Most of the 1.2 million Vietnamese Americans in the United States came as refugees after the Vietnam War, and in the past thirty years, the community has shifted dramatically. Today, Vietnamese Americans occupy diverse social classes, work sectors, and political parties...
 
From Tony Aloi's Collection - Camp Pendleton, CA - May 1975
 
In 1975, Tony Aloi was a photography student at Orange Coast College. His last photo project was to document the refugee camp at Camp Pendleton.  "I became so obsessed with the people there, that I continued photographing the camp throughout the summer after graduating" Tony Aloi said. "The photographs have always been close to my heart.  Only a few family and friends have ever seen them, and I've often thought that one day I should share them."  
 
 
 
 
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