Upcoming events.
Still We Rise: 50 Years After the Vietnam War
Thanh is heading to the Bay Area with her collection of rare Vietnamese vinyl music and will be DJing at DVAN’s ‘Still We Rise’ event.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, DVAN is hosting a landmark event in San Francisco on April 26, 2025. Join us for an unforgettable evening of reflections, poetry and music performances by renowned artists of the Vietnamese diaspora.
MAI’S AO DAI READING & LISTENING PARTY @ ABACUS ROW
Thanh and her childhood friends, designer and MAI’S AO DAI children’s book author Thai Nguyen + Abacus Row designer Christine Trac, will join forces for one delightful morning of reading and music to celebrate our shared Vietnamese heritage.
Save the Date - Detroit Listening Event
A collaboration with visual artist Linh My Truong in Detroit, Michigan. Details forthcoming.
In the meantime, submit your refugee stories to Linh’s latest project, Threads of Passage, supported by Knight New Work. Details here.
Linh My Truong
Threads of Passage: From Vietnam to America
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, Linh My Truong will explore the untold stories of her family and other Vietnamese boat refugees after the end of the war through a series of immersive interactive textile and video installations. Premiering at the Annex Gallery at 333 Midland in Detroit.
An My Le + Viet Thanh Nguyen
Moderating a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen and photographer/author An-My Le to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.
Organized by Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN) and Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association (VAALA) .
SAVE THE DATE: Portraits of Resilience + Community Archive Day
In conjunction with the We Were Soldiers, Too / Chúng Tôi Cũng Là Lính exhibit at Little Saigon Creative from April to June 2025, we’re holding a photo session and community archival event at NVC Memorial Hall. Details forthcoming. Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Marcus Yam is scheduled to be in attendance to capture portraits of Seattle-area South Vietnamese veterans.
Hosted by Friends of Little Saigon. Photography gear and photos provided by Truong Nguyen Photography.
Ocean Vuong at Seattle Arts & Lectures
In conversation with Ocean Vuong to celebrate the release of his latest novel, The Emperor of Gladness.
Kho Tàng Nhạc Vàng / Vietnam’s Golden Music Archive
Thanh is curating a multimedia experience that translates and recontextualizes key music from the Republic of Vietnam era between 1954 and 1975.
Special programming planned on First Thursdays: June 5, July 3 and August 7, 2025.
Peace Trees Vietnam Common Read
Hear the perspectives of those impacted by the U.S.-Vietnam War as they share passages from Inheriting the War. Moderated by Thanh Tân. Tickets are free. Light beverages and food will be provided. Questions? Contact kimberly@peacetreesvietnam.org.
OPENING RECEPTION: We Were Soldiers, Too/Chúng Tôi Cũng Là Lính
As a daughter of Vietnamese refugees, Thanh Tan has spent years preserving her community’s culture and history, especially parts that are unspoken or lost in translation. We Were Soldiers, Too is part of her effort to preserve these stories and features portraits taken by Marcus Yam and oral histories from veterans of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), many of which have never been shared publicly.
Opening reception on Friday, April 18 @ 5:30-7:30pm. RSVP here.
Exhibit is free and open to the public during Little Saigon Creative business hours. April - June 2025
Enduring Spirit of Vietnam: Dr. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai w/ Peter Steinhauer
Moderating a conversation between award-winning Vietnamese author Dr. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai and celebrated photographer Peter Steinhauer.
Free RSVP here.
Texas Tech Vietnam Conference
Thanh will present in Lubbock, TX at the Texas Tech Vietnam Conference. This year’s theme is "1975: The End of the Vietnam War." Thanh will deliver a multimedia presentation that pulls from the reporting she has done over the past decade to preserve the legacy of the veterans of ARVN’s 18th Infantry Division.