Grant awarded from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to process the papers of the Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association

Grant awarded from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to process the papers of the Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association

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The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the grant-making affiliate of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), has awarded the Vietnam Archive a grant for $48,565 to process the records of the Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association (FVPPA). The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation (VAHF) donated the 135 linear foot collection to the archive in June 2005. The grant will fund the hiring of a project archivist and one student assistant for one year. The project archivist and assistant will arrange the records, re-house the records and perform basic preservation care, and prepare a comprehensive finding aid for the collection. The Vietnam Archive will also provide conservation treatment for 15 feet of mold-damaged material in the collection.

The Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association was founded in 1977 in Arlington, Virginia. The organization worked toward the release of reeducation camp detainees in Vietnam and assisted applicants for the Orderly Departure Program, a program created to stem illegal and dangerous departures from Vietnam. The FVPPA also provided resettlement support for recent Vietnamese immigrants to the U.S., and lobbied Congress and corresponded with other government officials on behalf of Vietnamese immigrants and refugees.

For twenty years the FVPPA assisted, and kept detailed paper records on, at least 10,000 Vietnamese in their immigration and resettlement in the United States. By organizing, cataloging, and making the records of the FVPPA available to researchers, this project will significantly advance the study of the Vietnamese immigration experience.

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