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Kim Phuc

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Description

Kim Phuc is a South Vietnamese-born Canadian, best known as the nine-year-old child depicted in the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph taken at Trảng Bàng during the Vietnam War. She established the first Kim Phúc Foundation in the U.S. to provide medical and psychological assistance to child victims of war.

Date of Interview

2010-10-06

Interviewer

Stephen McKiernan

Interviewee

Phan, Thị Kim Phúc, 1963-

Biographical Text

Kim Phuc is a South Vietnamese-born Canadian, best known as the nine-year-old child depicted in the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph taken at Trảng Bàng during the Vietnam War. She established the first Kim Phúc Foundation in the U.S. to provide medical and psychological assistance to child victims of war.

Duration

1:16:11

Language

English

Digital Publisher

Binghamton University Libraries

Digital Format

audio/mp4

Original Format

MicroCassette

Material Type

Sound

Interview Format

Audio

Subject LCSH

Phan, Thị Kim Phúc, 1963--Photographs;
Vietnam War, 1961-1975;
Phan, Thị Kim Phúc, 1963--Interviews

Rights Statement

This audio file and digital image may only be used for educational purposes. Please cite as: McKiernan Interviews, Special Collections, Binghamton University Libraries, Binghamton University, State University of New York. For usage beyond fair use please contact the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections for more information.

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Keywords

Vietnam War; Vietnam Memorial; Baby boom generation; Christianity;
Forgiving the US; Vietnam War Victim; Nineteen sixties; Kim Foundation.

Accessibility

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Files

mckiernanphotos - Phuc - Kim.jpg

Item Information

About this Collection

Collection Description

Stephen McKiernan's collection of interviews includes more than two hundred interviews with prominent figures of the 1960s, which were collected between the mid-1990s and 2010s. The collection provides narratives of people who were actively involved in or witnessed events in the 1960s, an era which spurred profound cultural and… More

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Citation

“Kim Phuc,” Digital Collections, accessed June 10, 2023, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/1222.