At left: Son Kim Vo, her father, Vo Van Pham, 72, her husband, Le Van Vien (a former commanding officer of the Medical Depot in the delta region), and one hundred and thirty-three other refugees jammed in a fishing boat to escape from Vietnam. They landed in Pulau Bidong Refugee Camp, Malaysia where Son Kim Vo was the camp leader in June 1981.
At right: Ms. Vo needed a dress for the occasion, but did not have one, due to the poor conditions within the camp. Miraculously, one day while her husband was out chopping bamboo for cooking, he found a yellow dress for her. Son Kim Vo is presently coordinator of the Intercultural Development Center at CSUF.