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Art show explores past, future of Vietnamese in Orange County
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Aug 28, 2015
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Art show explores past, future of Vietnamese in Orange County
The new art show explores the past, present and future of the sizeable Vietnamese American community in Orange County.
Tram Le, Co-Director/Co-Curator, Trinh Mai, Exhibition Designer & Artist-in-Residence and Linda Trinh Vo, Co-Director/Co-Curator at the new art show, Vietnamese Focus, at the Old Orange County Courthouse.
Tram Le, Co-Director/Co-Curator, Trinh Mai, Exhibition Designer & Artist-in-Residence and Linda Trinh Vo, Co-Director/Co-Curator at the new art show, Vietnamese Focus, at the Old Orange County Courthouse.
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The show, Vietnamese Focus, features old photographs and personal items from Vietnamese families who fled Saigon in 1975.
The show, Vietnamese Focus, features old photographs and personal items from Vietnamese families who fled Saigon in 1975.
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Artist Trinh Mai's work, Quiet, forms a centerpiece for the show, Vietnamese Focus, in Santa Ana.
Artist Trinh Mai's work, Quiet, forms a centerpiece for the show, Vietnamese Focus, in Santa Ana.
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The art show documents the growing presence of Vietnamese throughout Orange County.
The art show documents the growing presence of Vietnamese throughout Orange County.
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The new art show explores the past, present and future of the sizeable Vietnamese American community in Orange County.

A new exhibition in Orange County explores the past, present and future of the sizeable Vietnamese American community in the region. It's called, Vietnamese Focus: Generations of Stories, and includes photographs, oral history and new original work by artist Trinh Mai.

Take Two stopped by for a preview with three key people behind the show:

  • Linda Trinh Vo, Co-Director/Co-Curator
  • Tram Le, Co-Director/Co-Curator
  • Trinh Mai, Exhibition Designer & Artist-in-Residence


EXHIBITION GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION
(free & open to the public)
Saturday, August 29, 2015
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
(official ceremony at 1:00 PM)

More info here. 

UC Irvine Vietnamese American Oral History Project (VAOHP) in partnership with OC Parks.