4/15, Seattle Library hosts the first event of Enduring the Spirit of Vietnam in commemoration of the 50 years after the Fall of Saigon.
The theme is how arts have played a powerful role in the healing/reconciliation and exposing problems, as well as in building bridges for future.
Author and poet Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai discussed her poems, news articles, intonation of the language.
Photographor Peter Steinhauer showed his amazing photos and talked about his history including his father who practiced medicine in Vietnam. He also tried to use his images to protect some historical buildings in the brink of destruction or clapsing. One anecdote of how he met his wife: she fell in love with one of his photos.
I arrived a little late. Very much enjoyed those photos and their talks.
