Oral History of Truong Le Chi

An oral history of Truong Le Chi, born in 1940 in Soc Trang, Vietnam to a father who was a photographer. She is the middle child with an older brother and a younger brother. Although born and raised in Soc Trang, she lived in Saigon where she attended Gia Long, a school for girls. She married her tutor who was an engineer and had 6 children. Her husband passed away in 1969 and she gave 5 of her 6 children up for adoption. They were sent to the West and her eldest remained with her until he escaped to Cambodia as an adult. She traded medicine on the black market, married a South Vietnamese veteran who had been released from reeducation prison, and left Vietnam with him and his children through the Orderly Departure Program. Once she arrived in the U.S. she reunited with her children. At the time of interview, she is retired and living alone in Garden Grove, California.Recorded Digitall