Draft:Nguyễn Quang

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Real name	Nguyễn Quang Huy
Pen name	Nguyễn Quang
Birthplace	Phú Nổ, làng Khánh Hưng, Tỉnh Sóc Trăng Việt Nam.
Nghề nghiệp	Author
Spouse	Minh Đức Hoài Trinh
Literary Contributions
Books	Minh Đức Hoài Trinh và Sự NghiệpManifest Destiny

Birth name: Nguyễn Quang-Huy, pen name: Nguyễn Quang.

Born in 1931 in Phú Nổ, Khánh Hưng village, Sóc Trăng Province, Vietnam.

Spouse: Minh Đức Hoài Trinh.

Biography and Activities

[edit]Born into a family of educators influenced by the Đông Du (Go East) movement, initiated by Phan Bội Châu, Phan Châu Trinh, and their comrades, which was strongly developed among intellectuals—especially among teachers—his father, Mr. Dư Văn Giàu, was one of them. The anti-French sentiment was always deeply rooted in the hearts of the Vietnamese people, constantly awaiting an opportunity to rise up.

After World War II, when Japan invaded Vietnam, the people’s lives were thrown into turmoil, which also became an opportunity for the population to rise when the French army returned to reoccupy the South (Sóc Trăng). The resistance movement began. The spirit of anti-colonial resistance reached its peak, especially among the youth. When word spread that the French army was advancing, and the resistance fighters lacked sufficient weapons, they prepared themselves with hammers, sticks, a few rifles, bullets, and Japanese grenades left behind in storage.

Wherever the resistance fighters went, locals joined them. The day before the resistance group had to retreat, our class had a secret meeting where a young teacher announced he would be joining the resistance the next day. Many students, aged 14–15, joined him without hesitation.

After enduring many hardships and dangers, chased by French troops to Nhu Gia, the resistance fighters held out for two weeks. Later, after the French incited the Cambodians to rebel, the resistance had to retreat further south, finally reaching the Ong Doc River near Ca Mau, where they stayed for nearly a year. When the group eventually disbanded, only three people—a teacher and two students—remained. They found a way back to Soc Trang. The locals knew how to avoid areas occupied by the French, but the teacher and students, unfamiliar with the situation, were arrested when walking along the main road.

After two weeks of interrogation, they were released, as they were identified as teachers and students fleeing conflict, not remaining resistance fighters.

Upon returning to Sóc Trăng, I learned that my father had been transferred to teach in an area near Saigon. I resumed my studies and continued underground activism until the “Trò Ơn Incident.” In Saigon schools, activism was strong. The youth were enthusiastic, but such involvement couldn’t avoid the attention of the French "Recherche" (security/police agency). This led to protests demanding the release of arrested students. Tragically, during one protest, a student named Ơn was shot and killed by a Frenchman—an act never formally investigated. I and several others were injured. My father took the opportunity to send me to France.

The funeral for student Ơn was conducted solemnly. From early morning, large crowds gathered in an orderly procession organized by students from Pétrus Ký High School. The line stretched from Chợ Lớn to Chasseloup-Laubat Street, connecting to the church road near Huyện Sĩ and ending at Sài Gòn Market. It was nearly as large as the funeral of Phan Châu Trinh in the early 1900s.

Studying Abroad

[edit] Went to France in 1950 to study French and mathematics. In 1954, moved to the United Kingdom to study English and Business and Commerce at Technical College, Cambridge, UK.

From 1958 to 1962, studied at a Graphic Arts College in London.

Returned to France and worked for various weekly magazines in Paris.

In 1980, moved to the United States and worked as a supervisor for the printing company “Stewarship” in Oklahoma.

Finally, in 1982, founded a publishing house in California, which he operated until retirement.

Literary Contributions

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• Văn Nghiệp và Cuộc Đời Minh Đức Hoài Trinh (The Literary Career and Life of Minh Đức Hoài Trinh), 2005 – Bilingual edition
• Nhập Gia (In a New Country), 2007 – To help communist refugees adapt to their new homeland
• Ông Giáo Làng (The Teacher in the Countryside), 2009 – On early education under French colonial rule
• Ốc Mượn Hồn (The Hermit Crab), 2012 – The crab and the shell metaphor
• Một Giấc Mơ (A Dream), 2013 – A communist prisoner dreams of the Statue of Liberty
• Ngoại Tình (Adultery), 2016
• Thần Giao Cách Cảm (Telepathy), 2017
• Ôn Cố Tri Tân (Look Back to the Future), 2020
• Phận Đàn Bà (The Fate of Being a Woman), 2013 – The immense sacrifices of a woman
• Manifest Destiny I (Look Back at World History), 2023
• Định Mệnh (Manifest Destiny I in Vietnamese), 2023
• Manifest Destiny II – Upcoming

References

Nhà Văn Nguyễn Quang, Văn Chương & Cuộc Tình Nữ Sĩ Minh Đức Hoài Trinh

Ra mắt sách Định Mệnh by Nguyễn Quang

Goc Khuất với Chelsey

VietlifeTV

57.3 Du Miên phỏng vấn nhà văn Nguyễn Quang

Việt Báo