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X-WR-CALNAME:Film screening: "Vietnamerica"
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DESCRIPTION:Following the wars in Vietnam\, over two million people fled th
 e country with the collapse of the Republic of Vietnam. That exodus\, refe
 rred to by many as “the boat people\,” resulted in nearly half of them
  dying while in flight\, battling the elements\, starvation and pirates.\n
 \n"Vietnamerica" follows Master Nguyen Hoa as he returns to former refugee
  camps in Southeast Asia after three decades abroad to search for the grav
 es of his wife and two children. Having fled Vietnam in 1981 on a boat wit
 h his family and friends\, Hoa was the only survivor.\n\nExecutive Produce
 r Nancy Bui of the Vietnamese Heritage Foundation joins GETSEA and 25 univ
 ersities across North America to watch "Vietnamerica" together simultaneou
 sly and connect via Zoom for a discussion with the filmmaker about the Vie
 tnamese diaspora\, their struggle and how Master Hoa’s story is a prism 
 to see the larger group.\n\nFor more information on the film\, visit vietn
 americamovie.org.
GEO:41.934581;-88.764014
LOCATION:Altgeld Hall\, 125
SUMMARY:Film screening: "Vietnamerica"
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.niu.edu/event/film-screening-vietnamerica
CATEGORIES:Meetings and Conferences
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