Where is Master Nguyen Thi Bich Hanh?

Graphite pencil sketch of a quiet Hanoi street at dawn, muted greys and soft shadows

Nguyen Thi Bich Hanh — where is she now? After a week spent caring for her ill mother, at 5:30 a.m. on June 9, 2010, she departed to return to Hanoi. Since that morning, no one has known her whereabouts.

The Vinh Diocese community in Hanoi reached out to all of her acquaintances and workplaces, but no information about her location was received.

Background

Nguyen Thi Bich Hanh worked as a teacher in Quang Nam province. In June 2009, she was dismissed from her teaching position. The circumstances surrounding her dismissal and her activities in the year that followed remain part of the public record discussed in Vietnamese online forums at the time.

Disappearance Timeline

According to the account published on June 12, 2010, the key events unfolded as follows:

  • She returned home to care for her ill mother for approximately one week.
  • At 5:30 a.m. on June 9, 2010, she set out to travel back to Hanoi.
  • From that moment onward, no family member, friend, or colleague reported contact with her.
  • The Vinh Diocese community in Hanoi conducted a search among her personal and professional networks, without result.
"Suốt từ hôm đó, không một ai biết được Chị Nguyễn Thị Bích Hạnh đi đâu."

The original report was sourced from a post on the Multiply platform by VNSG (Vietnam Saigon).

Source: VNSG, via Canhsat4sao blog archive. This post reflects information as it was known on June 12, 2010.