During this Primary Materials Pop Up Workshop, participants will have the opportunity to engage with original archival materials related to the exhibit, Remembering Saigon: Journeys Through and From Guam, at the Orange County & Southeast Asian Archive Center.
 

Friday, February 21, 2025
1:45 – 3:15 p.m.
OC&SEAA Center
 

About the Exhibit

2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. To commemorate the sacrifices of those who fought during the war on behalf of both the United States and South Vietnam, as well as the narratives of hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese refugees who fled the war’s aftermath, the UC Irvine Southeast Asian Archive, in collaboration with the UCLA Asian American Studies Department, has put together this public history exhibit at the Orange County & Southeast Asian Archive Center. “Remembering Saigon: Journeys through and from Guam” highlights how the stories of Vietnamese refugees, CHamorus, and non-native Guamanians became intertwined during the Vietnam War period and its aftermath.

This exhibit highlights the narratives of CHamoru Vietnam War veterans, Vietnamese refugees, and Guamanians who contributed to Operation New Life. It features photographs, historical artifacts, archival documents, and oral histories from the UC Irvine Southeast Asian Archive, the Vietnamese Heritage Museum in Garden Grove, the Micronesia Area Research Center at the University of Guam, the Memoirs Pasifika podcast, the National Archives and Records Administration, and personal collections.

This workshop is hosted by Special Collections & Archives in conjunction with the UCI Global Asias Conference.