A Commemoration: 50th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon/ Phnom Penh/ Vientiane

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, South Vietnam (April 30, 1975). The fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia took place nearly two weeks earlier on April 17, 1975, with the eventual fall of Vientiane, Laos occurring months later.

These events led to over a million Southeast Asian refugees fleeing Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, some resettling in Sonoma County.

Please join us in recognizing the communities impacted by the Vietnam War and holding space for remembrance and grief. We will have a large altar onsite and invite you to bring offerings (including pictures of elders and ancestors you would like to honor). Also please feel free to wear your cultural clothes.

Speakers

• Katherine Nguyen - AAPIC Board Member - Welcome & Introduction
• Laurie Fong - AAPIC President - War, Secrecy, and Displacement
• Sopheap Hang - AAPIC Member, School Teacher - Lived Experiences During Genocide in Cambodia
• Jerry Thao - SRJC Student Counselor, Daughter of Hmong refugees - Hmong History and Experience
• Kevin Nguyen - Assistant Professor of STEM Education at SSU - Vietnamese Experience & the Impact of War

Performance

• Charya Burt, Classical Cambodian Dancer - dance performance

Organized by

This event is organized by AAPIC North Bay (Asian American Pacific Islander Coalition of North Bay) and Sonoma State University ASAP (Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Student Achievement Program).

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