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Nguyen family from Vietnam

claudelene2 — 2013-03-10 17:27:07Z

I am looking for information on the family of Cho T. Nguyen from Vietnam. Not sure if spelling is correct on Nguyen. Married American soldier, left child or children behind in Vietnam and had other children here in USA.

Re: lost ancestors

elliottray90210 — 2012-12-13 20:40:53Z

My aunt, who is half vietnamese (by way of her father) Phy Levan.
All that is known about him on my part is that he was born in 1911 in Vietnam.
My aunt knows all of the places and more information about the family.
Any information about the Levan surname would be appreciated.

Re: Thien Thi Nguyen

ckhicks84 — 2012-09-23 15:55:31Z

my father's name is James Rahe Hicks.

Thank you!

Candy

Re: Phi family

weddle25 — 2012-05-04 00:03:04Z

I know a women by the name Phi whom was born in Viet Nam on 11/20/1970. I think her adopted name was given as lethi bich lan. She remembers meeting her father at the orphanae when she was about 12. We call her Lucy, and she is looking to find her birth Father, Step Mom and believes a younger brother. Phi or Lucy's father was in the service. Don't know what branch. Also, Lucy states her father took her to church with him. She wished that she came back to the USA with her father then.
If this sounds like this could be your daughter, please email me at weddle257@aol.com

How to find Vietnamese Ancestors

kimberlywarren151 — 2012-04-26 14:23:37Z

My mother's name is Bay Warren. In records it is listed as Lam Thi Bay. I am trying to figure out how to search for Vietnamese records. My mother had seven brothers and sisters.

Tu / Nguyen Family

Em_Tu — 2012-04-23 16:37:19Z

Hello,
I am researching my family tree and am having trouble finding family members. My family has been in Vietnam for a very long time but my grandparents were born in China. My father does not know where in China but he knows they were born in China. My grandmother's name is Tu, Muoi Tat. My grandfather's name is Tu, Muoi. I asked if they ever had a name change and my father said no. As far as I am concerned, they have 8 children together. Two out of eight children are no longer living along with my grandfather who died sometime in the 2000s ( while I was in High School ). I know that my grandmother is still living in Vietnam.

On the other hand, my mother was a child of the Vietnam war. Her father was an american soldier while her mother was a nurse. My mother doesn't know anything about her birth parents.

Please reply with any information that you may have.

Thank you so much !

Em Tu

Re: Thien Thi Nguyen

Em_Tu — 2012-04-20 05:32:02Z

Hello,
I was looking at your post and I am looking for my family members as well. I am also looking into family members during the time of the Vietnam War. I was wondering if there is anything you can help me with in order to find my family members. Also, I know that this website may be extremely helpful !

http://www.cyndislist.com/asia

Last but not least, you should look into the Census as well !

Best Wishes To You !

Sincerely,
Em T.

Re: Phi family

Em_Tu — 2012-04-20 05:28:54Z

Hey,
You should try checking on http://www.cyndislist.com/asia ! Good luck on your search !
Sincerely,
Em T.

Lutan

angelredcross — 2012-04-13 04:34:05Z

Im researching my family i know very little on my moms side of the family was wondering if someone could help.

My grandfathers name is Maurice Lutan. I know he was vietnamese
He was married to my grandmother whose name is Clementine Bochem. Who is from holland.

They lived in Indonesia for a time and immigrated to the US. They have 4 children. This is all i know.

Re: Phi family

Champlain9 — 2012-02-16 13:35:16Z

Do you have any other information?

Regards

Re: Thien Thi Nguyen

Champlain9 — 2012-02-16 13:32:26Z

Do you know your fathers name?

Regards

Re: Chan Kee Hong

helenw1952 — 2011-12-04 06:35:47Z

Maybe his vietnamese name was Quốc Ngữ as Trần,

Chan Kee Hong

helenw1952 — 2011-09-03 08:25:21Z

Does anyone know this man - born late 1890s - from Sa Chuen Village, Jungseng Province, Guangchou, China. I don't knowwhen he came to Vietnam - but he had a son - maybe born 1920s.

Reunite adoptees with birth parents

polkovnik99 — 2010-11-19 04:36:51Z

My wife and I are in touch with many adoptees who are very interested in reuniting with their birth parents.

Many only know the name they were given at the orphanage and cannot be certain if their birth mother had the same family name.

Also, many do not know their actual date of birth, but have an approximate date -- estimated by the orphanage workers.

Some have been told stories of what area they came from, but they may not be able to trust all of the paperwork because of the chaos at the end of the war.

To add to the complexity, many believe that their birth parents may have left Vietnam at the end of the war.

If anybody has had any success in locating their family under these difficult circumstances, please share what worked for you (how you were able to make the connection).

Thank you.

Also, if anybody has any information on a girl at Hoi Duc Anh (orphanage) who was born sometime around Sep 1971, please reply. Her paperwork shows the name "Duong Thi Kimlan", although this may not have been her real name.

I welcome any and all replies.

Re: Tiet Surname

dawnice74 — 2010-04-17 04:46:26Z

My mother-in-law is from Vietnam with the surname is Tiet and she said that back when their where Kings that ruled there was a dispute and everyone with the last name of Tiet was ordered to be killed (don't know why). Everyone Aunts Uncles and even children only a few were left and that is why she told me every one looks at her kind of funny when they hear her last name I guess cause they know the history anyway that's what I was told by my mother-in-law.

Re: Ngo family

narniablue — 2010-02-15 22:51:04Z

My maiden last name is Ngo, from Saigon. What are you searching for?

Thien Thi Nguyen

ckhicks84 — 2009-11-24 18:36:23Z

I am looking for family of my mother. I believe her name is Thien Thi Nguyen. She married my father after the Vietnam war and came over to the u.s. She changed her name to Candy Thien Kim Hicks. I believe she also had a sister that lived in the u.s. possibly in Arizona. I don't know much about her or her family and I am looking to find some information on her background. If anyone has any information that can possibly help me I would greatly appreciate it. Her Birthday was Dec. 12, 1951 if that helps.

Re: Ngo family

mabeone — 2008-08-08 13:33:58Z

You made a query on Vietnam message board about the Ngo family surname. I just posted an obit for Tuong Vinh La. He is from Vietnam and his parents are Chanh La and Hon Tran Ngo. I personally don't have any info on the family. Good luck on your search.

Tuong Vinh La Obit

mabeone — 2008-08-08 13:27:53Z

MOUNT AIRY — Tuong Vinh La, 60, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday morning, Aug. 7, 2008, at his daughter’s home in Pittsboro.

He was born March 28, 1948, in Vietnam, the son of Chanh La and Hon Tran Ngo.

He married Muoi Dam on Feb. 12, 1976.

He served along side U.S. Troops in the South Vietnamese Navy.

Survivors include his loving wife; two daughters, Nghi Reilly and husband Thomas of Princeton, N.J., and Ky La Goodwin and husband Tim of Pittsboro; and three sisters, Tu N. La, Chau T. Luu and Law Po-Kwan. He was preceded by his parents.

A visitation will be held on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Brown Wynne Funeral Home, 200 SE Maynard Road in Cary. Contributions can be made to the family, 736 Arrowhead Loop, Pittsboro, NC, 27312. Condolences can be sent through brownwynne.com.

Mt Airy News August 7, 2008

Re: lost ancestors

2002-12-12 21:22:12Z

hi every LE VAN, a lot of vietnamese are LE VAN who comes from LE : it's the really name and VAN is the first name of every man who means the person is a man. My name is LE VAN from Nha Trang and i leave in France (sorry for my english). i have family in USA and Vietnam, France and ...so it will very hard to find the true family of the only person who have just the same name.
if you have anythings don't hesitate to write.

Thanks, cam on, merci ...

Ngo family

jbutterfly1543 — 2008-04-21 16:49:34Z

Looking for family with the last name Ngo from Viet Nam

Phi family

jbutterfly1543 — 2008-04-21 16:48:56Z

Looking for surname of Phi from Viet Nam

d'ABBADIE Family in Tonkin

JudyWatten61 — 2007-12-09 19:47:33Z

In the 1880s and up til 1904, my grandmother's brother Jules d'Abbadie was a businessman (French) in "Tonkin/Tonquin" near Haiphong. From 1886 until 1888, his sister Lili, my grandmother, lived there with him. She subsequently wrote a book about Tonkin called Home of the Dragon, A Tonquinese Idyll. Jules died there in 1904. I don't know the exact date nor where he was buried. Is there information available for a French colonial cemetery in that area? Thank you for any help.

Judy Rebbeck Watten
northern California

An Be Ramos obit 2007 OK

Obits101 — 2007-08-02 23:04:35Z

07-11-2007

RAMOS

On July 6, 2007, An Be Ramos was called upon by our Lord
and Savior in Oklahoma City, Okla. She was born on
December 26, 1952 in Kien An Vietnam. She will be
fondly missed by her doting Mop, Elias; daughters,
Teresa Monica An, Angelica Minh and Juanita; sons,
Elias and Albert Antonio; granddaughter, Jacquelyn
Jade; brothers, Boan, Tien and Nam; and extended family
in Vietnam and Texas. We find comfort knowing she is
now with God, her mother, father, brother and in-laws.
She was previously employed at La Fonda Mexican Rest-
aurant, Little Red Barn Steakhouse and finally at Crafts,
Etc. in Oklahoma. An lead a carefree life that allowed
her to travel extensively with her family and enjoy some
occasional casino time. Visitation will be Wednesday,
July 11th from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm at Porter Loring on
McCullough Ave. Rosary Wednesday July 11, 2007 at 7:00
pm Porter Loring Chapel, 1101 McCullough Ave, San Antonio,
Texas 78212; Mass Thursday July 12, 2007, Our Lady of
Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 9:30 am, 617 Grimes St,
San Antonio, Texas. Interment in Fort Sam Houston
National Cemetery. You are invited to sign the guestbook
at www.porterloring.com. Arrangements with Porter Loring
1101 McCullough Ave, San Antonio, Texas 78212 800-460-2704

***posted for genealogical purposes only; no relation***

Nguyen Family

strust — 2007-06-08 06:30:29Z

I am searching for the family of Trung Truc NGUYEN who was born in Vietnam in 1960 and migrated to Australia.

Any information appreciated.

Kath

Vo

2006-12-27 02:47:13Z

im a Vo from Vietnam at saigon you?

Genealogy Book

RegNMINiles — 2006-09-23 23:44:48Z

This book is not in English and the title has been romanized (transliterated) for a library catalog. The topical added entry explains its purpose.

NGUYÊN, Thê Nguyên. Viêt gia phá : suy ngh? và thê hiên / Nguyên Thê Nguyên. Hà Nôi: Nhà xuât b?an Công an nhân dân, 2000. 167 p. (Vietnam---Genealogy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.) (LC 99505075---this number can be used to find the book in any library catalog)

Reg Niles
founder of the Adoption Bibliography Center

P.S. To inspect the U.S. Library of Congress catalog entry for this book, go to :

http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v3=1&ti=1,1...

Re: danang accent

2006-08-31 13:20:22Z

Very interesting?!?

When I see my Vietnamese friends this week I'll be sure to ask them.

Never thought to ask Mexicans, Central Latinos, or South Americans if there are distinct accents that determines what part of the land their people dwell from. I will have to ask my espanol neighbors.

Alot of times, people say, "I'm American first." And you knew to move on with the conversation.

I'll have to ask my Chinese teacher about Mandarin or Cantonese accents. Will knowing or hearing one dialect from the other help to determine which group of people to avoid or be friends with?

Interesting...

danang accent

2006-08-30 00:52:09Z

My family is from danang and I want to learn the vietnamese language...should I learn to speak with a northern or southern accent in order to communicate with them?

Tam Thi NGUYEN b.02-01-1909 d.06-19-2006 USA

smiley73070 — 2006-06-26 09:21:50Z

...from the OKlahoman Newspaper archives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, dated:

06-23-2006
Tam Thi NGUYEN, 97, passed away 06-19-2006. Tam was born 02-01-1909 in Vietnam. She immigrated to the United States in 1979. She is preceded in death by her son, Bia TROUNG. She is survived by sons, Sac Minh TROUNG of Oklahoma City, Tet TROUNG of China, Nhut TROUNG of China, daughter, Lan Thi TROUNG of Oklahoma City; 24 grandchildren, 60 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 10:00 am, on Saturday, 06-24-2006, Resthaven Funeral Home, 500 SW 104th Street, Oklahoma City, OK. (photo attached)

Smiley :-))
Oklahoma RAOGK Volunteer

surname Tiet

2006-04-04 05:22:32Z

hey i was just wondering how you would pronounce my last name..because there are some many ways to say it but i dont no cause i was born here in canada and my parents dont really know either.. thanks,

Need help with PTSD

2006-03-11 19:51:44Z

Lai Khe Vietnam from 1967 to 1968

I'm writing on this message board because I am in need of some proof of some things that took place while I was in Vietnam. during my time in Vietnam, many things I saw seems to have stuck with me in more ways then one and it is effecting my emotions as well as other things. I am presently on disability for several things and my doctor and I are working to get my disability to include PTSD. To do this I need to get letters from others who know of the same things I am talking about. One thing is about a place I saw that has stuck with me even today. While I was in Lai Khe Vietnam there was a place that was known as "the Ice Box". I don't know what the real name for it is though. It was the place where they kept the bodies of dead American servicemen who died in Vietnam until they could be shipped back to the United States. I was fairly knew in Vietnam at that time and when I looked in some of the trucks parked there, I saw many dead Americans piled on top of each other. It was hard for me to take especially since it was the first time I ever saw a dead soldier and saw so many all at one time. This is just one thing I saw in Vietnam that has stuck with me. I would like to be able to talk to you on the phone as soon as we can. If you would please call me you can use my toll free number and we can talk. My number is 1-877-571-4294 or you can call 1-920-487-5695. It would be nice to talk to someone who was in Vietnam when I was and I really could use your help is this matter. If you do call, I can explain things better to you. I'm not much for writing letters and the phone is a much better place to talk anyway.

Please do call me. As I said, this is very important to me and if there is ever anything I can do or say for you, all you have to do is ask.

John Rose

kathysuzette — 2006-03-11 00:20:06Z

Looking for anyone who knows about Two boys born to John Rose in Vietnam

Truong Tuan

2005-09-17 05:29:53Z

I am looking for my father whose name is Truong Tuan, he is about 64years old now. I don't know anything about this man accept that he is half Chinese and half Chilean. He was in Cho Lon, Viet Nam taking care of his grandfather when my mother (Tran Thi Kim Anh) met him. He left Viet Nam for China shortly after my birth. If anyone knew anything about this man, please please let me know via E-mail. Thank you.

Re: Tiet Surname

nferg9 — 2005-08-10 10:22:25Z

Thank you. As we have no infomration, each little bit helps...

Nancy

Re: Tiet Surname

2005-08-09 15:32:12Z

Nancy,
It's not that the surname is not used anymore, it just wasn't common to begin with. Since I'm Chinese and Vietnamese, there are many Chinese with the same pronunciation, but not many Vietnamese.

I have family all over the world since we left Vietnam in the 70's. I'm still finding out about them. Majority of my family is in Virginia or Hawaii. There are Tiet's in Australia!

Don't know if I've helped....good luck,

Quan

Re: Tiet Surname

2005-07-31 05:47:54Z

This is the first time I have seen the Tiet surname except on my daughter's birth certificate.

Her birthname is Tiet Thanh Dieu. I would also like any information on the background of her surname.

She was born in HCM, Viet Nam.

A Vietnamese Doctor at my hospital did not know the name, but asked some elders in his church who told him it was an old name and not used much anymore. Is this correct?

Re: Tiet Surname

2005-07-29 20:47:59Z

yes I got my answer. thank you though. I apologize for the delay. I hardly ever use the email account I originally posted under, therefore I was not notified of the response.

Re: History and meaning of my last name.

evvierey — 2005-07-08 15:00:39Z

Your name appears to be oriental. My grandfather was from Germany. Also, I have found it is also French.

Looking for my sister,

2005-06-09 04:40:05Z

I am looking for my sister. Her name is Hoang Thi Thuan. She was born in Hue. We were separated when we were kids. Our other sister's name is Hoang Thi Hoa. Our father's name is Hoang Don Thi from Hue, and our mother's name is Dinh Thi Chap from Binh Dinh. My name is Hoang Thi Thao. and I now live in america. Please somebody, help me find my sister. Thank you. Hoang Thi Thao.

Re: Looking for my sister,

bocaciega22 — 2005-06-02 14:34:51Z

hello linda. i don't know if i have brothers. the sister i am looking for is about 55 years old. i am 52 and my other sister is in her late 40's. i found my little sister about 10 years ago in Hue. but i never knew what became of my older sister,Hoang Thi Thuan. when we were separated, she stayed in Hue with our father, and me and my little sister went to live in Binh Dinh with our mother. we never saw our older sister again. our mother died giving birth to a baby. i was only 10 years old when that happened. both our parents are dead. keep in touch and tell me about yourself and family. thank you so much. Hoang ThiThao

Re: John Rose

craftybcp — 2005-05-08 05:05:48Z

Kathy, I know of a John Rose Jr who was in Veitnam, do you have any birthdates or anything else you can tell me about him

Re: Tiet Surname

2005-05-06 22:34:15Z

I don't know if you ever got an answer, but I can help. Feel free to email me at chinita123 at hotmail.

Re: Looking for my sister,

2005-05-03 08:51:10Z

do you have any borther, my mom has changed her name now it is duc thi sokolis

Le family

2005-04-16 04:49:21Z

I am looking for any information of my husbands mothers family, I have no idea where she was born or when her bday is. her name is Men Thi Le, her parents are or where Ut Thi Bui and Thoa Duc Le. she had 3 daughters before marrying my husbands father, then had 2 sons and a daughter.
any info would be greatly appreciated.

My Dad Ken died in car accident in Vietnam

JoannNguyen068 — 2005-04-16 04:48:12Z

My name is Joann.
In 1967-8 my mother and father were in Vietnam. My mother was 2 months pregnant with me. They were in a car accident together in which my father was killed and my mother was seriously injured.
Today I only have a picture of my father and believe his name was Ken. His last name may begin with an "S".
I am trying to find out where my father is buried and seeking any information about him.
My mother told me that he was a service man in the war and was originally from England. It seems that my father may have already been married to a woman in England because he once received a picture from his wife which included their 2 sons.
She also tells me that he was about 37-8 years old when he died, so I figure he was born around 1930.

If anyone has any information that could help me... please respond.

Gratefully,
Joann

mother come to usa in around 1970 had me 1972 need in/4

LindaMejia69 — 2005-04-16 04:46:46Z

need in/4 on duc thi doan snow sokolis, thi doan snow nguyen , duc thi nguyen , hanoian saigan , cang chanh nguyen , morther had borther and sister not sure how many just that there were 7 in all pules mom and dad she saids my unlce was a monk buddhism tempo she has not spoke to her family in 34 year any in/4 please seed a respons. thank so very much help me .

looking for the Duong family roots

kimduong52 — 2005-04-02 04:52:59Z

my mother's name is luu hao still alive and my father's name was Khue Duong died march 25 1986. I have two brother( Minh Quoc and Hung Quoc and two sisters Phuong le and Khung le all with the last name of Duong and my name is Manh Quoc. I think my grandfather and my grandmother on my father side was Tiem Duong and Huynh Ha ( born 1901 and died 4/11/1989 in Vietnam, Also on my mothers side I think my grandfather and grandmothers name was Thuy Luu and Xao Thang. That is all i have if you have any information please email me at kkdfamilytree@hotmail.com Thank you

duong

kimduong52 — 2005-04-02 04:52:59Z

Hello, I come from ho chi minh, vietnam, I looking for family, By the Last Name of DUONG, I come from Khue Duong and Luu Hao, I have two brother and one sister still in Vietnam, and one in Canada. If you have any information please let me Know.

Re: NGUYEN surname

LindaMejia69 — 2005-03-15 01:32:37Z

looking for in/4 on duc thi sokolis ,chanh cang neguyen ,duang do nguyen , doan thi nguyen , doan thi snow, hanoian saigan