“Vietnamese Friends
of Photography: A sublime one-room show”
The Vietnamese Friends of
Photographers photo exhibition was held today in Westminster, CA featuring over
40 different Vietnamese photographers. Among them, Thanh and Kim Cuong Nguyen are
veterans of Project Vietnam’s medical missions and have served on its dental
team.
I found the
photographs mounted on acrylic. Each was astounding on its own right, and
ranged in subjects, moods and techniques: the glowing city skyline of Saigon-by-night,
a lone boat floating down a river at sunrise, a bird catching its dinner,
breathtaking sceneries of national parks and lesser known gems.
The exhibit
is on Sep 1-2 at Hội Trường Văn Lang (11am-6pm) at 14861 Moran Street,
Westminster, CA 92683.
Selected photographs will be
displayed at the Rose Center at our Annual Gala on September 22, 2013, courtesy of VFoP.
Tuan Nguyen, volunteer-blogger
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| Project Vietnam volunteers and members of Vietnamese Friends of Photography |
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| Summer Camp 2013 Reunion |
“Summer Service Camp 2012 Holds Reunion”
Spirits
were high among this year’s Summer Service Camp alumni as they enjoyed a warm
summer day in Irvine, CA at their first reunion, joined by previous years
alumni. The 28 volunteers enjoyed the generous hospitality of Tiana and Kevin
Keenan, and reveled in past shared experiences and how it changed their lives.
“It was definitely an adventure,” said Rebecca who worked in the north
highlands at the post-camp project, under the primitive local conditions of
remote Quang Minh commune in Yen Bai province.
Every year,
60 students 16-35yo are chosen to embark on a 2-week mission to rural areas in
Vietnam. There they work at health clinics, undertake
rehabilitation/construction projects, and visit children with special needs at
orphanages & centers for handicapped children.
All summer camp volunteers are
recruited to help on social networks such as Facebook, and the new http://OneVietnam.com – please write your
support on the Project Vietnam Foundation page and help meet the challenge of
40 additional donations (even $1) before September 20!
For more information, visit http://www.pvnf.org/summer-programs/.
Tuan Nguyen, volunteer-blogger
