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In this study, we delineated the war-related traumas and strength in participants of the Vietnamese Insights into Cognitive Aging Program (VIP).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>VIP is a longitudinal study of 548 Vietnamese Americans aged 65+ years living in Northern California. During Visit 1, a semi-structured interview was conducted on participants\u2019 life and experiences in Vietnam and immigration to the United States. Using data at one of the recruitment sites, interviews of participants having the highest total self-reported traumas were transcribed in Vietnamese (n\u2005=\u200543) for coding and analysis following a thematic approach.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Participants were 73.2 years old on average (SD = 5.48). Most were male (67.4%) and had attempted to escape Vietnam by boat at least once (67%). Two major themes were found: (1) experiences of adversity and suffering, which included subthemes on tough life experiences during the war, imprisonment and hard life after the war, escaping by boat and living in the refugee camps, witnessing or hearing about others\u2019 traumas during the war and escape, and experiences of loss, and (2) personal fortitude and gratitude, which included subthemes on fortitude and endurance, personal skills to cope and navigate, and perceived \u201cluck and blessings.\u201d<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Results from this study revealed various traumas and aspects of strength. 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