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Remembering Saigon 2025
In 2025, we reprised the Guam-based “Remembering Saigon” exhibit for a southern California-based audience. 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. To commemorate the sacrifices of those who fought during the war on behalf of both the United States and South Vietnam, as well as the narratives of hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese refugees who fled the war’s aftermath, the UC Irvine Southeast Asian Archive, in collaboration with the UCLA Asian American Studies Department, has put together this public history exhibit at the Orange County & Southeast Asian Archive Center. “Remembering Saigon: Journeys through and from Guam” highlights how the stories of Vietnamese refugees, CHamorus, and non-native Guamanians became intertwined during the Vietnam War period and its aftermath.
Curators
Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi, Associate Professor of Asian American Studies, UCLA
Trinh Dang, PhD Candidate in Global Studies, UC Irvine
Collaborators
Julia Huỳnh, Curator for the Southeast Asian Archive, UC Irvine
Audra Eagle Yun, Head of Special Collections & Archives, UC Irvine
Long T. Bui, Professor of Global and International Studies, UC Irvine
Tiara Na’puti, Associate Professor of Global and International Studies, UC Irvine
Dịu Hương Nguyễn, Assistant Professor of History, UC Irvine
Max Ronquillo, Jr., President & Board Secretary, Guam Philharmonic Foundation
Curators
Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi, Associate Professor of Asian American Studies, UCLA
Trinh Dang, PhD Candidate in Global Studies, UC Irvine
Collaborators
Julia Huỳnh, Curator for the Southeast Asian Archive, UC Irvine
Audra Eagle Yun, Head of Special Collections & Archives, UC Irvine
Long T. Bui, Professor of Global and International Studies, UC Irvine
Tiara Na’puti, Associate Professor of Global and International Studies, UC Irvine
Dịu Hương Nguyễn, Assistant Professor of History, UC Irvine
Max Ronquillo, Jr., President & Board Secretary, Guam Philharmonic Foundation
Remembering Saigon Opening Ceremony and Reception
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This video is a recording of the opening panel featuring Thomas Perez, Bùi Văn Phú, and H. Bryant Nguyen for the Orange County & Southeast Asian Archive Center's newest exhibit: “Remembering Saigon: Journeys through and from Guam.”
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UCI Global Asias Primary Materials pop up
The following images are from the Guided Tour and Primary Materials Pop-up Workshop at the UCI Global Asias 2025 Conference.
Operation New Life Guest Symposium
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The following is are two recordings of the Operation New Life Symposium, which explores the personal, poetic, and historical dimensions of Vietnamese and CHamoru experiences during and after the Vietnam War, particularly through the lens of Operation New Life and refugee resettlement through Guam.
VAALA's Vietnamese Book Festival
Attendees engage with the exhibit pop-up at the 2025 Vietnamese book festival hosted by Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA).