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Vietnamese Boat People Podcast
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Vietnamese Boat People Podcast
@VBPStories
Follow our journey in documenting the stories of hope, survival and resiliency of the Vietnamese Boat People #vbpstories
Katılım Kasım 2018
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Join @MontclairLitFes on Tuesday, April 30, at 7 PM for a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen and New York Times best-selling author @GarthRisk! Co-sponsored by @aapimontclair and Vietnamese Boat People.
Tickets: bit.ly/VietMLF

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Save the dates for the 5th Annual Mỹ Việt Story Slam! This year’s theme: “MY VIETNAM, YOUR VIETNAM”, inspired by the dual memoir, written by Christina Vo and her father, Nghia M. Vo.
Submissions Begin: March 15
Event Date: May 15 (virtual)
vietnameseboatpeople.org/storyslam2024


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In "Ba", Jennifer Nguyen tells her father's story. She
imagines his boyhood migration, contemplates his
hopes as a young adult, and reflects on his years
as a hardworking man who has lived through many
highs and lows. Watch her #VBPJourneys
video here: bit.ly/3Szy3AB

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Quentin Nguyen-Duy is a playwright and actor. He was also a featured storyteller in our very first Mỹ Việt Story Slam back in 2020! This #VBPJourneys story is based on his original Story Slam video submission, which you can revisit here ➡️ bit.ly/47XFLcm

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Wayne Le left Vietnam in May 1981 with 85 people on a small fishing boat, which was picked up by a US submarine 3 days later. He's made a video to document that journey, the rescue at sea, and a reunion with the rescuers from the USS Barbel. #VBPJourneys
➡️bit.ly/3Offpvt

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Don't miss out on mãi mãi, a beautiful shimmering polish from @cirquecolors that benefits VBP and our nonprofit mission to share, catalog, and connect people via stories from the Viet diaspora community. Do good and look gorgeous at the same time!
✨cirquecolors.com/products/mai-m…

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Join us for the @AapiMontclair Lunar New Year celebration at @MAMmontclair on Saturday, January 27! VBP will have a booth with merch and books for sale, along with something special to help you ring in the #YearOfTheDragon in style ✨💅✨️
RSVP at aapimontclair.org/lunar-new-year

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LAST CALL for our exclusive #YearOfTheDragon merch, featuring an original design by Vietnamese Canadian artist Brian Hoang! These are NOT coming back after #LunarNewYear, so get em while you can! Sales end TONIGHT, January 12, at midnight Eastern Time
➡️ bit.ly/vbp-dragon2024

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Vietnamese legend tells us we are descendants of a dragon king and a fairy goddess (and children of a mythical divorce—look it up). What better way to celebrate this lineage than with VBP's new #YearOfTheDragon merch!!! 🤩🐉🎊
Ends Jan 12 @ midnight ET
bit.ly/vbp-dragon2024

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Excited to try on this hoodie! 2024 Year of the Dragon. Portions of proceeds are donated to @VBPStories. bonfire.com/vietnamese-boa… #YearOfTheDragon
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Get ready for the #YearOfTheDragon! 🐉
Celebrate in style🔥 with the new Vietnamese Boat People limited edition shirt with original art by Viet Canadian Artist Brian Hoang! This is an EXCLUSIVE VBP design for Lunar New Year 2024! Sales end Jan 11
➡️ bit.ly/vbp-dragon2024

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Here's @cirquecolors founder/creative director Annie Pham on the inspiration behind Mãi Mãi, and what Vietnamese Boat People's work means to her!
💅🏼 cirquecolors.com/products/mai-m…
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Mãi Mãi is here!!! 🎉 We're so happy with everything about this—the color, the shimmer, the packaging! All incredible 😍. Thank you to @cirquecolors for creating this beautiful polish and generously supporting VBP in this Do Good campaign!
Get it now at cirquecolors.com/products/mai-m…

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Thank you to Simon for sharing this moving and insightful personal story! Check out #VBPJourneys to read "East meets West", Simon's perspective as someone whose refugee family resettled in the UK during the height of Thatcher: bit.ly/3TCjugH

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"The Sampan" is the SEASON FINALE of Ba, Mẹ ơi, our months-long exploration into stories of individuals uncovering the lives their parents once lived. We want to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who tuned in! As always, happy listening 💛
bit.ly/vbpep54
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We're honored to be a part of your journey, Mai! Thank you so much for your support. We can't wait to see where you go from here. Everyone should check out Bo & Mei's delightful Lunar New Year culture kits, which were featured in our recent VBP auction! boandmei.com

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The VBP Conversation Cards are back in stock and better than ever! We just dropped the 2nd edition, with 12 new questions for a total of 60 cards to help you start the conversation in Viet and English!
Order now to get them in time for the holidays ➡️ vietnameseboatpeople.org/share

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During this year's #GivingTuesday campaign, we raised over $12,000 through our online auction & direct donations on our website, far exceeding our initial goal!!! Thank you so much to our donors and supporters, without whom this would not have been possible 🥳🎉

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It's the LAST DAY to bid in our fundraising auction!!! Bidding ends at 11 PM ET. Don't miss your chance to discover and support Viet businesses and creators, do some holiday shopping, and help VBP raise $10,000 to support our 2024 programs, all in one! bit.ly/vbpauction2023

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