Asian Heritage Month Lecture: Race and Ethnicity in Contemporary Vietnam

Monday, April 20, 2015, 11:15 am to 12:15 pm
Campus: 
Dayton
Millett Atrium
Audience: 
Future Students
Current Students
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The year of 2015 marks the 40th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, or the end of the Vietnam War and the mass out-migration of Vietnamese peoples to various places across the globe. As a nation-state located in Southeastern Asia – sharing borders with Cambodia and Laos to the west, China to the North, the Gulf of Tonkin to the east, and the South China Sea to the south—Vietnam is considered a prime gateway to southeast Asia. Because of this, in part, Vietnam has a long history of conflict that can be traced to ongoing legacies of colonialism. Dr. David Embrick (Associate Professor of Sociology, Loyola University-Chicago) will discuss this history of colonialism as he speaks to the current social problems that merit further examination of the ethnic conflicts and inequalities that continue to plague contemporary Vietnam. Further, he will discuss issues affecting the Vietnamese diaspora that are directly tied to the legacy of the Vietnam War and address the implications of these issues today.

For information, contact
Mia Honaker
Administrative Support Coordinator
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