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The Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association Collection (Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation Collection) The processing of this collection was made possible through a 2006 grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Access Restrictions: The Office Files, Resettlement Files, Master Lists of Applicants, and Oversized Documents series are open for research. The ODP Applications Series is restricted until December 1, 2008. The Restricted/Reserved Files series is restricted indefinitely. Location Code: D165 Collection Number: 1849 Extent: 156 linear feet Inclusive Dates: 1905-2002, bulk 1977-1999 Scope and Content Note: Collection Introduction The Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association Collection contains 156 linear feet of immigration applications, correspondence, speeches, meeting notes, financial and legal records, printed materials, and other administrative records that document the activities of the Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association (FVPPA), a non-profit organization active from 1977-1999 in campaigning for the release of re-education camp prisoners in Vietnam. The records document not only the activities of the FVPPA, but also the individual stories of over 12,000 applicants for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Orderly Departure Program (ODP). The collection is arranged in six series: ODP Applications, Office Files, Resettlement Files, Master Lists of Applicants, Restricted/Reserved Files, and Oversized Documents. The application files contained documents proving eligibility for immigration to the U.S. through the ODP. These records include: ODP application forms, sponsor letters, prisoner

release documents, personal letters, photos, copies of identification papers, birth, marriage, and death records, educational certificates, military records, and other relevant documents. Also found in the collection are the FVPPA s extensive correspondence with government officials, political leaders, non-profit human rights organizations and others, including: President Ronald Reagan, President George H. W. Bush, Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau for Refugees Robert L. Funseth, Orderly Departure Program Director Martha Sardinas, the U.S. Department of State, the Bureau for Refugee Programs, the Embassy of the United States of America in Bangkok, Thailand, Amnesty International, Staff Consultant for the Subcommittee on Asian & Pacific Affairs Eric Schwartz, Congressman Stephen J. Solarz, Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Senator John McCain, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Senator John Kerry, Senator Bob Dole, the Department of Social and Health Services for the State of Washington, and Thailand refugee camp president Ngo Suu. In its work on behalf of political prisoners and refugees, the FVPPA undertook a variety of activities. Their public awareness program sought to collect and disseminate pertinent information on the needs of Vietnamese political prisoners and their families. An outreach program sought to establish a case file for every prisoner and his or her immediate family in order to assist the eligible persons with their immigration from Vietnam to the United States or other countries in the world. The FVPPA also acted as an information center for recent immigrants, providing resettlement information and assistance as well as aiding in family reunification. They maintained correspondence and held meetings with several politicians, government agencies and officials, and human rights organizations. Provenance of the collection In 2004, members of the FVPPA reorganized and formed the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation (VAHF). In June of 2005, VAHF donated to Texas Tech University s Vietnam Archive 135-linear-feet of documents created and collected by the FVPPA. The records had been stored for many years in Austin, Texas. After their shipment by freight truck to Lubbock, approximately 19 linear feet of documents received treatment for mold growth. Arrangement of collection There appeared to be no original order or recognizable filing system to the records of the FVPPA Collection (VAHF) when it arrived at the Vietnam Archive. To give the collection order and make it accessible to researchers, the collection was divided into six series: ODP Applications, Office Files, Resettlement Files, Master Lists of Applicants, Oversized Documents, and Restricted/Reserved Files. Series 1 - ODP Application Files Introduction At a total of 117 linear feet of documents, the ODP Applications are the largest group of files in the collection. They are arranged alphabetically and contain individual documents that date from 1905 to 1999. ODP Applications has one subgroup: ODP Correspondence. The individual documents found in the Applications Files Series range from 1905 to 2001. The documents include: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Orderly Departure Program applications, Letters of Introduction (LOI) from ODP applicants and/or their sponsors, Vietnamese political prisoners Certificate of Release from re-education camp, 2

personal letters, letters from family members, letters from sponsors, photos of applicants and family members, copies of passports, copies of exit visas, copies of Vietnamese identification cards, Residency and Household Members List from an ODP applicant s local Vietnamese Police Department, marriage, birth, and death certificates, educational certificates, military training certificates, military awards, professional training certificates, letters of recommendation for jobs, humanitarian operation (HO) papers, copies of Alien Resident Cards, copies of Social Security cards, and medical records. When necessary, personal information such as Social Security numbers and/or medical information has been removed to the restricted series (Series 6), and sanitized copies of documents included in the original files. Notes about Vietnamese names The names of the applicants are written in the Vietnamese order, which is opposite the American order. For example, the American President John Quincy Adams would be written Adams Quincy John in the Vietnamese order. If the applicant has a known alias it is noted on the file. For example, Nguyen Van Be has an alias of Pham Van Be. His file would be marked Nguyen Van Be a.k.a. Pham Van Be. Nguyen is the most common surname/family/last name. Dang, Do, Ngo, Pham, Phan, Le, Luong, Tran, Truong, Trinh, Vo, and Vu are also common surname/family/last names in the collection. Van is the most common middle name, followed by Thi and Minh. Thi is almost always a female s middle name. I & Y are the same, interchangeable when after a consonant. Qui is the same as Quy. Quy is the older generations preference, whereas Qui is the younger s. Si is the same as Sy. When reading the documents, it is helpful to know these two common abbreviations for names: Ng=Nguyen, and T=Thi or Thuy. If it looks like Cr, it is TR. R almost never follows C. What looks like an S or G can be an H. D with a line under it is a P. Series 1-Arrangement The name of the principal applicant is the name given on the file. For example, Nguyen Van Be, a former Vietnamese political prisoner, is applying for his family to immigrate to the U.S. through the ODP. His list of family members includes his wife Pham Thi Phuong, his son Nguyen Ngoc Be, and his father Nguyen Ngo Be. Nguyen Van Be s name will be the one listed on the file. If, however, Nguyen Van Be s wife was also a Vietnamese political prisoner or a U.S. employee, her name will also appear on the file, for she too has status and qualifies as a principal applicant under ODP. The order of the two names on the file is determined alphabetically. If the widow of a principal applicant applies, the file is listed with her name first, followed by that of her deceased husband. If the children of a principal applicant are orphans when they apply, the file is listed under the names of the children. Application files for individuals having the same name are arranged by date of birth. The oldest applicant is followed by the next oldest and so on until the youngest applicant with that name is reached. The birth date is written in the American order. Vietnamese write the date by day-month-year. January 11, 1959 is 11-1-1959 in Vietnamese order. Please keep in mind when looking for a particular applicant s file that the order of the birth date may accidentally be written in the wrong order. Moreover, applicants sometimes changed their birth date multiple times, and even changed their names. 3

The ODP Applications Files range from 1985-1999. The majority of ODP Application forms were filled out in 1989-1994, after the July 30, 1989 signing of the American-Vietnamese agreement allowing former re-education camp prisoners and their families to resettle in the U.S. Another large group of ODP applications were filled out in 1996-1999 after the McCain Amendment (Section 595 H.R. 3540), which allowed children over the age of 21 of former reeducation camp prisoners to immigrate to the U.S., was enacted in July, 1996. An ODP Application form contains: the name and birthday of the applicant; the IV and VEWL number of the applicant, which served as an ID for the Embassy of the U.S. in Bangkok, Thailand; the Vietnamese address of the ODP applicant; the birthday and contact information of the applicant s sponsor; the contact information of the closest relative(s) or acquaintance(s) of the ODP applicant in the U.S. and Vietnam; the relationship between the sponsor and the ODP applicant; the military rank or U.S. employee position of the applicant; the names, addresses, and birthdays of the family members the applicant wished to have emigrate with them; and the dates and names of the re-education camp(s) in which the applicant was incarcerated. Subseries 2 - ODP Correspondence The ODP Correspondence subseries consists of one linear foot of files ranging from 1989-1999 of ODP applicants who are unnamed. The applicant s sponsor or family member wrote a letter but did not name the applicant. Like the ODP applications, the ODP Correspondence files are arranged alphabetically. The files are arranged by the name of the sponsor or family member of the unnamed applicant. Those files having the same name are arranged by date of birth. Series 2 - General Office Files Consisting of 35 linear feet of documents that range form 1981 to 2002, the General Office Files is the second largest series in the collection. Office files are divided into five subseries: Correspondence; Events and Speeches; Organizational Meetings; Financial, Legal and Employee Records; and Printed Materials. These documents provide information on the purpose, mission, and activities of the FVPPA. Through these files a researcher can learn how the FVPPA achieved its four major accomplishments: The July 30, 1989 signing of the American-Vietnamese agreement allowing former reeducation camp prisoners and their families to resettle in the U.S. The release of the 100 longest held political prisoners. The McCain Amendment which allowed children over of the age of 21 of former reeducation camp prisoners to immigrate to the U.S. (Section 595 H.R. 3540, enacted in July 1996, considered by conference committee in September of 1996.) The abolition of the mandatory requirement that former Vietnamese political prisoners have six months trade and English training in Philippines before entering the U.S. Subseries 1 - Correspondence Office Correspondence is the largest subseries of the Office Files Series and contains sixteen linear feet of documents. This subseries is divided into two subgroups, Incoming and Outgoing Correspondence. At nine linear feet, Office Correspondence-Incoming is the larger 4

of these two groups and is arranged alphabetically by the name of the sender. These files cover the 1980s and 1990s, with the bulk being in the 1990s. Office Correspondence-Outgoing contains seven linear feet of documents and is arranged chronologically by year and then by month. Office Correspondence-Outgoing covers 1982-2001. Notable correspondents include: President Ronald Reagan, President George H. W Bush, Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau for Refugees Robert L. Funseth, Orderly Departure Program Director Martha Sardinas, Staff Consultant of the Subcommittee on Asian & Pacific Affairs Eric Schwartz, Congressman Stephen J. Solarz, Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Senator John McCain, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Senator John Kerry, Senator Bob Dole, and Thailand Refugee Camp President Ngo Suu. Subseries 2 - Office Events and Speeches The Office Events and Speeches subseries contains three linear feet of records documenting the events held by, and attended by, the FVPPA, as well as various speeches given by its president and co-founder Khuc Minh Tho, Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau for Refugees Robert L. Funseth, and various other VIPs. These files are arranged chronologically and cover 1982-1999, but have no records for the years 1983 and 1997. The bulk of the records are from the FVPPA s two annual events: The Annual Freedom Reunion Picnic, and the Annual Awards Dinner and Culture Show, also called the Unity and Reunion Dinner. The FVPPA s events helped to raise money and public awareness, and honored those individuals and VIPs who had contributed to the FVPPA s mission and cause. Subseries 3 - Organizational Meetings The Office Organizational Meetings subseries contains three linear feet of records documenting the FVPPA s meetings and contacts. The files are arranged chronologically and cover 1984-1998. The records contain board meeting notes, memos, agendas, lists of attendees, minutes from meetings with U.S. government officials, printed and hand written lists of contacts, and hand written notes about meetings and trips. Notable files include: an Agenda & Summary of the Issues of the Meeting with the Permanent Mission of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in New York City, April 14, 1989; notes from the Coordinating Committee for the Reception of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Welcome & Task Force, 1989-1990; notes on the abolition of the requirement of former Vietnamese political prisoners having to go to Bataan, Philippines before coming to the U.S., 1992-1993; and notes detailing a meeting with the Immigration and Naturalization Service, August 30, 1995. Subseries 4 - Financial, Legal, and Employee Records At two linear feet, the Office Financial, Legal, and Employee Records subseries is the smallest of the Office Files Series. These files are arranged chronologically and cover 1981-1999, but are missing the records for the years 1982 and 1983. The bulk of these files are the annual membership and sponsorship donations and fees. There are only five files pertaining to employee records. Subseries 5 - Printed Materials Printed Materials is the last of the Office subseries and contains ten linear feet of documents. These files are arranged chronologically and cover 1976-2002. Printed Materials is divided into two subgroups: Printed Materials Not Created by the FVPPA, and Printed Materials Created by the FVPPA. The Printed Materials Not Created by the FVPPA files contains seven 5

linear feet of records that range from 1976-2002, but is missing the years: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 2000, and 2001. These files contain various periodicals, journals, including: Vietnamese- American beauty magazines, Vietnamese newspaper articles, American newspapers in English and Vietnamese, Congressional Records, Vietnam Human Rights Watch, and even The National Enquirer. Printed Materials Created by the FVPPA contains three linear feet of records that range from 1989-1999, but is missing the years: 1981, 1982, 1983, and 1993. These files contain the FVPPA s informational and promotional materials, including: annual yearbooks, FVPPA s newsletters, and the FVPPA s brochures. Series 3 - Resettlement Files The Resettlement Files Series consists of one linear foot of records of former Vietnamese political prisoners and their families that the FVPPA helped resettle in the U.S. The files are arranged alphabetically and cover the 1990s. These records document the FVPPA s assistance to former Vietnamese political prisoners and their families in obtaining housing, employment, transportation, medical care, and state assistance. These records contain copies of resettled immigrants ODP applications, and all receipts and paperwork involved in assisting former Vietnamese political prisoners in the U.S. Series 4 - Master Lists of Applicants The Master Lists of Applicants Series contains one linear foot of documents arranged chronologically, covering the years 1985, 1988, 1989, and undated files. Master List files contain copies of applications, checks, and sponsorship forms. These records helped the FVPPA to keep track of membership and sponsorship donations, contact information of sponsors, and to make lists of former re-education camp prisoners. Series 5 - Oversized Documents Consisting of only two files in one large flat box, Oversized Documents is the smallest of all series and is arranged alphabetically. The first file contains military awards removed from the ODP Application file of Nguyen Van Cong (3/15/1940). The second file contains a proclamation from President George H. W. Bush. Series 6 - Restricted/Reserved The Restricted/Reserved series contains two linear feet of records arranged alphabetically. This series consists of individual documents removed from Series 1-5 containing medical information and Social Security numbers. These files are not open for researchers. When possible, sanitized copies of documents were returned to the original files, and in all cases a note was place in the file indicating information had been removed. Administrative History: On April 30, 1975, Saigon fell to the Army of North Vietnam. That spring, 125,000 Vietnamese fled the country. From 1978 to the mid-1980s, approximately 2 million Vietnamese left the country by boat, which was highly dangerous and illegal. Refugees faced dangers from overcrowded boats, pirates, and the perils of Mother Nature. Alarmed by the high death toll, in 1979 the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) 6

proposed the Orderly Departure Program (ODP), which received the support and cooperation of the U.S. State Department and other diplomatic offices around the world. The next year the United Nations established an ODP office in Bangkok, Thailand to facilitate safe departures from Vietnam. In 1989, Robert Lloyd Funseth, Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Acting Director of the Bureau for Refugee Programs, negotiated with the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to allow immigration of former re-education camp prisoners to the United States. For fifteen years the Orderly Departure Program helped over 500,000 Vietnamese refugees immigrate to the U.S. before its closure in 1994. After her life was tragically affected by the war in Vietnam, Khuc Minh Tho dedicated herself to those hoping to start a new life, as she did, in the United States. Born in 1939 in the former Sa Dec province (now Dong Thap province) near Saigon, Communist forces kidnapped Tho s father in 1968, and he was never seen again. In 1972, her step-mother was also killed by Communist forces. When she was 23 years old and five months pregnant with her third child, Tho s husband was killed by the Viet Cong as well. From 1961 to 1972, Tho worked for the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Vietnam. From 1972 to 1975, she served as Administrative Officer at the Vietnamese Embassy in Manila, Philippines. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, her second husband, Nguyen Van Be, a colonel in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, was sent to a reeducation camp, where he would spend the next 13 years. In 1975, with her husband still incarcerated, Tho immigrated to the U.S. She worked in a variety of social service positions in the suburban Washington D.C. area, including the Foundation Senior Citizen Association, and the government of Arlington County, Virginia. She was the first Vietnamese American to work in the Arlington County Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. In 1977, in order to win the release of her husband and other Vietnamese political prisoners, Tho co-founded the Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association (FVPPA) in Arlington, Virginia, along with Trinh Ngoc Dung and other spouses, children, relatives, and friends of Vietnamese political prisoners. Tho not only co-founded the FVPPA, but she also served as president of the association. Up to 20 volunteers met at Tho s house each night after a full day s work at their day jobs, and worked for the release of Vietnamese political prisoners and for their immigration to the U.S. through the ODP. They petitioned Congress and lobbied the State Department on behalf of Vietnamese political prisoners. In 1984, the FVPPA was officially incorporated by the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission. The FVPPA s stated purpose was to promote the reunion of political prisoners with their families in the United States and elsewhere in the free world. The group also called for public awareness to the plight of political prisoners. The FVPPA worked with the American government, international humanitarian organizations, and other volunteer agencies to achieve its goals of family reunification and humane treatment of prisoners. In its work on behalf of political prisoners and refugees, the FVPPA undertook a variety of activities. Their public awareness program sought to collect and disseminate pertinent information on the needs of Vietnamese political prisoners and their families. An outreach program sought to establish a case file for every prisoner and his or her immediate family in 7

order to assist the eligible persons with their immigration from Vietnam to the United States or other countries in the world. The FVPPA also acted as an information center for recent immigrants, and providing resettlement information and assistance as well as aiding in family reunification. They maintained correspondence and held meetings with several politicians, government agencies and officials, and human rights organizations, including: President Ronald Reagan, President George H. W. Bush, Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau for Refugees Robert L. Funseth, Orderly Departure Program Director Martha Sardinas, the U.S. Department of State, the Bureau for Refugee Programs, the Embassy of the United States of America in Bangkok, Thailand, Amnesty International, Staff Consultant for the Subcommittee on Asian & Pacific Affairs Eric Schwartz, Congressman Stephen J. Solarz, Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Senator John McCain, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Senator John Kerry, Senator Bob Dole, the Department of Social and Health Services for the State of Washington, and Thailand refugee camp president Ngo Suu. The FVPPA held two annual events to raise money and public awareness, and to honor those individuals and VIPs who had contributed to the FVPPA s mission and cause: The Annual Freedom Reunion Picnic, and the Annual Awards Dinner and Culture Show, also called the Unity and Reunion Dinner. Among the many other important events the FVPPA held or attended are: A Salute to Freedom Picnic, Memorial, and Reception in July 1994; a reception at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in 1988; an event marking International Human Rights Day in 1987; performances by Vietnamese singers and performers at T.C. Williams School in 1988 and 1989; a concert by Hoang Thi Tho in 1990; the International Children s Festival in 1996; and Vietnamese American Appreciation and Celebration Day in 1999. The FVPPA was staffed entirely by volunteers. It had no paid professional employees and relied upon the work of members and friends. Donations paid for the publication of a newsletter, computer equipment, telephone, postage and office supplies. The organization also conducted ongoing fundraising activities to support these costs. In April 1992, Khuc Minh Tho was interviewed as part of a project of the Organization of Pan- Asian American Women. She described her role and the goals of the organization by stating: As President of the Association, my principal role is to represent the rights of the political prisoners and their families and appeal to the Executive and Legislative branches of the United States government, and to all governments of other free countries, to intervene with Vietnamese authorities with respect to their rights. I also advocate for the prompt release of political prisoners from the re-education camps in Vietnam and assist them in reuniting with their families and loved ones in the United States or in other countries. Through her dedication and leadership, the FVPPA achieved many of these stated goals and had a lasting impact on the Vietnamese American Community in the United States. In July of 1989, the United States and Vietnam signed an agreement allowing former reeducation camp prisoners and their families to resettle in the U.S. Funded by a grant from Amnesty International, the organization developed a list of the 100 longest held Vietnamese political prisoners and worked for their release. Their lobbying efforts also led to the passage 8

of the McCain Amendment (Section 595 H.R. 3540) in 1996, which allowed children over of the age of 21 of former prisoners to immigrate to the U.S. Their efforts also led to the elimination of the requirement that former Vietnamese political prisoners have six months trade and English training in Philippines before entering the U.S. In a 1989 interview with The Orange County Register, Robert Funseth, Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, credited Khuc Minh Tho with being the guiding light behind the movement to free Vietnamese who were held in communist re-education camps Funseth felt so strongly about Tho s efforts that he presented her with the ballpoint pen he used in Hanoi to sign the agreement between the United States and Vietnam. In 2005, Mrs. Tho was a National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencies (NAVASA) Honoree. Today she still works on behalf of Vietnamese immigrants as an active member of the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation. The contributions of the FVPPA were of great significance to the Vietnamese American community and to United States history. By writing and petitioning U.S. government officials and agencies, along with those of other nations, fundraising, and raising public awareness of the plight of Vietnamese political prisoners, the FVPPA gave voice to thousands of Vietnamese political prisoners, former U.S. allies and employees, and their families who might otherwise have been forgotten. By helping these Vietnamese refugees immigrate and resettle in the U.S., the Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association became a vital key to the understanding of the Vietnamese American immigration experience. Collection Inventory: Series 1 - ODP Applications Subseries 1 Application Files BOX FOLDER TITLE 1 A - Bui K 2 Bui L - Bui Van B 3 Bui Van C - Cao D 4 Cao H - Chau M 5 Chau N - Dam 6 Dang A - Dang P 7 Dang Q - Dang Van R 8 Dang Van S - Dao S 9 Dao T - Dinh K 10 Dinh L - Dip 11 Do - Do Ngoc N 12 Do Ngoc P - Do Tr 13 Do Tuan - Doan Duc 14 Doan Duy - Doan Van 15 Doan Vi - Duong Q 16 Duong S - Ha H 9

17 Ha K - Hinh 18 Ho - Ho Quang 19 Ho Quoc - Ho Van H 20 Ho Van K - Hoang G 21 Hoang H - Hoang Thi N 22 Hoang Thi P - Hong Khac Bich 23 Hong Khac L - Huynh Duc 24 Huynh Duy - Huynh Ngoc L 25 Huynh Ngoc M - Huynh Thi G 26 Huynh Thi H - Huynh Van N 27 Huynh Van O - Khuc H 28 Khuc M - Lam H 29 Lam K - Lam Vinh 30 Lang - Le Dinh N 31 Le Dinh P - Le Huu Phuoc 32 Le Huu Phuong - Le Ngoc Bui 33 Le Ngoc Buu - Le Quang L 34 Le Quang M - Le Thanh D 35 Le Thanh H - Le Thi M 36 Le Thi N - Le Trong 37 Le Truc - Le Van E 38 Le Van G - Le Van Nghia 39 Le Van Nghiep - Le Van The 40 Le Van Thien - Le Viet Mang 41 Le Viet Muoi - Luong N 42 Luong P - Luu U 43 Luu V - Ma 44 Mac - Mai Van Tho 45 Mai Van Thom - Ngo Phung 46 Ngo Phuoc - Ngo Van Hoanh 47 Ngo Van Hue - Nguyen Anh Tuan 48 Nguyen Anh Tung - Nguyen Chau A 49 Nguyen Chau B - Nguyen Dang B 50 Nguyen Dang C - Nguyen Dinh N 51 Nguyen Dinh P - Nguyen Duc Phu 52 Nguyen Duc Phuc - Nguyen Hai Dinh 53 Nguyen Hai Son - Nguyen Huu Bich 54 Nguyen Huu Bieu - Nguyen Huu Nhut 55 Nguyen Huu O - Nguyen Huu Tri 56 Nguyen Huu Trieu - Nguyen Kim Doan 57 Nguyen Kim Dong - Nguyen Manh Dung 58 Nguyen Manh H - Nguyen Nam 59 Nguyen Nang - Nguyen Ngoc Lien 60 Nguyen Ngoc Linh - Nguyen Ngoc U 61 Nguyen Ngoc Van - Nguyen Phuoc A 62 Nguyen Phuoc D - Nguyen Quang 10

63 Nguyen Qui - Nguyen Tan Loc 64 Nguyen Tan Luc - Nguyen Thanh G 65 Nguyen Thanh H - Nguyen Thanh Tinh 66 Nguyen Thanh Toan - Nguyen Thi Be 67 Nguyen Thi Bich - Nguyen Thi Hong 68 Nguyen Thi Hue - Nguyen Thi Mai (1948) 69 Nguyen Thi Mai (1952) - Nguyen Thi Quy 70 Nguyen Thi Quyen - Nguyen Thi Vi 71 Nguyen Thi Vien - Nguyen Tri Tai 72 Nguyen Tri Thuc - Nguyen Tu Qui 73 Nguyen Tu Trinh - Nguyen Van Bien 74 Nguyen Van Biet - Nguyen Van Cong 75 Nguyen Van Cu - Nguyen Van Duoc 76 Nguyen Van Duong - Nguyen Van Hoa (1/16/1943) 77 Nguyen Van Hoa (6/22/1943) - Nguyen Van K 78 Nguyen Van L - Nguyen Van M 79 Nguyen Van Nam Nguyen Van Oai 80 Nguyen Van O - Nguyen Van Ron 81 Nguyen Van Rot - Nguyen Van Thanh (3/3/1929) 82 Nguyen Van Thanh (1933) - Nguyen Van Thuan 83 Nguyen Van Thuong - Nguyen Van Trung (2/27/1943) 84 Nguyen Van Trung (8/30/1945) - Nguyen Van Xuan 85 Nguyen Van Xuong - Nguyen Xuan S 86 Nguyen Xuan T - Pham Cong Can (5/31/1930) Folder A 87 Pham Cong Can (5/31/1930) Folder B - Pham Gia N 88 Pham Gia P - Pham Kim 89 Pham Kinh - Pham Quang K 90 Pham Quang L - Pham Thi M 91 Pham Thi N - Pham Van Canh 92 Pham Van Chac - Pham Van Phuc 93 Pham Van Phuoc - Pham Viet S 94 Pham Viet T - Phan Thanh Tua 95 Phan Thanh Tuong - Phau 96 Phi - Sung 97 T - Thien 98 Thong - Tran Ba Hong 99 Tran Ba Hung - Tran Dinh Ba 100 Tran Dinh Bach - Tran Hoai 101 Tran Hoan - Tran Luc 102 Tran Luong - Tran Ngoc Lich 103 Tran Ngoc Lieu - Tran Quang Hien 104 Tran Quang Hiep - Tran Thanh Liem 105 Tran Thanh Long - Tran Thi Thanh N 106 Tran Thi Thanh Tam - Tran Van C 107 Tran Van D - Tran Van H 108 Tran Van I - Tran Van Phu 11

109 Tran Van Phuc - Tran Viet N 110 Tran Viet T - Trinh Thi Thiet 111 Trinh Thi Thong - Truong Thi M 112 Truong Thi N - Van P 113 Van S - Vo Thanh Lien 114 Vo Thanh N - Vo Van Tuoi 115 Vo Van Tuong - Vu Van Bat 116 Vu Van C - Y Subseries 2 - ODP Correspondence BOX FOLDER TITLE 117 1 Alice 2 Anne Kim Truong 3 Bui Cuong 4 Bui Hia Duc 5 Bui Huynh Thu 6 Bui Thi Hoa 7 Bui Tran Thanh Thuy 8 Bui Van Qui 9 Ca Ngoc Su 10 Chu Van Tien 11 Chu Xuan Gian 12 Dang Khanh Vinh 13 Dang Lien 14 Dang Thai Binh 15 Dang Thi A (12/01/1942) 16 Dang Thi Mai 17 Dang Van Hon 18 Dao Michael 19 Dao Thi Doan Trang 20 Dao Trang 21 Dao Van Cong 22 Dinh Thi Lien Kieu 23 Do Bao Long 24 Do Trong Viet 25 Do Van Ca 26 Doan Tuong 27 Duong Anh Sang 28 Duong Cong Hoanh 29 Duong Dinh Hanh 30 Duong L 31 Duong Thi Chin 32 Giang Van Cau 33 Hoan Bui 34 Hoang Binh Thuan 35 Hoang Con 12

36 Hoang Thanh Loan 37 Hoang Tien Minh 38 Hoang Tuyet Mai 39 Hong Hoi 40 Hua Them Phuoc 41 Huynh Lang 42 Huynh Thi Chau 43 Huynh Thi Nguyen (11/20/1944) 44 Huynh Truong Tuan 45 Kieu Duong 46 Kimly L Conway 47 La Thanh Danh 48 Lam Duc 49 Le Don 50 Le Duy Phuong 51 Le Hai 52 Le Khang 53 Le Khanh Nga 54 Le Kim Chau 55 Le Kim Hoang 56 Le Kim Son 57 Le Minh Tuan 58 Le Quang Khuong 59 Le Que 60 Le Thanh Trang 61 Le Thi An 62 Le Thi Bach (11/03/1952) 63 Le Thi Huong 64 Le Thi Le Hong 65 Le Thi Nguyet Dung 66 Le Thi Que 67 Le Tu Phu 68 Le Van Cu 69 Le Van Khoa 70 Le Van Lam 71 Le Van Tam 72 Le Xuan 73 Lieu Rupp 74 Luong Van Hong 75 Luu H. Lan 76 Luu Q. Thuc 77 Luu Ton Loi 78 Ly Phuong Lam 79 Ly Thi Chieu (5/28/1989) 80 Ly Thi Dung 81 Mai 13

82 Nghia 83 Ngo Dinh Thu 84 Ngo Phu Hai 85 Ngo Suu 86 Ngo Thi Xinh 87 Ngo Van Lai (10/10/1936) 88 Nguyen Anh Dung 89 Nguyen Chi Man 90 Nguyen Dang Ta 91 Nguyen Dat Tien 92 Nguyen Dung 93 Nguyen Ghi 94 Nguyen Hoang 95 Nguyen Hue 96 Nguyen Huu Duc 97 Nguyen Kim Lang 98 Nguyen Huy 99 Nguyen Kim Loan 100 Nguyen Luong Quyen 101 Nguyen Minh Thuy 102 Nguyen Minh Trang 103 Nguyen Ngoc Bich 104 Nguyen Ngoc Hai 105 Nguyen Ngoc Hon 106 Nguyen Ngoc Nhuong 107 Nguyen Ngoc Tien 108 Nguyen P. Trach 109 Nguyen Phong 110 Nguyen Phuoc Quan 111 Nguyen Quan 112 Nguyen Qui Khoi (04/06/1967) 113 Nguyen Quynh Nga 114 Nguyen Tan Hung 115 Nguyen Tan Phu 116 Nguyen Tat Dung (09/09/1951) 117 Nguyen Thanh Nhon 118 Nguyen The Hai 119 Nguyen Thi Be 120 Nguyen Thi Be 121 Nguyen Thi Hanh 122 Nguyen Thi Hoa AKA Que 123 Nguyen Thi Hoi 124 Nguyen Thi Kieu 125 Nguyen Thi Kim Hoa 126 Nguyen Thi Minh Chanh 127 Nguyen Thi Nguyen (9/29/1986) 14

128 Nguyen Thi Nhan 129 Nguyen Thi Thoa 130 Nguyen Thi Tuyet 131 Nguyen Thuan 132 Nguyen Tuan 133 Nguyen V. Paul 134 Nguyen Van Bay 135 Nguyen Van Cam 136 Nguyen Van Ech 137 Nguyen Van Hung 138 Nguyen Van Huynh 139 Nguyen Van Ly 140 Nguyen Van Muoi 141 Nguyen Van Nghiem 142 Nguyen Van Phi 143 Nguyen Van Tam 144 Nguyen Van Tan 145 Nguyen Xuan Minh 146 John A. Oettl 147 Ong Ich 148 Pham Cong Trung 149 Pham Dinh Minh Tri 150 Pham L. Vien 151 Pham Thanh Khiet 152 Pham Thi Nghiem 153 Pham Van 154 Pham Van Dinh 155 Pham Van Khanh 156 Pham Van Khanh 157 Pham Van Su 158 Phan Ngoc Buu 159 Phan Ngoc Ha 160 Phan Quang Dai 161 Phan T. Chau 162 Phan T.V. Hanh 163 Phan Thi Cam 164 Phan Thi Cam Van 165 Phan Thi Tiet 166 Quach Thi Kim Loan (01/25/1959) 167 Rose 168 Soyar Thach 169 Theresa 170 Ton That Cuong 171 Ton That Hien 172 Tran Canh 173 Tran Cong Chanh 15

174 Tran John 175 Tran Kim Chi 176 Tran Minh Duc 177 Tran Minh Son 178 Tran Ngoc Tieng 179 Tran Phuong Mai 180 Tran Quoc Huong 181 Tran Thanh 182 Tran Thanh Dai 183 Tran Thi Cuc 184 Tran Thi Dang 185 Tran Thi Ngoc Thu 186 Tran Thi Sa 187 Tran Van Lang 188 Tran Van Long 189 Trinh Huu Tho 190 Trinh Linh 191 Trinh Thi Kiem Loan 192 Trinh Van Tuc 193 Truong Le Hoa 194 Truong Loi 195 Truong Minh Duc 196 Truong Quang Nhu 197 Truong Van Huy 198 Truong Van Mach 199 Truong Van Tang 200 Unknown 201 Unknown 202 Unknown 203 Van Mai 204 Van The Vinh 205 Vo Hieu 206 Vo Kieu 207 Vo Nguyen 208 Vo Thi Yen Lang 209 Vo Tuyet Hoa 210 Vo Tuyet Lieu 211 Vo Van Ba 212 Vu Huu Chuong 213 Vu Ngoc Dinh 214 Vu Thanh Canh 215 Vu Thi Kim Loan 216 Vu Thi Lan Anh 217 Vu Thi Phuc 218 Vu Van Mao 219 Vuong Le Xuan 16

Series 2 - General Office Files Subseries 1 Correspondence Incoming BOX FOLDER TITLE 118 1 Luis Acle, Jr., Associate Director, Office of Public Liason, The White House 2 Adam 3 Administration Postale De. R.S. Du Vietnam, Bureau D Echange de Hochiminh Ville 4 Aid To Refugee Children W/o Parents Inc. 5 American Airlines 6 American Immigration Lawyers Association 7 American Red Cross 8 Victoria Forbes Adam, Amnesty International 9 Amnesty International 10 W.A. Anderson 11 Anh, USCC/Refugee Services- Arlington, VA 12 Jose A. Aponte, Director, International Services, American Red Cross, National Headquarters 13 Arizona State Society 14 Arlington County, Virginia, Department of Human Services 15 Arlington County, Virginia, Personnel Department 16 Richard L. Armitage, Assistant Secretary of Defense 17 Evan Arthur, Office of the Counsellor, Immigration, Embassy of Australia 18 Asia Watch 19 Asian-American Golden Age Center, Inc. 20 Association of Former Vietnamese Political Prisoners 21 Association of Former Political Prisoners of Communist Viet Nam 22 Charles Bacarisse, Office of Public Liaison, The White House 23 William B. Bailey, Naval Intelligence Professionals 24 Ban Tin Cong Dong Bac Cali 25 G.E. Barile, Secretary to Robert L. Funseth 26 Christina Barros 27 Priscilla Barry 28 Eugene P. Bartell and Calvin Chin, Maryland Department of Human Resources 29 Be Hai (unknown) 17

30 Bruce A. Beardsley, Counselor for Refugee and Migration Services, Embassy of the United States of America 31 Richard Beer, Bureau for Refugee Programs, U.S. Department of State 32 Sister Winifred Behlen, Director, Friends of Refugees 33 Beeman 34 Joseph R. Biden Jr., U.S. Senator 35 Bill 36 Sister Margarita Tran Binh, DC, Center for Assistance to Displaced Persons, Inc. 37 Boat People S.O.S., Inc. 38 Thomas Bornemann, NIMH Refugee Mental Health Program 39 Rudy Boschwitz, U.S. Senator 40 Anita Botti, Office of Admissions, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State 41 Harold C. Boykin, Associate, International Services, American Red Cross 42 Bui Kinh Kha, Cao Vy Da, et al. 43 Bui Ngoc Long 44 Bui Quoc Khanh 45 Bui Thi Tuyet Anh 46 Bui Thu 47 Bui Van Hao 48 Bruce W. Burns 49 Congresswoman Leslie Byrne 50 Cambridge Commons Apartments 51 John Campbell 52 CACI 53 Caodaist Association of Southern California 54 Ron Carlee, Director, Arlington County, Virginia, Department of Human Services 55 Carondelet Management Institute 56 Jane Carroll 57 Catholic Diocese of Richmond, Office of Refugee Resettlement 58 CBA 59 Center for Applied Linguistics 60 Center for Assistance to Displaced Persons, Inc. 61 Shu-Ping Chan, Executive Director, State of Maryland Governor's Office on Asian Pacific American Affairs 62 Chau Ngoc Tuan 63 Chau Truong Quang 64 Chau Van Duoc 65 Chau Vanly 18

66 Linda Chavez, Director of the Office of Public Liaison, The White House 667 Chiu Song Hy 68 Warren M. Christopher, Secretary of State, Department of State 69 Chu Ba Yen, Federation of Vietnamese Veterans of Florida 70 Chu Van Tien 71 Katherine Chumachenko, Associate Director, Office of Public Liaison, The White House 72 Chung Minh Kien 73 Priscilla A. Clapp, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau for Refugee Programs, U.S. Department of State 74 John and Ky Clark 75 Jeffrey Cleveland, Security Services, CHOICE 76 Clifton Park Vietnamese Baptist Church 77 Coalition of Nationalist Vietnamese Organizations of Northern California 78 Michel Combal 79 Committee for the Relief of Vietnamese Refugees in Southeast Asia 80 Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Social Services 81 Commonwealth of Virginia, State Corporation Commission 82 Ron Compton 83 Cong Dong Viet Nam Tu Do Tai Hawaii, Free Vietnam Organization 84 Cong Dong Viet Nam Washington DC., MD & VA 85 Congregation of Vietnamese Buddhists in the United States 86 Conservative Party of the State of Virginia 87 Anne P. Convery, Orderly Departure Program, Joint Voluntary Agency Representative, International Catholic Migration Commission 88 Kim Oanh Cook 89 Phyllis A. Coven, Director, International Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service 90 Marikay Crangle, Arlington County, Virginia, Department of Human Services, Division of Social Services 119 1 Alan Cranston, U.S. Senator 2 Cua 3 Beverly Hunter-Curtis 4 Dang Phi Long 5 Dang Van Nam 6 Danh Kien Giang, et. Al. 7 David G. Dann 8 Dao Dinh 9 Dao Thi Muoi 19

10 Dao Van Dinh 11 Anh Davis, USCC/Refugee Services, Arlington, VA 12 Bob Davis 13 Thomas M. Davis, III. Chairman, Commonwealth of Virginia, County of Fairfax, Board of Supervisors 14 Dennis DeConcini, U.S. Senator 15 David Demarest, Assistant to the President for Communications, The White House 16A Department of Health & Human Services, Family Support 16B Administration, Office of Refugee Resettlement Department of Health & Human Services, Family Support Administration, Office of Refugee Resettlement 17 Di Nam 18 Dinh Van Khang 19 Dinh Van Tinh 20 Diocese of Arlington 21 Do Ke Giai 22 Do Ngoc Thuy 23 Michael Peavey Do, The Vietnamese Veterans Association at Austin 24 Do Thanh Nhan 25 Do Thu Trang 26 Do Vinh 27 Doan Binh Vien 28 Doan Vinh 29 Bob Dole, U.S. Senator 30 A. Blair Dorminey, Director of Policy Development, National Security Council 31 Robert K. Dornan, U.S. Congressman 32 Thomas P. DoubleDay, Jr., Chief, Southeast Asia Division, Office of Refugee Admissions and Processing, Bureau of Refugee Programs, U.S. Department of State 33 Jim Dubsky 34 Duong 35 Duong Cong Hoanh 36 Mai Duong, Lung Nguyen, Marikay Crangle 37 Michelle J. Dupuis, Program Specialist, Disaster/International Emergency Services, American Red Cross 38 Dave Durenberger, U.S. Senator 39 Victoria Nguyen Dzung, Youth Tourist Company, Ho Chi Minh City 40 Jason Dzuong 41 EAP/L Cards Center 42 EAP Press Guidance 43 East Asia/Admissions/ODP, Orderly Departure Program 20

44 Bill Eckhof 45 Edmonton Viets Association 46 Donald C. Ellson, Deputy Director for Programs, Office of Refugee Admissions and Processing, Bureau for Refugee Programs, U.S. Department of State 47 Embassy of the United States of America, Bangkok, Thailand 48A Embassy of the United States of America, U.S. Orderly 48B Departure Program Embassy of the United States of America, U.S. Orderly Departure Program 49 Embassy of the Republic of Vietnam 50 Pamela S. Emory, Staff Assistant, John D. Rockefeller IV, U.S. Senator 51 Employment Training Center, Arlington Public Schools, Arlington, VA 52 Richard D. English, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Refugee Admissions, Bureau for Refugee Programs, U.S. Department of State 53 The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer 54 John F. Erickson 55 External Affairs Committee, Overseas Vietnam Church Conference 56 Fairfax County, VA Department of Housing and Community Development, Housing Management Division 57 Fairfax County Department of Human Development 58 Fairfax County Office of Personnel 59 Lisa Falk 60 Alison Falt, IndoChinese Case Manager, World Relief 61 Family of the Vietnamese Red Berets 62 Far East Express Co. 63 Dante B. Fascell, Congress of the United States, Committee on Foreign Affairs 64 Federation of Associations of Former Political Prisoners of Communist Vietnam 65 Stephen Ferko 66 Betsy A. Fitzgerald, Deputy Director, Office of Reception and Placement, Bureau for Refugee Programs, U.S. Department of State 67 Bill Fleming, Bureau for Refugee Programs, U.S. Department of State 68 J. Edward Fox, Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs 69 Steven R. Fox, Chief, Overseas Operations Division, Office of Refugee Admissions, Bureau for Population, Refugee and Migration Affairs, U.S. Department of State 70 Frank 21

71 Mark Franken, Director, Refugee Programs, United States Catholic Conference, Migration and Refugee Services 72 Former Political Prisoners of Communist Vietnam Association of Southern California 73 The Free Vietnamese Communities in the United States of America 74 Miriam E. Friend, Acting Chief, Reference Assistance Branch, Department of the Army 75A Robert L. Funseth, Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau for Refugee Programs, U.S. Department of State 75B Robert L. Funseth, Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary, 75C Bureau for Refugee Programs, U.S. Department of State Robert L. Funseth, Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau for Refugee Programs, U.S. Department of State 120 1 Robert L. Funseth, Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau for Refugee Programs, U.S. Department of State 2 Allan Gall, Director, Operations Division, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families 3 Anton S. Gardner, County Manager, Arlington County, Virginia 4 Eileen Garnett, County of Fairfax, Board of Supervisors 5 General Association of Former Political Prisoners of Vietnamese Communists 6 Chris Gersten, Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of Health & Human Services, Family Support Administration 7 John Glenn, U.S. Senator 8 Ha Ngoc Phu 9 Colonel Ha Quang Giac 10 Ha Van Son 11 Eldon R. Hager, Joint Voluntary Agency Representative, U.S. Orderly Departure Program 12 Hai 13 Hang 14 Hanh Nhan 15 Katherine K. Hanley, Chairman, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors 16 Carl Harris, Bureau for Refugee Programs, U.S. Department of State 17 Harvest Moon Restaurant & Lounge 18 Orin G. Hatch, Spencer Abraham, Mike DeWine 19 Flo Hatcher, United States Senate Restaurants 20 Mark O. Hatfield, U.S. Senator 22

21 Carol P. Hecklinger, Director, Office of Refugee Admissions and Processing, Bureau for Refugee Programs, U.S. Department of State 22 David A. Herrmann, Resettlement Director, Diocese of Arlington, Office of Resettlement 23 Leslie Hicks, Mental Health, Mental Retardation & Substance Abuse Services, Arlington County, Virginia 24 Hieu 25 Sarah F. Higginbotham, EEO Outreach Specialist, Arlington County, Virginia, Department of Personnel 26 Anne Himmelfarb, Research Associate, Puebla Institute 27 Ho Dang Canh 28 Ho Don 29 Ho Thanh Son 30 Ho Thi Bach 31 Hoang Gia Hoa 32 Hoang Huong 33 Hoang Huy Hoang 34 Hoang Huy Pham 35 Hoang Ngoc Tan 36 Hoang T. Minh 37 Hoang Tho 38 Hoang Thua 39 Hoang Van Am 40 Hoangnga "Wanya" Lutan, Regional Sales Manager, Dexter Corporation 41 Dick Hogan, United States Catholic Conference, Migration and Refugee Services 42 Hoi Cuu Quan Nhan Mien Dong Bac Hoa Ky 43 Hoi Cuu Tu Nhan Chinh Trinh Vietnam-Oklahoma 44 Hoi Khong Quan Dong Bac Hoa Ky 45 Hoi Quan/Giao Hoi/Phat Giao Hoa Hao 46 Homestretch 47 Hong Duong 48 Margarita Rivera Houze, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State 49 Hua Van Xe 50 Human Rights Watch 51 Human Rights Watch/Asia 52 Minh Hung 53 Hung Thanh Phan 54 H. Huong 55 Huynh 56 Huynh An Ninh 57 Huynh Cong Phat 23

58 Huynh Dang Giai 59 Huynh Kim Chi 60 Huynh Kim Hieu 61 Huynh Phuong 62 Huynh Thi Loc 63 Huynh Thien Tam 64 Huynh Van Cao 65 Huynh Van Huong 66 Huynh Van Thoai 67 Huynh Van To 68 Katherine J. Inboden, Special Assistant for Appointment, Paul Simon, U.S. Senator 69 Indochina Resource Action Center 70 Indochinese Community Center 71 The Indochinese Refugee Rescue Association 72 Indochinese Resettlement & Cultural Center, Inc. 73 InterAction, American Council for Voluntary International Action 74 International Catholic Migration Commission 75 International Children's Festival 76 International Committee for a Free Vietnam 77 International Immigration and Translation Services 78 International Rescue Committee, Inc. 79 Nancy R. Iris 80 Internal Revenue Service 81 Christopher J. Jenner 82 Eric G. John, Consular Officer, U.S. Orderly Departure Program, Embassy of the United States of America, Bangkok, Thailand 83 Joint Committee on Refugee Resettlement, International Migration and Cooperative Development, California Legislature 84 Robert L. Jones 85 Dillons Joplin 86 Ole F. Jorgesen, First Secretary of Embassy, Royal Danish Embassy 87 Kaiser Permanente 88 Geraldine N. Kass, Foster Parents Plan 89 The Kellar Center, Affiliate of Fairfax Hospital System 90 John Kellock, Asia and the Pacific Research Department, Amnesty International 91 Edward M. Kennedy, U.S. Senator 92 Edward M. Kennedy & Spencer Abraham 93 Edward M. Kennedy & Claiborne Pell, U.S. Senators 94 Teddy R. Kern, District Director, Internal Revenue Service 24

95 Laurence M. Kerr, Country Officer for Vietnam, U.S. Department of State 96 John Kerry, U.S. Senator 97 Khue Le 98 Kim Chau 99 Kim Chi 100 Kim Hoa 101 Kim Lot 102 Kim Xuan Vuong 103 Jerry Kirwin 104 Michael Knowles 105 Linas Kojelis, The White House, U.S. Department of State 106 Alan Kreczko, Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State 107 Alison Krupnick, Consul, U.S. Orderly Departure Program, Embassy of the United States of America, Bangkok, Thailand 108 Kue Chaw 121 1 La Poste 2 Jewel S. Lafontant, Jewel S. Lanfontant-Mankarious, Ambassador at Large, U.S. Department of State 3 David Lambertson 4 P.V. Lan 5 Tom Lantos & John Edward Porter, Congressmen 6 James F. Lawrence, Executive Director, Bureau for Refugee Programs, U.S. Department of State 7 Le Chau An Thuan 8 Le Dinh Luan 9 Le Hoan 10 Le Kiem 11 Le Minh Dao 12 Le Ngoc Bui 13 Le Ngoc Tu 14 Le Ngoc Tung, Association of Former Political Prisoners of Communist VN in BC 15 Le Phuc 16 Le Quang Lien 17 Le Thai Richard 18 Le Thi Anh 19 Le Thi Be 20 Le Thi Da 21 Le Thi Huong 22 Le Tran Dao 23 Le Trang 25

24 Le Van Ba, President, Washington Area League of Vietnamese Associations 25 Le Van Nen 26 Le Van Si 27 Le Van Tien 28 Le Van Truong 29 Le Vinh Qui 30 Nancy F. Lees, Acting Chief, Southeast Asia Admissions Division, Bureau for Refugee Programs, U.S. Department of State 31 Rodney & Mary-Ann Lew 32 Pamela H. Lewis, U.S. Department of State 33 Liem 34 Lien Hoi VN Vung H.T.D. 35 Patricia Lienesch 36 Frank Light, EAP/VLC, U.S. Department of State 37 Diana Lionel 38 Susan Lively 39 LMDCVN/KDLT 40 Loc 41 Loc Vu 42 Winston Lord, U.S. Department of State, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs 43 LOTUS 44 Hiep Lowman 45A Shep Lowman, Director, International Refugee Affairs, United States Catholic Conference, Migration and 45B Refugee Services Shep Lowman, Director, International Refugee Affairs, United States Catholic Conference, Migration and Refugee Services 46 Loyola University, Chicago 47 Lu Giang 48 Richard G. Lugar, U.S. Senator 49 Lutheran Ministries of Florida 50 Luu Tu Hanh 51 Luu Van Nong 52 Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota 53 Kyle Luu 54 Rev. T. G. Ly Cong Thuan Lee, External Affairs Coordinator, Freedom Committee For Imprisoned Pastors and Christians in Viet Nam 55 Ly Thuan Ky 56 Ly Van Quang 57 Ly Xuan Dan 58 Mach Van Truong 26

59 Mai Dinh 60 Mai Trung Luong 61 Mai Van Men 62 Suzanne C. Manzo, Fairfax County Department of Family Services 63 Margaret Wilson 64 Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association, Inc. 65 Marymount University, Arlington, VA 66A John McCain, U.S. Senator 66B John McCain, U.S. Senator 66C John McCain, U.S. Senator 66D John McCain, U.S. Senator 67 John McCain & John Kerry, U.S. Senators 68 Carolyn McCarthy, Willston Center 69 MCI Telecommunications Corporation 70 Brenda McGee, DHS Personnel, Arlington County, Virginia 71 Robert T. McMahan, Consul, U.S. Orderly Departure Program, Embassy of the United States of America, Bangkok, Thailand 72 Medicins Sans Frontieres 73 Doris Meissner, Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service, United States Department of Justice 74 Joseph P. Meissner, The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland 75 Michael 76 Migration & Refugee Services, Catholic Community Service of Southern Arizona 77 Barbara A. Mikulski, U.S. Senator 78 Minh 79 Henry C. Mitchum, Senior Conciliation Specialist, U.S. Department of Justice, Community Relations Service 80 Ruth Montag, Northern Virginia Family Service 81 Gillespie V. Montgomery, U.S. Congressman 82 Rolando Modina, Amnesty International 83 Ann Morgan, Director of Training, U.S. Department of State 84 Ann Morgan & Ed Geibel, Bureau of Refugee Programs, U.S. Department of State 85 Morning Star International Travel Agency 86 Daniel Patrick Moynihan, U.S. Senator 87 Bernard Murphy, Consultation & Education Coordinator, Arlington County, Virginia 88 The Mutual Assistance Association of the Vietnamese Refugees, Inc. 89 J. Michael Myers, Office of Senator Edward M. Kennedy 27