Andrea Nguyen: Ever-Green Vietnamese Book Talk

Andrea Nguyen: Ever-Green Vietnamese Book Talk

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...
Mekong: SOUL at the Kennedy Center

Mekong: SOUL at the Kennedy Center

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...
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai: Dust Child Book Talk

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai: Dust Child Book Talk

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...
Vietnam Week 2022

Vietnam Week 2022

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...