"Vu's most visible lasting legacy is the Viet Museum, which he developed over the course of three decades and opened in 2007. The old farmhouse in History Park now stores hundreds of precious artifacts, photographs and art about the experiences of the Boat People - sustained through a mix of community support and Vu's own personal savings. He even mortgaged his family home to ensure its survival."
"After months in hospice care in Cupertino, Vu spent his final moments surrounded by family and community members whose histories felt an indelible mark left by the former South Vietnamese military leader-turned-refugee. The husband, father and grandfather helped resettle more than 20,000 South Asian immigrants in Northern California after the Vietnam War. After founding San Jose's nonprofit Immigrant Resettlement and Cultural Center in 1980, Vu helped provide English classes, job training, housing assistance and immigration and citizenship support."
Loc Vu died at 92 after months in hospice care in Cupertino, surrounded by family and community members. He was a former South Vietnamese military leader who became a refugee and helped resettle more than 20,000 South Asian immigrants in Northern California after the Vietnam War. Vu founded San Jose's nonprofit Immigrant Resettlement and Cultural Center in 1980, providing English classes, job training, housing assistance, and immigration and citizenship support. He developed the Viet Museum over three decades and opened it in 2007, housing artifacts, photographs and art about the Boat People, and mortgaged his family home to keep it alive. Community leaders described his passing as an inconsolable and immeasurable loss.
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