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The World Looked Away - Vietnam After the War: Quoc Pham's Story

Book Talk
2023-02-02 17:00:00 2023-02-02 18:30:00 America/Phoenix The World Looked Away - Vietnam After the War: Quoc Pham's Story Civic Center Library - Auditorium

Thursday, February 02
5:00pm - 6:30pm

Add to Calendar 2023-02-02 17:00:00 2023-02-02 18:30:00 America/Phoenix The World Looked Away - Vietnam After the War: Quoc Pham's Story Civic Center Library - Auditorium

Presented by the author, David Bushy

Hear from Dave Bushy, author of "The World Looked Away - Vietnam After the War: Quoc Pham's Story", speak about a harrowing tale of Vietnam after the war. Quoc Pham was a former South Vietnamese naval officer, subject to re-education camps and other retributions following the conflict, and his story reflects the nearly million people that chose to escape Vietnam. 

TAGS: | History | Books & Authors |

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