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Vietnamese Diaspora: The Ongoing Journey of Conflict and Reconciliation
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Reflections on the Vietnam Wars and Frank and Catherine Jao’s Role in Advancing Reconciliation
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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.
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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.
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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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