Personal Narrative: Ky Niem Cua Tuoi Tho: Memory from a Mother's Childhood

Identifier
2011_024 (local)

Repository
Northern Virginia Folklife Archive at George Mason University

Date
1960s (Predominant dates)

Summary
The folklorist intervies his mother, born in Vietnam, and collects a story about an unexpected act of kindness (drawing water from a well for children) by a wealthy pastor struggling in Vietnam.

Keywords: Vietnam War, 1960s, family narrative, personal narrative, family, Vietnamese, mother, memory, childhood, act of kindness, pastor, water, well

Locations: Danang city, Vietnam, Tien qua church

Creator and/or Contributor
Linh-Thong Nguyen (interviewer), Thien-Thu Thi Tran (interviewee)

Language
Vietnamese (Languages)
English (Languages)

Materials Designation
manuscripts
digital audio files (MP3)

Part Of
2011

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