Interviewing my grandparents

About the lives of my grandparents, Say Moua and Choua Yang, and their journey to the U.S. during the Vietnam War. This interview highlights the lives of Hmong people like my grandparents during the Vietnam War in Laos and in...

Tuan Cao STORY Interview

On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War ended with the nation falling to communism. In this interview, Tuan Cao recounts his experiences living Communist Vietnam and his escape to the United States.

An Interview of my Grandmother: Life from the 1950s to the 2000s

Makenna Turner interviews her grandmother, Barbara Furlong, about her life from her childhood in the 1950s/60s to her adulthood in the 1970s to 2000s. Barbara recounts her time growing up in Hollywood, California and the influences of the Cold War...

Escaping Turmoil in the Chaos of War: The Story of a Vietnamese Immigrant

In this interview done on April 20, 2019, Patricia Tran (20) interviews her mother (60) about her life in Vietnam during the Vietnam War and her journey in fleeing and adapting to the United States and its culture. Thuy Nguyen...

The Mysterious White-haired Man

Young Aaron interviews her Grandfather on the night before he leaves to go home in California. The two share some laughs over his children and Aaron's father. They get a bit emotional over his time in the military and the...

Diep’s Childhood Experiences

My grandfather speaks about his experiences during the Vietnam War and once he reached America. He compares his childhood hardships due to the communist takeover to the childhood I got to experience.

Ken Nguyen Interview part 2

My dad talks about life during the Vietnam war, the struggles he went through to get to the U.S., and how he was assimilated into American society