Talk - Stories of the new American-Vietnamese generation

Talk l Stories of the new American-Vietnamese generation

1. Time: 18:00, Friday, 09.06.2023

2. Location: Goethe-Institut Hanoi, 58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh Hanoi

3. Register at: https://www.goethe.de/ins/vn/en/ver/paf.html

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There are many things that remind each of us of our Vietnamese root, such as water spinach, pottery, a commemorative room from our grandparents' time, or familiar expressions in daily life such as "uh huh".

It is the story of a second-generation Vietnamese girl in the US about communicating with her traumatized mother during the war about her passions, becoming a ceramic artist and possibly working in Vietnam. It is also the story of an American overseas Vietnamese man who gave up his life in the US, learned Vietnamese and wanted to "live like a Vietnamese". And there is also the story of a young Vietnamese boy whose childhood moved with his parents and loved the game of buying coke with a coin so much that he forgot his mother told him to buy water spinach, garlic, and chili.

With unique ways, all of these are incorporated into the literary materials of "Pretty Nails" (Eric Nguyen), "The Room" (Vu Anh Duong) and "Coca, water spinach, garlic" (Do Van Hoang). The materials will be presented and inspire the public for an open discussion.

* These are documents of MY VIETNAM, a project about Vietnamese identities across borders implemented by the Goethe-Institut in collaboration with local partners. The project got financial support from the Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam and other individuals. This event is one of three events being organized from May to July, 2023 to introduce project materials.

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