BRITISH VOLUNTEERS in PFAC

 BRITISH VOLUNTEER SERVICES OVERSEAS (BVSO)

The BVSO sent volunteers from the United Kingdom to teach English and culture to the Vietnamese Refugees in VRC Palawan before they resettled in their country of destination.   

This Page is lovingly dedicated to them. 

Thank you, Marian Lynch, Muriel Knox, Adrian Seviour, Ruth Myers, Merle, Tony Mahon, Lesley, Bob Holland and Jane Anderson for your dedicated service to the Vietnamese Refugees in Palawan, Philippines.

 

Muriel and the VRC Boyscouts 1981

Ruth Myers taught at HTC-PFAC in 1988 to 1989

 Muriel Knox (in brown) and Marian Lynch (in peach) 1981

 Muriel Knox 1981

 Muriel (her house in the background) 1981

 Adrian Seviour (the third one from the left squatting)

 Tony Mahon CADP Volunteer English Teacher

Muriel (Photo courtesy of Lan Dalat)

THANK YOU!

My Former Colleagues Ann Cusack and Adrian Seviour

Vietnamese Refugee Center Education Staff (Palawan, Spring 1981)
on our way to Cowrie Island on Honda Bay, Puerto Princesa City. Seen in the pictures are Lien, Marian, Tony, Andrew, Zeny, Josie, Leny, Diep, Rubi, Evelyn, Lesley, An Thu, Huy and Letty. (I forgot the names of all the others.)
My friend Dr. Luis Medrano
Father Kenneth and Andy
My friend and colleague Ann Cussack

ANN CUSACK

Ann Cusack brought some innovative ideas to our school. Anne was an excellent poet and she brought poetry into the classroom. She incorporated poetry in her lessons and her students loved the poems that she herself had written. I love music and Ann enjoyed my company because of my singing, which she described as outstanding. I believe she and I became best friends because we both loved arts- I music and she poetry. One day I fell ill and Ann wrote a poem and dedicated it to me to brighten my day. In return I wrote her a poem describing how fortunate I was to have her as a friend. Since then I have been writing poems and getting better as time goes by.

ADRIAN SEVIOUR

Adrian was a quiet person. He would socialize with us but wouldn’t normally speak unless spoken to first. I am the kind of person that will always approach someone whom I see is feeling left out. I decided to always sit and talk with Adrian at school meetings or during parties or social functions in the camp. One day, Adrian found a best friend in the person of Rubi Diao. Ann also found more comfort socializing with her Vietnamese friends. I then focused my attention on my Vietnamese friends. After a year, Adrian returned to England wrote a letter once and then we lost contact. The following year, Ann returned to Australia. The next thing I knew was that she had moved to California and married her Vietnamese fiancé that she met in the camp.

 

 Adrian is the gentleman sitting next to Sammy.

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Do You Know These People?

Hello Folks!

I'm looking for the following people. They are either my former colleagues or friends who used to work with me at the P.F.A.C. Palawan. If you know any of them, please email me or let them know I'm looking for them.
My email address is impeccable37@yahoo.com.

Muriel Knox - Scotland (pictured above) Co-Teacher

Do Thi Het - France (Adopted mother)
Do Thi Bang Tam - France (Adopted sister)

Do Thi Ngoc Huong - France (Adopted sister)

Adrian Seviour - England (Co-teacher)

Ruth Myer - England (Co-teacher)

Ruth Myer is pictured with Tung, Can, and Van

Vo Thi Cung - California/Texas (Co-teacher and good friend)

Le Van - Austin, Texas area (My first Vietnamese close friend, married to Tien)

Anne Kelleran - U.S.A. (Former UNHCR Supervisor)

Luong Ba Thieu - Germany - (My good Friend)

Nguyen Tan Sy - Australia (friend)

Pham Hoang Ho - Former student in 1986 or 87 (lives in the USA)
Tran Thanh Dung - Former student like a son to me (lives in Australia)

Nguyen Van Binh - Former student and like a son to me (Australia)

Phan Anh Tuan -Friend and adopted brother, son of PFAC Chairman mid 80s (Washington State)

Tran Dinh De - Friend in VRC 1981 or 82 (Lives in the USA)

Dao Minh Van - Friend in PFAC (Pictured above)

If you have any info please let me know and I will sincerely appreciate it. Thank you in advance.

ANDREW TAYLOR

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