Skip to main content
Digital Archive Toronto Public Library Homepage
Horrors of fleeing Viet Nam fade as Hang Thi Nguyen, 8, receives clothing at Ontario Welcome House
Horrors of fleeing Viet Nam fade as Hang Thi Nguyen, 8, receives clothing at Ontario Welcome House

Horrors of fleeing Viet Nam fade as Hang Thi Nguyen, 8, receives clothing at Ontario Welcome House

Date6/19/1979
Names
(photographer)
Format
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: Horrors of fleeing Viet Nam fade as Hang Thi Nguyen; 8; receives clothing at Ontario Welcome House
Medium
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112598F
The Nguyen family, of the educated class in Saigon, braved terror, and horror on a refugee boat to settle in Toronto
The Nguyen family, of the educated class in Saigon, braved terror, and horror on a refugee boat to settle in Toronto
6/23/1978
The Nguyen, 14, gets fitted for pants at Welcome House
The Nguyen, 14, gets fitted for pants at Welcome House
6/19/1979
Established again: Peter Tran's family fled their South East Asian home in Viet Nam to escape political repression
Established again: Peter Tran's family fled their South East Asian home in Viet Nam to escape political repression
5/29/1982
Happy new year: Anh Le, 4, wriggles a paper snake at her cousin, Loan Nguyen, also 4, as they get into the spirit of the Vietnamese Tet (lunar New Year)
Happy new year: Anh Le, 4, wriggles a paper snake at her cousin, Loan Nguyen, also 4, as they get into the spirit of the Vietnamese Tet (lunar New Year)
2/13/1983
Anh Due Nguyen, his wife, Kim Lien, and daughters Lien Dai, 12 (left), Lien Trang, 7, Lien Anh, 10, came to Canada a month ago
Anh Due Nguyen, his wife, Kim Lien, and daughters Lien Dai, 12 (left), Lien Trang, 7, Lien Anh, 10, came to Canada a month ago
11/20/1978
Nguyen family, Yen, An, 9, Huy, 4 and Don: We know we can never return
Nguyen family, Yen, An, 9, Huy, 4 and Don: We know we can never return
6/21/1979
Cao Quoc an (left), who lives in Toronto, writes this artcle under a fictitious surname to avoid embarrassment to his family in Saigon
Cao Quoc an (left), who lives in Toronto, writes this artcle under a fictitious surname to avoid embarrassment to his family in Saigon
5/2/1975
A Vietnamese mother, 35-year-old Lang Lam, came to Toronto in 1972 with her two sons listed on her passport but left her two daughters with relatives (...)
A Vietnamese mother, 35-year-old Lang Lam, came to Toronto in 1972 with her two sons listed on her passport but left her two daughters with relatives (...)
4/21/1975
Japanese festival welcomes signs of spring, Kyoko Abe shows the art of Ikebana, or Japanese flower arranging, to Johnny Iwashita, 8 and Catherine Oikawa, 5
Japanese festival welcomes signs of spring, Kyoko Abe shows the art of Ikebana, or Japanese flower arranging, to Johnny Iwashita, 8 and Catherine Oikawa, 5
3/3/1987
Paul Petrovic, I'm just glad, Yugoslav Immigrant, Paul Petrovic stands on Pier 51 in Toronto Harbor while five tons of used clothing he bought is load(...)
Paul Petrovic, I'm just glad, Yugoslav Immigrant, Paul Petrovic stands on Pier 51 in Toronto Harbor while five tons of used clothing he bought is load(...)
5/29/1973
Helping the poor in his former homeland, Yugoslav immigrant Paul Petrovic has spent two years collecting 10 tons of clothing to be sent next Monday th(...)
Helping the poor in his former homeland, Yugoslav immigrant Paul Petrovic has spent two years collecting 10 tons of clothing to be sent next Monday th(...)
9/8/1976
Our newest. Four-year-old Tan Quang Nguyen proudly holds his Canadian citizenship certificate he received last night. He arrived in Canada with his family in 1975 from Viet Nam
Our newest. Four-year-old Tan Quang Nguyen proudly holds his Canadian citizenship certificate he received last night. He arrived in Canada with his family in 1975 from Viet Nam
4/18/1979