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One of our Wellpark family members had passed away in London.
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Angie Nguyen Dec 21, 2008.

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Started Dec 6, 2008

Publication:Orange County Register; Date:Sept. 30, 2008; Section:Life etc.; Page Number:1 Life, etc.
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Huy Nguyen Oct 6, 2008.

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Keith Hale left a comment for Chi Pham

"Hello again. I have only just seen your other comment. It's great that your sisters were in the recording session - do they remember it? A member of our cast - Hanny - looks very like your sister wearing glasses. I will try and send some more…"

Jan 31, 2021

Chi Pham left a comment for Keith Hale

"Thank you Keith for the time you spent entertaining the refugee children and for keeping the pictures for 40 years. It is an honor to write to you. Chi"

Jan 26, 2021

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"Hi Keith, I just now saw your comment. The little girl on the left in black coat and the little girl with glasses are my sister. They are now adults with successful careers in California. It will be lovely to see all the pics. I will share this with…"

Jan 26, 2021

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"This is a great picture of my beautiful mother and my two siblings. I was in quarantine at the time. The boy in the brown is Lee and the boy in the blue is Nghia (Neil). "

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"My family are no longer living in Swindon Town UK, we emigrated to Sydney NSW Australia in 1986"

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Your Name:: Chi Pham

About Me:: I was 14 when I left Vietnam with my sisters Thuy Pham and Van Pham. We left with our cousin Luan Nguyen, our aunts Nghiem and Nghia and our grandma cu Hop Long. I now reside in Orange County, California and work in downtown Los Angeles as an insurance broker.

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Wellpark 35 year reunion in London!

I'd like to announce the Wellpark 35 year reunion in London!

When: Saturday, October 19th, 2013

Where: China Boulevard on the River…

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Posted on April 15, 2013 at 1:02am — 2 Comments

Journey to Freedom

Memories - Chi Pham - My Recollection of our Journey 30 years ago.

After the fall of Saigon in April 1975 my father was taken from our family on June 1975 to a re-education camp located the remote jungle of Northern Vietnam. He was a Captain in the Military Signal Corp for the South Vietnamese government. Our life was forever altered along with other millions of Vietnamese in the South. I was 11 years old at the time, the oldest of three girls. My sisters were 8… Continue

Posted on August 14, 2008 at 1:28am — 7 Comments

Need everyone help in making our Memory Book of "Journey to Freedom"

As you can imagine, organizing the reunion event, the web-site and working on the memory book is a big undertaking, but one well worth the effort. Of course we can't do it alone. We need your help especially on our book project.

We are in process of collecting pictures and materials for our book "Journey to Freedom or Ky Yeu”. We don't just want to have a nice picture book, but would like to turn it into a written document that tells the story of how we all left and survived the trip… Continue

Posted on May 16, 2008 at 1:53am — 12 Comments

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At 3:04pm on March 11, 2008, pat griffin said…: Hello, my daughter Carmel said you were trying to contact me?

At 5:32am on March 12, 2008, Janey Phung said…: Yeahhhhh, Trang nho*' ro^`i... Wow mu*`ng qua'.... Chi co' so^' phone cho Trang kho^ng? Trang se? go.i cho Chi to^'i nay. Thu?y co' cho Trang bie^'t la` Tu' ba^y gio*` cu~ng o*? ga^`n Chi, him co' kho?e kho^ng? da.o na`y him the^' na`o. Tha^'y mo.i ngu*o*`i ho.p ma(.t vui qua', Trang cu~ng tha^'y no^n la('m...

At 6:56am on March 15, 2008, Angie Nguyen said…: Hi Chi,

Thanks for your message.

I was 4 back in 1978. I left with my family of 12 people in total. Unfortunately, one passed away on the journey.

I still reside in London, UK - and I'm a mother to 4 beautiful children.

Your efforts to organise this reunion is commendable. However, I'm unable to attend as my family have already planned a holiday to VN. I'm sure the event will be a success and an emotional one too.

Reading the account of our boat trip & subsequent rescue has been inspiring. Firstly, for the bravery of our people who risked their lives to the perils of the sea. Secondly, for the humanitarian efforts of the Wellpark crew whom we all owe so much gratitude. Thirdly, it has been a closure for myself to verify what happened, when I was too young to comprehend yet still able to remember. Finally, the 2nd generation & maybe even the 3rd (if you are lucky), can experience and appreciate how they came to live a western lifestyle and all the benefits that it entails.
I hope the last 30 years have been good to you all. That you have a zest for life which almost could have been extinguished on the treacherous waters. Also, that you have had the opportunity to do some charitable deeds yourself. "What goes round, comes round"

Kindest regards,
Anh-Chi.

At 8:11am on March 24, 2008, Carmel Fenton said…: Hi Chi

I just looked at the members page its really growing, just wanted to say well done in managing to set something up that is rounding everyone up !!

At 12:07am on March 25, 2008, Thao Truong Pascual said…: Hi there. Yes, my life is busy with 3 boys and a medicine career. I would like to help but you will have to give me some advance notice. Do you know how I can get a copy of the Wellpark Story film?

At 1:11am on March 26, 2008, Dao Nguyen said…: Hi Chi,
I am so glad to be able to talk to you on line. I need to send you my check but I do not have all the informations. Please email me those details. I think that everybody would love to have the photos that you have put on the slide show, so we can make a CD and use that for "gay quy" and we can have more fund to use for our guests. If co Hieu can ask people to write and we cam have a Ky Yeu, we can use that to gay quy as well. We can also ask each family to send you their picture in 1982 and their pictures now with all the additons in the family, and we can put that in our ky yeu book, that would be nice. Hope that you can use my ideas.
I would like to find an official letter about the reunion to give it to a person that was on our boat at that time (he was 14yo) but cannot find such letter in my file. If you have that, just email me. Thank you
Than'
Co Dao

At 11:05am on April 2, 2008, Jo said…: Hi Chi,
Sorry for the delay in writing but I do not have internet at home so can only use it whilst at work!
Well done with this website..it looks great. Have you tried getting in touch with any other crew members? When I was making the film I rang up loads of numbers and scoured the British telephone directories.
I have been thinking more and more about coming out to the reunion and filming it. What do you think? I could use some of the interviews from the first film and re-interview people and also film the actual reunion. I think it could make a lovely film...do you know how many crew members are coming over for it? I could help track down some more if you like - (though unfortunately my notebook with all my info was lost when my handbag was stolen from a pub in London in the middle of making the film).
Let me know what you think.
Take care, Jo

At 11:53pm on April 2, 2008, Thuy Pham AKA Bich Thuy said…: Hey Chi, you should invite anh Ho, anh Hai, and ask anh Hai to forward this website to And Duc and the people who used to work at Kensington Barracks. Who know, anh Hai may make another trip out here to see everybody. Thuy

At 1:15pm on April 5, 2008, NGUYEN THANH SANG said…: Hello chi Pham,
Neu toi doan khong lam ten chi luc o trai Kensington Barrack la CHI phai khong ?
Sang N.(Tai cong MT151 )-Montreal-Canada