The Last Days of the Vietnam War (2015)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2015-05-01
Duration: 00:06:29
Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 | Vietnamese Americans
Contributors:
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Woods, Virnado Photographer
- Tran, Anthony Interviewee
Description
This segment from the May 1, 2015, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Shauna Sanford’s report on the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. She interviews Anthony Tran, a Vietnamese refugee who now lives in New Orleans East. He discusses: the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975; living under the Communist regime for four years; fleeing Vietnam on a boat with ten other people in 1979; living in a refugee camp; moving to New Orleans; the similarities between Vietnam and New Orleans; the strong bonds of the Vietnamese community in New Orleans; and the importance of the Mary Queen of Vietnam Church to the community.