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The 1975: A Vietnamese Diaspora Commemoration Initiative focuses on the stories and legacies of the war in Việt Nam for the Vietnamese diaspora community and the impact on Vietnamese generations - past, present, and future. 2025 will mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the war in Viet Nam. Despite the war in Việt Nam being a critical chapter in global history, the stories of the Vietnamese diaspora remain relatively unknown. These truths are often marginalized in the discourse of the war, and ignored in U.S. media, history textbooks and formal education. This drives us to our two current focus projects: #1975VietHealing

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The 1975: A Vietnamese Diaspora Memorial is an intergenerational, community-driven public art project, slated for permanent installation in Boston’s Little Saigon Cultural District. This memorial aims to honor the Vietnamese families and communities affected by the war and its ongoing legacy, while addressing the lack of diversity, equity, and inclusion in public place-making art. By centering community voices in public art-making and reclaiming narratives from a Vietnamese diaspora perspective, the project seeks to foster ongoing engagement, address loss and grief, and bridge generational gaps. This collaborative arts effort celebrates the Vietnamese diaspora, providing a shared space for healing and acknowledging the historical and emotional impacts of war.

Photo by Tina Vo

The 1975: Oral Stories project’s goals are to collect, archive, and preserve community and personal narratives. The histories and stories we are engaging with are those of displacement, survival, resilience, preservation and the reconstruction of identities of Vietnamese families and individuals of the diaspora. Our efforts to document these stories will not only fill in gaps about the Vietnamese Diaspora but also will contribute to the collective commemoration. The 1975 Oral Stories Project stems from our recognition of the urgency to preserve the stories of our Vietnamese elders. We want to create a platform for all members of our community, particularly our elders, to continue sharing their wisdom and lived experiences with the broader community.

Photo by Aurora Lee

Watch our Call-To-Action

Watch our interview with Saigon Broadcasting Television Network News on June 15, 2024

Watch our interview with GBH News on April 29, 2024

Watch Viet Press (TNT Boston Live) coverage of our Intergenerational Cultural Commemoration on April 20th, 2024

Vietnamese community mobilizes push for Town Field memorial site

By Seth Daniel, News Editor

“About 200 people attended an appreciation dinner hosted by the Vietnamese community’s 1975 Memorial Project at the Saigon Seafood Restaurant in Fields Corner last Saturday evening. The event, which included performances and a speaking program, sought to mobilize support for a permanent memorial installation dedicated to the Vietnamese diaspora at the committee’s preferred location – inside Town Field off Dorchester Avenue at Park Street.”

January 15, 2025 Read article [HERE]

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In The Press

Commentary: Laying out the next steps for establishing the ‘1975 Vietnamese Diaspora Memorial’

By Ngoc-Tran Vu and The 1975 Team
December 24, 2024
Last month, we shared the modified design of the “1975: A Vietnamese Diaspora Memorial” at Phở Quê restaurant. The response was heartening, one of understanding, support, and a shared vision for what this memorial represents.

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A local artist designs memorial for Vietnamese diaspora

Growing up, Ngoc-Tran Vuwatched her father and his South Vietnamese veteran friends gather every year to commemorate Black April.

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Dorchester Art Project Set to Honor Vietnamese Diaspora

By Harmony Witte | September 13, 2024
An art project by a group of Vietnamese Americans in Dorchester will complement a proposed Vietnamese diaspora memorial and aim to become a permanent presence in Boston, say organizers.

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1975: A Vietnamese Diaspora Commemoration Initiative ends a productive summer

By Michelle Dang, Arts Writer | September 9, 2024
Nestled along the streets of Dorchester, numerous public art installations reveal the rich culture of its Vietnamese community.
One of these installations is a memorial for the Vietnam War, which commemorates 79 fallen soldiers that lived in Dorchester during the time of war, according to Dorchester Open Studios.

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An overdue recognition for Boston’s Vietnamese diaspora

Project to establish a permanent marker that honors the Vietnamese experience is underway in Boston Little Saigon.

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Community Engagement Is Underway for a New Vietnam War Memorial in Dorchester

By Shira Laucharoen | May 1, 2024
Artist Ngọc-Trân Vũ is leading a project that will honor the perspectives of local Fields Corner residents.
In Fields Corner in Dorchester, members of the neighborhood’s vibrant Vietnamese community have long wanted a Vietnam War memorial to call their own. A tribute already exists on Morrissey Boulevard, commemorating seventy-nine fallen American soldiers who lived in the area before the war…

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Fields Corner gathering recalls Vietnam’s ‘Black April’

By Vanessa Lee, Special to the Reporter
April 24, 2024

Traditional Vietnamese music filled a dimly lit room at Dorchester’s VietAID Community Center last Saturday as hundreds of people entered the space. Blue waves were cast onto the ceiling while candles flickered at every seat in remembrance of the soldiers who lost their lives during the Vietnam War.

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Saturday event in Fields Corner highlights Vietnamese culture, 'Black April'

By Vanessa Lee, Special to the Reporter
April 19, 2024

The 1975 Vietnamese Diaspora Commemoration Initiative is hosting an "Intergenerational Cultural Commemoration Event" in Fields Corner on Saturday, April 20.

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