Contextualizing Photos
The best way to examine Trần Thị Phụng's photos is through time. While she does not remember the exact years, locations, or age these photos were taken, we are able to organize the photos chronologically based on the image themselves and the information from her interviews. Names will be listed from order of left to right unless otherwise mentioned. All of the gifted materials are not listed here, as they do not pertain to Phụng's life. If you want to find more photos, check out the Who? section.
Trần Thị Phụng's Childhood (1957-1964)
Childhood photos of Cousins Minh, Phụng, and Phúc (~1957).
Phụng's maternal grandparents (she does not recall their names or when this photo was taken).
Phụng's mother (Trần Thị Lành), sister (Trần Thị Loan), aunt, Minh, Phúc, Phụng, and Phụng's aunt's maid (~1960).
Phụng's mother, sister, aunt, Minh, Phúc, Phụng, and Phụng's aunt's maid in front of a boat (~1960).
Phụng and Loan (~1964).
Trần Thị Phụng's Young Adult Life (1964-1973)
Loan, Nghi's brothers-in-law, Nghi (Phụng's cousin), and Phụng (~1970).
Portrait of Phụng (date unknown but she says it's before 1975).
Trần Thị Phụng's Romantic Adult Life (1973-1975)
Phụng and her future husband Phan Tấn Anh on a date in front of (believed to be) Cam Ly waterfall (1973).
Phụng and Anh on a date; location unknown (1973).
Phụng's bridal party and Anh's grooms party during a gift-giving procession in front of his Nha Trang home (lễ xin dâu), prior to the actual tea ceremony (June 1973).
Phụng and Anh cutting their wedding cake (June 1973).
A black and white photo of Phụng and Anh cutting their wedding cake (June 1973).
A black and white photo of Phụng and Anh cutting their wedding cake and serving it (June 1973).
Phụng and Anh standing with Phụng's mother, her two friends from work, and Phụng's aunt.
Trần Thị Phụng's Life Post VN War(1975-1986)
Phụng holding her eldest daughter, Phan Anh Thư (1975).
Portrait of Anh Thư and Phụng (1980).
Anh Thư and her younger sister, Hoàng Anh, at a temple (1985).
Phụng, Anh Thư, Anh, and Hoàng Anh, at a temple (~1985).
Anh Thư, Anh, Hoàng Anh, and Phụng sitting in front of a temple (~1985).
Phụng, Hoàng Anh, Anh, and Anh Thư at a beach in Vủng Tàu (~1985).
Hoàng Anh and Anh Thư with their grandmother (Phụng's mother) in a Buddhist Temple (~1985).
Trần Thị Phụng's Life in Thailand (1986-1989)
Anh Thư, Anh, Hoàng Anh, and Phụng in the refugee camp in Thailand.
Anh (red striped shirt) and his friends in Thailand .
Anh, their roomate, Phụng, Anh Thư, and Hoàng Anh in Thailand.
Phụng, Hoàng Anh, Anh Thư, and Anh in their home in Thailand.
Trần Thị Phụng's Life in the Philippines (1989)
Phụng in English class in the Philippines. One of her teachers is standing behind her.
Hoàng Anh (in the middle) and Anh Thư on a plane to the Philippines.
Phụng's graduation ceremony of completing English class with her teachers.
Trần Thị Phụng's Life in America (1989-2002)
Phụng's half-brother, father, Phụng, and her Aunt Trần Anh Kim at LAX (1992).
Anh, Hoàng Anh, Anh Thư and Phụng in front of Hsi Lai Temple (1994).
Trần Thị Phụng's Life Today (2002-Present Day)
Phụng overseeing the doctors treat patients from remote locations (2011).
Phụng posing in front of a banner with her name, next to doctors, in Long An (2011).
Thầy Chân Tịnh, Phụng, and a doctor in a hospital Phụng donated beds to (2011).
Phụng, Thầy Chân Tịnh, his assistant, and Loan in front of a temple entrance (2012).