Ha, Thao. Interview April 19, 2022

Dr. Thao Ha is a Vietnamese refugee who has become a sociology professor at MiraCosta College. Her path to personal, and professional success wound its way through traditional immigrant struggles as well as gang violence. In this interview Dr. Ha discusses her families escape from Vietnam at the end of the Vietnam War, her childhood in the United States, her involvement around gangs, and her educational pathway.

2022-04-19

California State University San Marcos

Thao Ha

video

SC027-21

Oral Histories

Asian Pacific Islander Desi American experience, Community history, History Department internship, Immigrant experience, Women's experience

Thao Ha, “Ha, Thao. Interview April 19, 2022,” Voices of North County, accessed November 3, 2025, https://archivesoralhistories.csusm.edu/items/show/182.