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Fifty Years On: New Perspectives on the Vietnam Wars – Day Two
Hai Nguyen. Director of the Unseen Legacies of the Vietnam War Project and Global Vietnam Wars Studies Initiative standing at podium.

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Fifty Years On: New Perspectives on the Vietnam Wars – Day Two

The second day of Fifty Years On: New Perspectives on the Vietnam Wars continued the conversations from Day One, exploring the wars’ lasting global and human impact. Building on the first day’s scholarship and personal reflections, Day Two featured three panels and a final roundtable. A first article covers Day One.

Fifty Years On: New Perspectives on the Vietnam Wars – Day One 
Attendants at day one of the Fifty Years On conference.

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Fifty Years On: New Perspectives on the Vietnam Wars – Day One 

The first day of the Fifty Years On: New Perspectives on the Vietnam Wars conference presented new scholarship and firsthand reflections that expanded how the Vietnam Wars are remembered and studied. Scholars, veterans, and practitioners examined the conflict from multiple perspectives, centering Vietnamese and other international voices often missing from traditional narratives. A second article covers Day Two.

Vietnamese Diaspora: The Ongoing Journey of Conflict and Reconciliation
Rajawali Director Anthony Saich and panelists discuss.

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Vietnamese Diaspora: The Ongoing Journey of Conflict and Reconciliation

Fifty years after the fall of Saigon, the panel “Vietnamese Diaspora: The Ongoing Journey of Conflict and Reconciliation,” highlighted personal and intergenerational experiences of loss, resilience, and renewal, offering insight into how the Vietnam Wars continue to shape Vietnamese communities today.

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