Organizer: Global Vietnam Studies at Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
Type/Location: In Person / New York, NY
Description:
Join Global Vietnam Studies at Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University for an event series commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and the 30th anniversary of US-Vietnam Reconciliation. The multi-day commemoration seeks to explore the contested history of the war and of the peace, address conversations left unsettled in the arts and culture, and draw lessons for the future of U.S.-Vietnam relations and for conflict resolution around the world. 50-30 will bring top historians, writers, filmmakers, and artists as well as veterans and historical actors of the war and of reconciliation to Columbia upon these milestone anniversaries.
Selected Speakers:
Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein, co-directors and producers of The Vietnam War (2017) • Kiều Chinh, Vietnamese-American actress • Nguyen Quoc Dung, Vietnamese Ambassador to the U.S. • Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, poet and author • Phillip Noyce, director of The Quiet American (2002) • Peter Steinhauer, photographer • Thomas Vallely, Senior Advisor for Global Vietnam Studies, Weatherhead East Asian Institute
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Date: April 30, 2025 | 9:30 AM - 4:45 PM ET
Location: Columbia Journalism School
Join Global Vietnam Studies at Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University for a conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. This commemoration seeks to explore the contested history of the war, and features Tony Bui, Lan Cao, Thuy Dinh, Olga Dror, Mai Elliott, Sean Fear, Laurel Kendall, Ann Marie Leshkowich, Trinh Luu, Adrienne Le, Lien-Hang Nguyen, Martina Nguyen, John Phan, Hoi Trinh, Nu Anh Tran, Duy Linh Tu, and Tuong Vu.
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Date: April 30, 2025 | 4:45 PM - 6:45 PM ET
Location: Columbia Journalism School
Join the Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) at Columbia University and the Columbia Journalism School for a keynote and ao dai exhibition featuring the Vietnamese-American actress, Kiều Chinh. Tony Bui, Artist in Residence at WEAI, will moderate the discussion.
https://www.nysean.org/events/keynote-and-ao-dai-exhibition-featuring-kieu-chinh
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Date: May 1, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 3:45 PM ET
Location: The Forum
Join Global Vietnam Studies at Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) at Columbia University for a conference commemorating the 30th anniversary of US-Vietnam Reconciliation. This commemoration seeks to explore the contested history of the war and of the peace, and draw lessons for the future of US-Vietnam relations and for conflict resolution around the world. This event features Severine Autesserre, Chinh Chu, Quoc Viet Le, Annabel Lee, Chris Miller, Lien-Hang Nguyen, Nguyen Quoc Dung, Dang Dinh Quy, Dang Hoang Giang, Wafaa El-Sadr, and Thomas Vallely.
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Date: May 1, 2025 | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET
Location: The Forum
Columbia University’s WEAI will host a panel marking the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War’s end and the 30th anniversary of U.S.-Vietnam reconciliation. Organized by Global Vietnam Studies with Columbia Global, the Journalism School, and the School of the Arts, the event features documentary filmmakers Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein (The Vietnam War), former Vietnamese Lt. Gen. Lo Khac Tam, Lien-Hang T. Nguyen (WEAI Director and History Professor at Columbia), and Thomas Vallely, Senior Advisor for Global Vietnam Studies at WEAI, co-founder of Fulbright University Vietnam, and former U.S. Marine (Silver Star recipient).
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Date: May 2, 2025 | 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET
Location: The Forum
Join Asia in Action’s The Conversation Series at Columbia University’s WEAI for a panel commemorating the end of the Vietnam War and highlighting how the arts have played a powerful role in promoting peace and building bridges for new generations. Featured speakers include poet and author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, and photographer Peter Steinhauer. Tony Bui, Artist in Residence at WEAI, will moderate the panel discussion.
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Date: May 2, 2025 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM ET
Location: The Forum
Join Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the School of the Arts at Columbia University for a panel on war, memory, and the enduring power of cinema in bearing witness and raising conscience surrounding the Vietnam War. Featured speakers include Phillip Noyce, director of The Quiet American (2002), Tony Bui, filmmaker and Artist in Residence at WEAI. Ted Osius, former United States Ambassador to Vietnam, will moderate the discussion.
https://www.nysean.org/events/framing-vietnam-war-cinema-and-conscience
Co-sponsors: Columbia University School of the Arts, Columbia Journalism School, and Columbia Global