Thay Dao Quang (2017)
Vietnam War Oral Histories
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Interview
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Vietnam
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2017-09-06
Duration: 00:26:40
Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 | Vietnamese Americans | Refugees
Contributors:
- Quang, Thay Dao Interviewee
Description
An oral history interview conducted on September 6, 2017, with Thay Dao Quang of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Quang, a native of South Vietnam, is a Buddhist monk. He discusses: moving to the United States in 1994 with his family through the Humanitarian Operation Program; his father spending six years in prison and reeducation camp due to his support of the United States government during the Vietnam War; the negative treatment his father continued to experience following his release; his memory of visiting his father at the camp; the negative treatment his mother received due to her “dangerous” husband; the Vietnam War dividing families; the Communist regime destroying the Vietnamese culture; and his hope that both sides in Vietnam can talk about the past and learn from it.