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11/10/08 Austin, TX-- The Bob
Bullock Texas State History Museum, The Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation,
Center for Asian American Studies at the University of Texas and Vietnamese
Culture and Science Association will present a one day exhibit and reception
entitled, "Painting a Picture of Vietnamese Americans in Texas."
Location and time: Sunday, November 23, 2008 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
1800 Congress Ave., Austin, Texas
The exhibit and reception will allow viewers to discover and enjoy the oral
history of a selected group of inspiring Vietnamese American immigrants. Among
them are several well-known Vietnamese artists whose work was suppressed by the
communist government shortly after the end of the Vietnam War. These artists
risked their lives to escape the oppressive government of Vietnam and, upon
reaching the United States, continued their passion for creation and expression
by way of artistic creation in their new homes in Texas.