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On Coming to America
I very much liked when we came here to America because my children grew up here very good and we have freedom.
On How America has Helped or Not Helped Since Coming Here
When we came here, the Americans helped — the first time we came here, we had welfare, they gave me food and they gave me money, paid the rent, and everything. We like it here.
You know, the first time we came here, we didn’t have anything.
We [referring to Bao] came here, we brought my children, very small.
We want to thank you, America, for helping me a lot.
Now, we have a house, we have good jobs.
My children, they grew up, they have lives, and they are looking forward to have good jobs.
We want to thank you, America.
On Keeping in Touch With People who Served With Them
Yeah, we are still in touch with people in the war who served in the war with us because after we left from Vietnam, we came here, had a reunion, and sometimes we call, we talk together.
Did you like coming to America?
I liked when we came here to America because my children grew up here very good, and we have freedom.
On Returning to Vietnam
I [referring to Bao] wish, when Vietnam has freedom, but now I don’t go back because now Vietnam is still Communist. You know about the Communists? Not freedom — when you say something, they can catch you and send you to prison.
Everybody came here, they wish to go back to Vietnam, when Vietnam has freedom, but now the Communists don’t have freedom. Because we live here all the time, we miss my country because over there we have family — parents, brothers and sisters– and somebody passes away but they have [the funeral] over there. We miss my country, I miss my country but when they [Vietnam] have freedom. On Media Portrayals of the Vietnam War
I think the books talk about history, different from the truth. Because the North talks about the winning but the South, they lost. That’s different from the history.
Do you see that with the films as well?
No, not true. When they fought together, I [referring to Bao] talked about South Vietnamese who died — 5 [million] people — but the Communists, they say 100 [thousand] people died. I think that’s not true.
Object Description
| Profile of | Thai Pham |
| Title | From ARVN to Reeducation to America |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Vietnam Vietnam war reeducation camp emigration sponsorship communist |
| Profiled by | Huang, Rui; Pham, Steven; Slyman, Owen |
| Profile date | 2016-03-04 |
| Geographic subject (county) | Orange |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA; Vietnam; North Vietnam; China; Russia |
| Coverage date | 1972 |
| Publisher (of the original version) | http://anotherwarmemorial.com/thai-pham/ |
| Type |
images video |
| Format | 1 image; 4 video files (00:12:16); 4 transcripts |
| Language | English |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Part of collection | An Other War Memorial -- Memories of the American War in Viet Nam |
| Filename | phamthai |
Description
| Profile of | Thai Pham |
| Title | On Coming to America |
| Format | 1 transcript, 2p. |
| Filename | phamthai-vid4_tr4.pdf |
| Full text | On Coming to America I very much liked when we came here to America because my children grew up here very good and we have freedom. On How America has Helped or Not Helped Since Coming Here When we came here, the Americans helped — the first time we came here, we had welfare, they gave me food and they gave me money, paid the rent, and everything. We like it here. You know, the first time we came here, we didn’t have anything. We [referring to Bao] came here, we brought my children, very small. We want to thank you, America, for helping me a lot. Now, we have a house, we have good jobs. My children, they grew up, they have lives, and they are looking forward to have good jobs. We want to thank you, America. On Keeping in Touch With People who Served With Them Yeah, we are still in touch with people in the war who served in the war with us because after we left from Vietnam, we came here, had a reunion, and sometimes we call, we talk together. Did you like coming to America? I liked when we came here to America because my children grew up here very good, and we have freedom. On Returning to Vietnam I [referring to Bao] wish, when Vietnam has freedom, but now I don’t go back because now Vietnam is still Communist. You know about the Communists? Not freedom — when you say something, they can catch you and send you to prison. Everybody came here, they wish to go back to Vietnam, when Vietnam has freedom, but now the Communists don’t have freedom. Because we live here all the time, we miss my country because over there we have family — parents, brothers and sisters– and somebody passes away but they have [the funeral] over there. We miss my country, I miss my country but when they [Vietnam] have freedom. On Media Portrayals of the Vietnam War I think the books talk about history, different from the truth. Because the North talks about the winning but the South, they lost. That’s different from the history. Do you see that with the films as well? No, not true. When they fought together, I [referring to Bao] talked about South Vietnamese who died — 5 [million] people — but the Communists, they say 100 [thousand] people died. I think that’s not true. |
| Archival file | Volume3/phamthai-vid4_tr4.pdf |
