Vietnamese American Stories: Narratives of Health and Healing
Department: Minor in Medical Humanities
Date and Time: November 9, 2016 | 4:00 PM-5:30 PMEvent Location: University Club Library
Event Details
The UCI Medical Humanities Initiative Work-In-Progress Series is featuring UCI Professor Linda Trinh Vo and Tram Le of the Vietnamese American Oral History Project on Wednesday, November 9 at 4:00pm-5:30pm in UCI University Club. Prof. Vo and Ms. Le will be presenting Vietnamese American Stories: Narratives of Health and Healing.
Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group in the United States and the largest concentration of Vietnamese living outside of Vietnam resides in Southern California. Their experiences during the war in Vietnam and their turbulent journey as refugees and immigrants have contributed to the complexities of their health care. The Vietnamese American Oral History Project (VAOHP) at UC Irvine was initiated to understand the experiences of a community that has endured the psychological and physical impact of a civil war, displacement, escape, and resettlement by creating a forum for them to tell their stories and have them shared with the public. For interviewees, including both medical practitioners and patients, the telling of their history acts as a narrative healing. Moreover, these stories are for the public to understand the nuances of how this diverse population approaches health and healing.
The event is free and open to the public.
RSVPs are required at medicalhumanities.uci.edu.
Parking is free of charge in the University Club parking lot: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By7vfOD7_dfhckpvM1RwNDhlM28/view.
Please see the attached flyer and announcement below. The event webpage can be found at http://medicalhumanities.uci.edu/event/vo_le_11_09_16/.