welcome
If  the site below needs updated or you can offer a resource or link about Vietnamese orphanages from Vietnam War era we welcome new information. Email: adoptedvietnamese@hotmail.com

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SECTION 1 - ORPHANAGES WITH LINKS / SPECIAL INFO:

AN LAC ORPHANAGE:


ALAMBIE ORPHANAGE
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BIEN HOA ORHPANAGE

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BETHANY ORPHANAGE:

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DONG CHUA CUU

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GOOD SHEPERD ORPHANAGE

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GO VAP ORPHANAGE

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HOI AN ORPHANAGE

A visitor wrote, "In 2002 we visited an orphanage in Hoi An. I believe the orpanage currently
housed children over the age of four. Joy Degenhardt, whose mother founded
MAPS, was adopted from this orphanage in Hoi An. Joy still works in Vietnam
adoptions and might be able to get some info for you about this orphanage.
Try contacting her mother, Dawn Degenhardt, through the Degenhardt
Foundation: http://www.degenhardtfoundation.org/
dawn@degenhardtfoundation.org"

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HOI DUC

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NEW HAVEN ORPHANAGE


PROVIDENCE ORPHANAGE

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REDEMPTIONIST ORPHANAGE

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SACRED HEART

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SADEC ORPHANAGE:

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SANCTA MARIA ORPHANAGE:

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SOC TRANG ORPHANAGE:

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VUNG TAU ORPHANAGE

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TAN MAI ORPHANAGE


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Terre des Hommes orphanages

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TU DO ORPHANAGE

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TO AM ORPHANAGE

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THONG THIEN HOC ORPHANAGE

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Section two - OTHER GENERAL news/LINKS:


- Emmanuelle Babey, a VN adoptee from France, is setting up a new sight to assist adopted Vietnamese war orphans find information about their birth parents and extended family, plus general information about orphanges.  She has many photos of orphanages available. To find out more contact: emmanuellebabey@yahoo.fr and also visit Origines Vietnam
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-  Anne McCrudden who is not an adoptee but who was a volunteer at Allambie (Saigon) has many photos available of the orphanage. If you are an adoptee please search her on facebook and ask for links to photos or visit the 'Orphans of War, Voices Today' facebook group by Vikki Cowley. She also posted this note:
A selection of photos are available to view. These photos were mostly taken at Allambie between late 1971 and mid 1973. Please let us know if you recognise anyone in them or even yourself? Do you have any other information about the orphanage itself? It would be great to share experiences. Please also feel free to contact Anne McCrudden, the owner of the photos (they're in my albums for convenience).

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=91759&id=717131427&l=fc879bbfeb
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=91765&id=717131427&l=b82789c747


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Dorothee Calvert wrote Aug 2009:

As you know, when we read Rosemary Taylor 's book and the one of Susan McDonald, To Am Nursery was the first orphanage created by Rosemary Taylor after 17 months later she arrived in Vietnam (february 1967).
 
To Am  (= warm nest) had 3 adresses from its creation (august 1698) to the end (1975).
August 1968 to october 1969 : located in Phu Nuam Alley / district
October 1969 to july 1970 : Nhat Linh Site / Gia Dinh
July 1970 to april 1975 : 64a Doan Thi Thiem Street (most of us came from the last and many photos were taken here).
 
So I'm in touch with a former australian soldier (Owen Cook) from the 110 th Signal Squadron who served in Saigon from january 1969 to jannuary 1970 and visited and helped my orphanage - the first nursery). He knowed and meet Rosa Tintore and Rosemary Taylor too.
 
Please click on the web link to see photos of Owen he took from march 1969 to july 1969 before going to Vung Tau for the last of his tour.
 
http://picasaweb. google.com/ xemoth/110SigSqn #536082850043769 7906

 
Photos from 30 to 49 concerning Terre des Hommes orphanages, Rosa Tintore. I sent to him some scanned pictures from the book of Rosemary Taylor, don't be surprised.
 
 
It is very important because it was the first time that somebody took photos of this earlier period.
I was not in the orphanage because I left Saigon at the end of january 1969 (he did'nt have camera when he arrived in Vietnam, he bouhgt one in march 1969) but sure it 's mine second orphanage afeter Sacred Heart in Danang.
 
 
Dorothee

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Motherland Tours

The itinerary of these tours can include visits to former nurseries (New Haven, Hy Vong, To Am, Phu My)
For more info visit: http://www.motherlandtour.com/

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General:

My Huong Le, an Australian VN adoptee living in Vung Tau and
overseeing several schools and orphanages, is interested in compiling
signatures of support for a TV announcement directed at birth mothers
to raise awareness about searching adoptees. If you would like to hear
about her early planning stages for this please email her at:
myhuongle@gmail.com

AVI is working with Operation Reunite on sharing the archive AVI
searching for birth parents register info for their planned database
(overseen by Trista Goldberg and Kevin Maes). If you have submitted to
this in the past, please contact Michael Purling: mpurling@ramp.com.au
to update your email. Many are out of date and we need to keep them
for potential enquirers and so that OR can discuss their database in
development. If you would like to add your details to the AVI
searching for birth parents register you can also contact Michael.

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SECTION 3 -  OTHER RESOURCES

historical list PROVIDED BY SISTER SUSAN MCDONALD:

Click Here

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CATHOLIC CHURCH BATISM REGISTER

Catholic Church Baptism Register / Fr Olivier adoptees

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ORPHANAGES LIST FROM VIETNAM WAR ON VAN SITE - External site