Original Repository: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections Wesley R. Fishel Papers (UA 17.95) Box 1236, Folder 38

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Physical Location: Box 1236, Folder 38; Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections,

Existence: 0 1955
Existence: Majority of material found within 0 1955

General Note: A periodical published by the American Women's Association of Saigon (AWAS), this guide provided women who were intending to move to South Vietnam with useful information. The guide is broken up into four sections: Section I is an introduction to AWAS, lifestyle in Saigon, language, customs, and so on; Section II is a directory of embassies and government agencies, and provides addresses for dressmakers, tailors, embroidery, etc.; Section III has address information for entertainment venues; Section IV provides a brief financial report, and gives useful information on fund raising, household loans of essential domestic goods, glass rentals for cocktail parties, committees on welfare, sewing, refugees, and others.

Perma Link: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=6-20-1A89-116-UA17-95_001696

Citation: Welcome to Saigon, circa 1955, 6-20-1A89-116-UA17-95_001696. 0 1955, Box 1236, Folder 38; Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, Wesley R. Fishel Papers, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=6-20-1A89-116-UA17-95_001696, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 6-20-1A89-116-UA17-95_001696, Wesley R. Fishel Papers, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive