Linh Dang |
Save page Remove page | Previous | 11 of 11 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max) if available
medium (500x500 max) if available
Large (1000x1000 max) if available
Extra Large
Full Resolution
Archival Image
All (PDF)
|
This page
All
|
Lessons from the War So when I was in high school, when I learned about the Vietnam War, it was really, I think, somewhat distorted. It was mainly about Woodstock and people protesting and, you know, that this is something that we shouldn’t do and something we made the wrong decision on. We sent our men overseas and many, you know, died because of that. And then there isn’t really much about refugees so I think I’m really glad that your class is actually doing this; part of it is about bringing out the suffering of the war. You see images and stuff but it doesn’t really talk about it and it doesn’t really talk about the conflicts of, you know, it seems like it’s just the Vietnamese involved but there’s actually the Cambodians, the Laos and the Chinese who were involved as well. And I didn’t really learn that in the Vietnam War because later on I learned that the suffering in Laos and Cambodia was actually much worse than the setting in Vietnam. So there were other parts going on that was not covered. I think part of it is that the U.S. thinks that they can easily go in and win the war, right. They didn’t think that with The Viet Cong, these jungle fighters, that they would be defeated. I think that part of it is, um, part of it is that it is hard that those are the people that know the land and you know they are fighting for their country. So I think in a sense, that when you actually send militaries in, they’re just doing a job. I don’t know whether that makes sense, instead of really actually fighting for your country or for your survivability and for your land. Um, so in terms of going forward in the future I think war can be prevented. I think that I am a big believer that if you were just to understand, because I think that there is a very, I guess, mis-cultural perception of other countries by the U.S. in other countries. For example, Afghanistan, we only know one part of it and we never really get to see the other side and be able to, I guess, what is the word for that? What do the people in that country actually feel about the U.S. coming in and fighting a certain war? So I think part of it is really being able to communicate and talk about problems before you have to fight. I think it is similar to relationships as well right? If you want to prevent someone from a fistfight, both sides kind of have to sit and talk honestly and transparent with each other and figure out where the miscommunications and misunderstandings come from, then find a peaceful solution. I think the U.S. can be much more diplomatic in terms of reaching out to other countries and having that open communication with other countries and I guess, talk more I guess.
Object Description
Profile of | Linh Dang |
Title | Sprouting from Ashes: The Journey of Linh Dang |
Profile bio | Linh Dang was born in Viet Nam after the fall of Saigon in 1975. As a wealthy Chinese family, Dang and her parents were targeted by the Communist government. After spending time in a re-education camp, Dang's parents were able to bribe their out, back into the city of Saigon, where their family lived in hiding for the next 10 years. With the help of an uncle, Dang's family was eventually able to emigrate to the United States. Dang entered formal schooling for the first time in middle school, knowing very little English, and went on to complete a B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA). She later continued her education at UCLA, earning Master's degrees in both Materials Engineering and Management. Dang is now the Engineering Program Manager for the Electronics and Payload division at the Northrop Grumman Corporation. As a highly accomplished engineer managing multi-million dollar projects, she won the 2014 Asian American Engineer of the Year Award. This is her Viet Nam War story. |
Profiler bio | Maria Bacci is a sophomore studying Chemical Engineering at the University of Southern California.; Juan Martinez and Elise Shea are juniors studying Civil Engineering (Building Science). Together, they worked to profile the experiences of Linh Dang in the context of the American War in Viet Nam. |
Subject |
American Chinese Civilian Communism Fall of Saigon Profile Re-education camp Refugee Saigon Viet Nam Vietnamese |
Profiled by | Bacci, Maria; Martinez, Juan; Shea, Elise |
Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Saigon; Ho Chi Minh City; Los Angeles |
Geographic subject (county) | Los Angeles |
Geographic subject (state) | California |
Geographic subject (country) | Vietnam; USA |
Coverage date | 1975 |
Publisher (of the original version) | http://anotherwarmemorial.com/linh-dang/ |
Type |
images video |
Format | 1 image; 5 video files (00:16:03); 5 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 | danglinh |
Description
Profile of | Linh Dang |
Title | Lessons from the War |
Format | 1 transcript, 1p. |
Filename | danglinh-vid5_tr5.pdf |
Full text | Lessons from the War So when I was in high school, when I learned about the Vietnam War, it was really, I think, somewhat distorted. It was mainly about Woodstock and people protesting and, you know, that this is something that we shouldn’t do and something we made the wrong decision on. We sent our men overseas and many, you know, died because of that. And then there isn’t really much about refugees so I think I’m really glad that your class is actually doing this; part of it is about bringing out the suffering of the war. You see images and stuff but it doesn’t really talk about it and it doesn’t really talk about the conflicts of, you know, it seems like it’s just the Vietnamese involved but there’s actually the Cambodians, the Laos and the Chinese who were involved as well. And I didn’t really learn that in the Vietnam War because later on I learned that the suffering in Laos and Cambodia was actually much worse than the setting in Vietnam. So there were other parts going on that was not covered. I think part of it is that the U.S. thinks that they can easily go in and win the war, right. They didn’t think that with The Viet Cong, these jungle fighters, that they would be defeated. I think that part of it is, um, part of it is that it is hard that those are the people that know the land and you know they are fighting for their country. So I think in a sense, that when you actually send militaries in, they’re just doing a job. I don’t know whether that makes sense, instead of really actually fighting for your country or for your survivability and for your land. Um, so in terms of going forward in the future I think war can be prevented. I think that I am a big believer that if you were just to understand, because I think that there is a very, I guess, mis-cultural perception of other countries by the U.S. in other countries. For example, Afghanistan, we only know one part of it and we never really get to see the other side and be able to, I guess, what is the word for that? What do the people in that country actually feel about the U.S. coming in and fighting a certain war? So I think part of it is really being able to communicate and talk about problems before you have to fight. I think it is similar to relationships as well right? If you want to prevent someone from a fistfight, both sides kind of have to sit and talk honestly and transparent with each other and figure out where the miscommunications and misunderstandings come from, then find a peaceful solution. I think the U.S. can be much more diplomatic in terms of reaching out to other countries and having that open communication with other countries and I guess, talk more I guess. |
Archival file | Volume3/danglinh-vid5_tr5.pdf |