BOLINAO 52 Screening at SAN FRANCISCO STATE

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Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)- Bolinao 52 Fundraiser (2005)

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Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez of Santa Ana, CA spoke at the Bolinao 52 Fundraiser in Westminster, CA, 2005.

Actor Kieu Chinh- Bolinao 52 Fundraiser, 2005

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Vietnamese American veteran actor Kieu Chinh spoke at an early fundraiser for BOLINAO 52 at NGUOI VIET Community Room in Westminster, California. July 2005

BOLINAO 52 Discussion Guide is available online

BOLINAO 52 Discussion Guide is here. After a long awaited anticipation, we are proud to announce the release of The BOLINAO 52 Discussion Guide. Written by Maxine Einhorn and Duc Nguyen, the guide helps users create a presentation or program that fit their needs. Whether it is in the classroom, board meeting or focus group, the Discussion Guide, coupled with the Bolinao 52 educational DVD, will provide the presenter a complete presentation which leads to a focused discussion on topics ranging from humanities, history, immigration, war and its effect, international policy, psychology or Asian American studies.

 The guide can be downloaded for free at: http://www.bolinao52.com/b52_dis_gde.pdf

The guide's aim is to provide recommendations for an effective use of the film. We are open for suggestions and comments. Feel free to contact us: info@rhimp.com.

BOLINAO 52 in Poland this weekend

It's been a busy summer as we are cooking up some new projects and preparing for a distribution campaign for BOLINAO 52. This weekend it will be shown in Poland. Here is the link (if you can read Polish).
http://www.piecsmakow.pl/2009/index.php/oakfm/76-bolinao52
Stay tuned, we will have more news and updates soon.

Report on Bolinao 52 screening at Bowers Museum by SBTN (Vietnamese)

Emmy Award Ceremony 2009, San Francisco CA

Mark Izu and Duc Nguyen accepted EMMY Awards.

Palace Hotel, San Francisco- May 16, 2009

A Bolinao 52 Reunion

Tung Trinh, Bolinao 52 survivor and Bill Cloonan, former Chief Petty Officer from the USS Dubuque embrace the EMMY. 

June 1, 2009

Comments From TV Audience

It is a touching documentary film that will tell a lot of stories about human struggle, passion to live, fighting for freedom and goodness of other people. We will appreciate what we have when we consider the sacrifices and sufferings of our elders. It is nice to see our roots and to be rooted in the stuggle of the people and to bear fruits of freedom, peace and joy.

Antonio Abuan, MS

Diocese of San Bernardino

I tried to save a Vietnamese suicide victim by giving her mouth to mouth resusitation in 1986.  She had died around4 1/2 hours early unbeknownst to me.  She lived in my former house in Elmhurst, N.Y..  I can't remember her name but she was also a refugee and her entire family was wiped out in Vietnam.  I wonder if she was one of the survivors of this boat.  I am heartbroken I was unable to be there earlier to save her.  I had befriended her without language understanding but was seeking an interpreter at the time to help her get the help she needed.  I just saw the documentary on WLIW and it broke my heart the Captain refused to be a humanitarian and save all these people.  Anyway, thank God everyone is in peace now.  I am looking forward to speaking to you.  I can get her name if you're interested.  Pray for the refugees and Veterans this weekend please?  

I really wish I could somehow inform any possible family she had so they know what happened to her.  But.........from what the Chinese people at my former address there told me at the time, she was alone because her whole family was wiped out in Vietnam.  Still I always think about her, pray for her and hope if there IS some family that I could get in touch with them or maybe find out if she was on the boat so I can somehow be helpful.  Thanks so much for doing this documentary.  It truly did touch my heart and hurt me so much.  If it was me out there on the boat and saw these Vietnamese people I probably would have gone against my captain only in this case as it was a matter of life and death.

Victoria Mary Stong

Bowers Museum Screening

Thuy Nguyen, CFO, Linda Kahn, Vice President of Education, Bowers Museum and Duc Nguyen

Lam Phan and Tung Trinh present a commemorative plaque to USS Morton former Commander Corwin "Al" Bell.

Tung Trinh, Bolinao 52 survivor and Duc Nguyen, director

Photos courtesy HUNG DOAN