Phan, Loi Duc and Loc 2019-05-21
This interview features Loi Duc Phan and Loc Phan as they discuss their involvement with music and playing with a band in Vietnam. In this interview, the siblings describe growing up in Vietnam and playing as a band during the Vietnam war, and how they made it over to America.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Loi Duc Phan and Loc Phan
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: May 21, 2019
Location: Houston, Texas
Interviewer: Daniel Sanchez
Length: 02:14:03 (2 hours 14 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and background information; Their first time playing music for somebody; Growing up and taking care of their mom and family; liking and learning foreign music; How Michael met his wife; The process of learning songs and performing; how songs; changed once they learned English; the war; Playing for American troops; playing in a club that was bombed; Writing their own music; their thoughts on leaving Vietnam; The day they left Vietnam; playing shows in America; Moving to Houston
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374910 >
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