by Natalie Bui | Oct 12, 2024 | Past Events
Dates: October 4–12, 2024Venues: Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, U.S. Institute of Peace, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial LibraryPartners: Smithsonian Institution, USIP, Columbia University, DC MOAPIA The third annual Vietnam...
by Natalie Bui | May 11, 2024 | Past Events
Date: May 11, 2024Venue: Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art – IlluminAsia Festival As part of the IlluminAsia Festival, Vietnam Society presented a heartfelt dialogue on intergenerational healing featuring author Susan Lieu (The Manicurist’s Daughter) and...
by Natalie Bui | May 8, 2024 | Past Events
Date: May 8, 2024Venue: US Navy Memorial Visitors Center During AAPI Heritage Month, Vietnam Society joined the DC Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (MOAPIA) to present Foodelicious Night, a lively culinary showcase celebrating the creativity of...
by Natalie Bui | May 1, 2024 | Past Events
Date: May 1, 2024Venue: Freer Gallery of Art | Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Pulitzer Prize–winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen joined the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art for a conversation on the process of adapting his acclaimed novel The...
by Natalie Bui | Feb 3, 2024 | Past Events
Date: February 3 & 17, 2024Venues: Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art and DAR Museum Vietnam Society welcomed the Year of the Dragon with a vibrant Tết celebration at two of Washington, DC’s most storied institutions. The event featured the first public Hầu...
by Natalie Bui | Oct 22, 2023 | Past Events
Date: October 22, 2023Venue: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DCPartners: DC Public Library, Penguin Random House, Vietnam Society Pulitzer Prize–winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen discussed his memoir A Man of Two Faces in conversation with Lysley...
by Natalie Bui | Oct 4, 2023 | Past Events
Dates: September 29 – October 4, 2023Venues: Evermay Estate, Kennedy Center, Eastern Market, Busboys & Poets, U.S. Institute of Peace, Martin Luther King Jr. Library The second annual Vietnam Week brought together artists, authors, and audiences across Washington,...
by Natalie Bui | May 8, 2023 | Past Events
Date: May 8, 2023Venue: Lincoln Theatre, Washington, DC As part of the D.C. Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs’ Heritage Month celebrations, Vietnam Society supported LayeRhythm Live, a dynamic fusion of dance, music, and improvisation. The...
by Natalie Bui | May 3, 2023 | Past Events
Date: May 3, 2023Venue: Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University Summary Vietnam Society joined national leaders, artists, and policymakers at the White House’s AANHPI Heritage Month Forum. The event highlighted community leadership, equity, and cross-cultural...
by Natalie Bui | Apr 30, 2023 | Past Events
Date: April 30, 2023Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center | Smithsonian AssociatesPartners: Smithsonian Associates, Moon Rabbit Summary Culinary author Andrea Nguyen shared insights from her cookbook Ever-Green Vietnamese in conversation with Washington Post editor Joe...
by Natalie Bui | Apr 7, 2023 | Past Events
Date: April 7, 2023Venue: Kennedy Center, Terrace Theater Summary Part of the Kennedy Center’s RiverRun Festival, Mekong: SOUL was a multimedia concert tracing stories from the Mekong River through sound and movement. Emmy-winning musician Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ, composer...
by Natalie Bui | Apr 1, 2023 | Past Events
Date: April 1, 2023Venue: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DCPartners: DC Public Library, Vietnam Society, Algonquin Books Author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai joined Vietnam Society and the DC Public Library to discuss her bestselling novel Dust Child. The...
by pskadmin | Nov 5, 2022 | Past Events
Dates: October 29 – November 5, 2022Venues: Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, The Kennedy CenterPartners: Smithsonian Institution, The Kennedy Center, Vietnam Society Our inaugural Vietnam Week brought Vietnamese stories, music, and traditions to the heart of...
