THE SALON at THE BENTON
"Remembering the Vietnam War: Legacy & Reflections"
Friday, May 1, 5 to 7 pm
Marking the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and in conjunction with the Benton's current exhibition, Remembering the Vietnam War, Friday's Salon discussion will revolve around the personal experiences of an American soldier and a Vietnamese woman who was raised in post-war Vietnam.
Panelists:
Quan Tran was born and raised in post-war Vietnam and immigrated to the U.S. with her family as a teenager. Her docoral dissertation at Yale examines the Vietnamese boat people's history and memory within the contemporary Vietnamese diaspora. During the 2013-2014 academic year, she was a Pre-doctoral Fellow at UConn in Asian and Asian American Studies and the History Department.
Lane Barrows was drafted into the Air Force as a radio operator and served two tours of duty in Vietnam with the 834th Air Division, the first in Saigon (Tan Son Nhut Air Base) and the second at Hue Phu Bai. Now retired, he taught Managerial Communications in the UConn School of Business and served as Director of the MBA Program and the Institute of Writing.
Moderator:
Cathy Schlund-Vials is Associate Professor of English and Asian and Asian American Studies, and Director of the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute at UConn. Her research interests include experiences of dislocation and migration, and the crucial connections between history, memory, citizenship, and human rights.
Cocktail reception at 5pm / Panel discussion begins at 5:30pm
The Salon is FREE. Donations gratefully accepted.
This Salon at The Benton is co-sponsored by the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute.
For more information, contact: The Benton at 860-486-4520