An Oral History with Quang X. Pham

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  • An Oral History with Quang X. Pham Book Detail

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  • Release Date : 2010
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  • Genre : Marine Corps Air Station El Toro (Calif.)
  • Pages : 54
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  • File Size : 8,8 MB

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Book Description: An oral history with Quang X. Pham, resident of Mission Viejo, California, and former member of the United States Marine Corps (USMC). This interview was conducted as part of the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Oral History Project for California State University, Fullerton and the Center for Oral and Public History. The purpose of this interview was to gather information regarding Pham's experiences at and around El Toro. This interview includes discussion about growing up in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, speaking about wartime and normalcy, interacting with Americans, as well as his father's experiences in the South Vietnamese Air Force; shares memories about the fall of Saigon, coming to the United States as a refugee and leaving his father behind; talks about President Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War; talks about life in the United States, learning English and attending school, cultural differences, becoming a citizen, and attending the University of California, Los Angeles; comments on his mother's experiences in America; compares his feelings about the Vietnam War with American perceptions; talks about joining the USMC in 1986, remembering officer training, perceptions of Vietnamese refugees, and flying missions during the Gulf War; details his father's release from prison in Vietnam and his arrival in the United States; comments on changes and development in Orange County, California, since 1975; speaks about El Toro's closure and future as the Orange County Great Park. This oral history spans 1964-2010. Bulk dates: 1986-1999.

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