in Gerontology in May 2012. She is from Orange County California.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-765
title: Don Lehman, The Relatively Peaceful Role of a Radio Operator

description: [profile bio] Don Lehman served in the Vietnam War from May 1968 until June of 1970. Although he joined the Navy Reserves, he was drafted into the military. Don served in the First Infantry Division as a radio relay and carrier operator, a position he chose which prevented him from serving in the general infantry but guaranteed his service in Vietnam. He served with both A Company and C Company, which were stationed just north of Saigon. Don considers his time in the war as a learning experience and is grateful that his position only exposed him to one firefight. Upon returning Don attended college and graduated in 1976. He then worked in the motion picture industry as a gaffer. He is now retired and is a member of the Anacapa Yacht Club. He lives in Oxnard, California and enjoys sailing on most of his free time. [profiler bio] Henry Chang is a senior from Taipei, Taiwan, and is graduating with a bachelor's degree in architecture.; Angelica Harris, a native of California, is graduating next fall with a bachelor's degree in fine arts.; Zak Harris is a senior from Lubbock, Texas. He is graduating with a bachelor's degree in Biological Science and a minor in Occupational Science.; Henry, Angelca, and Zak all attend the University of Southern California.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-240
title: Andy Ngo, My Mom Was Part Of The Killing Fields

description: [profile bio] Andy Ngo was born on December 3, 1992, and grew up in San Jose, California. Although he does not have any direct experience with the Vietnam War, both of his parents lived through the war and were refugees. Andy's mother is originally from Phnom Penh, Cambodia which was the site of the secret bombing missions by the United States government, while Andy's father is from Saigon, Vietnam. Growing up, Andy's parents were always open to talk to him about their experiences inside the re-education camps, both in Cambodia and Vietnam, and what it was like when they escaped to Thailand. Because of his unique indirect experience, Andy provides valuable insight as to how some of the first generation Vietnamese-Americans perceive the war. Andy is currently a senior at the University of Southern California and hopes to one day become a doctor. [profiler bio] Eric Brunts is a Senior at USC, from Denver, CO and is majoring in Industrial and Systems Engineering. Jon Koehmstedt is a Senior at USC, from Fairfax, VA and is majoring in Computer Science. Douglas Yuk is a Senior at USC, from Hong Kong, and is majoring in Biomedical (Electrical) Engineering.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-5
title: Bao Nguyen, The Past Has Made Me Who I Am Today

description: [profile bio] Bao Nguyen's incredible story begins in 1980, with his family's successful escape from Vietnam while Nguyen was still in his mother's womb. Born in a refugee camp in Thailand with no official citizenship, a young Nguyen endured the arduous journey to the United States with his family before ultimately settling in Garden Grove, CA. Today, he is actively involved in his local community as a member of the Garden Grove Board of Education. Nguyen holds a BA in Political Science from UC Irvine and an MA in Religious Studies from Naropa University in Colorado. He is trilingual in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. [profiler bio] Joseph Dorri is a senior from Pasadena, CA majoring in Neuroscience.; Siddharth Gupta is a senior from Orange County, CA majoring in Economics and Business Administration.; Michael Lin is senior from Yangon, Burma, currently residing in Cerritos, CA and majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-418
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-c80-423
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-c80-589
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-c80-598
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-c80-519
title: Tuan Nguyen, A Lucky ARVN Veteran from Saigon to the US

description: [profile bio] Tuan Nguyen was born in Vietnam in 1953. He graduated from high school and started studying law in Sigon. However, Tuan was drafted in the ARVN in 1972 at the age of 19. After serving in the army for about one and a half years, Tuan moved up to become a Second Lieutenant in February 1975. Tuan fled Saigon with his mother and other relatives in April 29, 1975 with a US Navy ship. Tuan made several stops before he settled in the US. He stayed at a refugee camp in Guam, where he found a family in a Lutheran Church that sponsored him and his mother. Tuan was assigned to a small town in Illinois at first. He moved around the country for several year until he settle in Souther California. He got married in 1991 and had one daughter and one son. [profiler bio] Sofia Cuellar studies International Relations at USC. Dan Li majors in Business Administration and is an active member of Undergraduate Student Government. Ben Benet is a GeoDesign major and Environmental Studies minor. Yuping studies Business Administration at USC Marshall.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-352
title: Mike O'Callaghan, American Police Force

description: [profile bio] Michael O'Callaghan was the only boy in a family of five children. Growing up in Arizona, Mike became an avid distance runner, competing at a collegiate and national level. When his draft notice came in December of 1972 for the Vietnam War, he reported for his physical evaluation, only to be turned away for inadequate health standards. Three weeks later, he ran the best marathon of his life. Health, for the military, is relative. Mike's parents were relieved, and his mother offered him a bus, plane, or train ticket to Canada before he was to re-report the next year. Fortunately for Mike and his family, the war ended before he could report to the draft board again. Mike stills lives in Arizona and is married to Jeni O'Callaghan. Together, they have three children. Mike works as a middle school math teacher, and is still fully involved in coaching track and field and cross country. He is still running marathons. [profiler bio] Elsa O'Callaghan is the daughter of Mike O'Callaghan and graduate of the University of Southern California. The second profiler, Geoff Parkhill, is a Computer Science Major and has one year left at the University of Southern California.
DOI: 10.25901/7pbv-9435
title: Howard Springs Flux Data Release 2025_v2
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-354
title: Mike O'Callaghan, American Police Force

description: [profile bio] Michael O'Callaghan was the only boy in a family of five children. Growing up in Arizona, Mike became an avid distance runner, competing at a collegiate and national level. When his draft notice came in December of 1972 for the Vietnam War, he reported for his physical evaluation, only to be turned away for inadequate health standards. Three weeks later, he ran the best marathon of his life. Health, for the military, is relative. Mike's parents were relieved, and his mother offered him a bus, plane, or train ticket to Canada before he was to re-report the next year. Fortunately for Mike and his family, the war ended before he could report to the draft board again. Mike stills lives in Arizona and is married to Jeni O'Callaghan. Together, they have three children. Mike works as a middle school math teacher, and is still fully involved in coaching track and field and cross country. He is still running marathons. [profiler bio] Elsa O'Callaghan is the daughter of Mike O'Callaghan and graduate of the University of Southern California. The second profiler, Geoff Parkhill, is a Computer Science Major and has one year left at the University of Southern California.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-924
title: Michael Parks, A Life Apart from Vietnam

description: [profile bio] Michael Parks is a journalist originally from Detroit, Michigan, whose work as a foreign correspondent took him to Saigon, Moscow, Johannesburg, Beijing, and Hong Kong. He received a Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting in 1987 for his coverage of South Africa. He worked as the editor of the Los Angeles Times for three years and helped launch the "Reading by 9" program to help children read at grade level. Parks has been a member of the USC community since 2000 and was director of the Annenberg School of Communications and Journalism from 2002 until 2008. He was appointed interim director at Annenberg in June of 2013. [profiler bio] Kaitlyn Mullin is a junior and a double major in Biological Sciences and Print and Digital Journalism. Renzhi Yu is a senior and a double major in Business Administration and Accounting. Sofia Shoffner is a sophomore and a double major in International Relations and Spanish. Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick is a sophomore and an International Relations major.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-931
title: Michael Parks, A Life Apart from Vietnam

description: [profile bio] Michael Parks is a journalist originally from Detroit, Michigan, whose work as a foreign correspondent took him to Saigon, Moscow, Johannesburg, Beijing, and Hong Kong. He received a Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting in 1987 for his coverage of South Africa. He worked as the editor of the Los Angeles Times for three years and helped launch the "Reading by 9" program to help children read at grade level. Parks has been a member of the USC community since 2000 and was director of the Annenberg School of Communications and Journalism from 2002 until 2008. He was appointed interim director at Annenberg in June of 2013. [profiler bio] Kaitlyn Mullin is a junior and a double major in Biological Sciences and Print and Digital Journalism. Renzhi Yu is a senior and a double major in Business Administration and Accounting. Sofia Shoffner is a sophomore and a double major in International Relations and Spanish. Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick is a sophomore and an International Relations major.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-425
title: Long Pham, The Positive Side of the War

description: [profile bio] Long Pham lived in Saigon, Vietnam until he was 9 years old. On April 29, 1975, he and his family fled the country on a boat to a refugee camp in the Philippines. However, his dad didn't leave with Long's family because he had another family he had to take care of in Vietnam. Long enjoyed his time during the stay in the Philippines and he maintains a relatively happy mood throughout the trip. From there, he transferred to Wake Island for 2 weeks before a group brought them to Camp Pendleton near San Diego. Afterwards, he moved to Downey and started to assimilate into the American community. Since leaving Vietnam, Long went back twice, once in 1994, once in 2015. He seems to feel like a tourist back in his home country and he thinks the communist vibe is still very strong in the country. Today, Long is very thankful for the US because of all the help his family got when they left Vietnam. He is happily living in America and he has a very positive outlook in his past experiences. [profiler bio] Kieran Reynolds, Jason Lui, and Beverly Pham are three students at the University of Southern California studying the American War in Vietnam. Kieran Reynolds is a senior from Shanghai, China majoring in Media Arts and Practice. Jason Lui is a sophomore from Hong Kong, China majoring in Business Administration. Beverly Pham is a sophomore from Westminster, CA majoring in Broadcast and Digital Journalism.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-148
title: Thai Pham, From ARVN to Reeducation to America

description: [profile bio] Thai Pham was a high school student in Vietnam when he was drafted to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. He served in the army for eight years, fighting with the American forces against those of Northern Vietnam, but when the war ended and the Americans left, Thai was captured by Communist forces and was a prisoner in a reeducation camp for seven years. In the duration of the war, Thai was shot severely and required a blood transfusion and surgery. After his release, Pham was sponsored and emigrated to America. He now resides in Orange County with his family, fighting and winning the battle against Hepatitis C. Bao Tran was a university student when he was drafted to the war. He is the brother-in-law of Thai Pham. Bao served in the war for five years, collaborating with America to combat the communist forces of North Vietnam. During the war, he lost many friends while his father passed away. After April 30, 1975, Bao was imprisoned in the reeducation camp along with Thai Pham. His release from the reeducation camp allowed Bao to emigrate over to America with his own wife and child where he resides with his family in Orange County. [profiler bio] Rui Huang is a freshman at the University of Southern California studying Business. Steven Pham is a freshman at the University of Southern California studying Industrial and Systems Engineering. Owen Slyman is a freshman at the University of Southern California studying Public Policy and Sustainable Development.