1975: A Vietnamese Diaspora Commemoration Initiative

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1975: A Vietnamese Diaspora Commemoration Initiative A community-driven and intergenerational initiative to build our 1975: Vietnamese Diaspora Memorial in the U.S.

10/06/2026

This Saturday at 1PM, 1975 is taking our stories to Somerville.

Come find us at ArtHONK! in Davis Square — where Elm Street will be transformed into a space for art, activism, music, and making. Alongside artists, organizers, and community members, we’ll be creating, sharing, and imagining what it means to remember together.

For us, memory has never been something that belongs quietly in the past.

It lives in the stories we carry.
In the places we gather.
In the things we make together.
And in the futures we choose to build.

So come make something with us.
Come tell us something.
Come leave a piece of your story behind.

Or just come say hello. 💛

📍 ArtHONK! — Elm Street, Davis Square
🗓️ Saturday, October 10
⏰ 1–5 PM
✨ 1975 will be there from 1PM

Free and open to everyone.

What will you make?
What will you remember?
How would you like your story to be remembered?

09/29/2026

A week later, we’re still carrying the spirit of ATASK’s Silk Road Gala 2026. 🩵

Under the theme “Courage to Keep Showing Up,” Ngoc-Tran and Partnerships Lead Yvonne joined community members, advocates, and supporters for an evening centered on resilience, connection, and care for survivors and Asian women.

We’re especially excited to celebrate that ATASK exceeded its fundraising goal for the evening—a beautiful reflection of the community’s love and compassion!

The gala also featured powerful stories, performances, and the Survivor Journey Exhibit, creating space to honor the journeys and courage of survivors.

A special thank you to Gala Co-Chair Vivian Pham and everyone who helped make this evening possible. Congratulations to ATASK on this incredible achievement!

08/29/2026

You may have seen him walking the Dorchester Day Parade… 👀🪾

Now, it’s official: meet our new mascot! 🎉

He’s been representing 1975: A Vietnamese Diaspora Memorial Initiative, and we think he deserves a name. 👀

What should we call him?
Drop your name ideas in the comments! ⬇️

We might just pick our favorite. 👀✨

We’re excited to share that our 1975 group has been selected as a 2026 grantee of the The Asian Community Fund at The Bo...
08/25/2026

We’re excited to share that our 1975 group has been selected as a 2026 grantee of the The Asian Community Fund at The Boston Foundation

This support helps us continue moving the 1975 Vietnamese Diaspora Memorial Initiative from memory into public art, community dialogue, and collective action.

REPOST: 🏮✨ THE MID-AUTUMN LANTERN FESTIVAL IS THIS WEEKEND! ✨🏮Come celebrate Tết Trung Thu (Mid-Autumn Festival) with tw...
08/22/2026

REPOST: 🏮✨ THE MID-AUTUMN LANTERN FESTIVAL IS THIS WEEKEND! ✨🏮

Come celebrate Tết Trung Thu (Mid-Autumn Festival) with two days of lanterns, live music, cultural activities, food, and entertainment for the whole family! 🌕🏮

📍 240 North Street, Randolph, MA 02368
📅 Saturday & Sunday, August 22–23, 2026
🕒 Festival: 3:00–10:00 PM
🎶 Live Music: 7:00–9:30 PM

🎤 SPECIAL EVENT — KID PAGEANT / TALENT SHOW
📅 Sunday, August 23
🕓 Starts at 4:00 PM

And we’re especially excited to share that our Social Media Specialist, Olly Nguyen, will be one of the judges! 🏆✨ The “Kid Pageant” is really more of a fun talent showcase, celebrating the creativity, personality, and talents of our young participants. Come cheer them on! ❤️

🎟️ TICKETS:
• $8 online / advance purchase
• $15 for a 2-day pass
• $9 per day at the gate

🌐 MidAutumnLanternFestival.com
📞 Contact: Melissa Nguyen — 339-204-3871

Bring your family, invite your friends, and come celebrate under the lanterns! 🏮🌕✨

Báo Đây, Báo Đây! HOT OFF THE PRESS!Số thứ 6 của bản tin 1975VietDiaspora đã ra mắt! Hãy vào link dưới bình luận để đọc ...
08/20/2026

Báo Đây, Báo Đây! HOT OFF THE PRESS!
Số thứ 6 của bản tin 1975VietDiaspora đã ra mắt! Hãy vào link dưới bình luận để đọc tiếp. ISSUE NUMBER 6 OF OUR NEWSLETTER IS AVAILABLE! CONTINUE READING BY GOING TO THE LINK IN COMMENTS.

To close our summer season of events, we’d love to send our gratitude to our partners VietAID Design Studio for Social...
08/19/2026

To close our summer season of events, we’d love to send our gratitude to our partners VietAID Design Studio for Social Intervention theARTBOX @ peasoupATTACK for opening their dynamic spaces, to the women group and neighbors for being such fabulous participants, and to our wonderful volunteers for all your support behind the scenes. Together, we engage in meaning conversations, crafted beautiful postcards to the , decorated nón lá (conical hats) that participants could take home as gifts all while enjoying delicious foods from Ba Le, cocoleaf, Banh Mi Boston. We are all creatives and it is truly healing for us all to be in community with one another irl. Swipe right to read more community postcards>>>

Hello,
My name is Cat, and I was born in Fields Corner and raised in the local Vietnamese community. This memorial would meaningfully bring the community together in recognizing our roots and celebrating our stories.

We support the 1975 Vietnam Diaspora Memorial @ Town Park in Dorchester!

Dear Mayor Wu,
Please fund and allocate land for the 1975 Vietnamese Memorial in Dorchester. This memorial is needed to create a public acknowledgment of the Vietnamese diaspora history+presence in Boston. -Lynn Edmonds

This month, we are wrapping up the summer season by sending out the postcards written by elders, neighbors, friends of ...
08/12/2026

This month, we are wrapping up the summer season by sending out the postcards written by elders, neighbors, friends of to The Boston City Hall!

1975 Vietnamese Diaspora Memorial Initiative is a community-driven public artwork planned for Fields Corner.

Hello! My name is Chelsea. I am not Vietnamese, but
I have lived in Dorchester and have seen the Vietnamese culture thrive here. I would love to see the memorial to continue celebrating their culture which is also Boston culture!

Dear those at Boston City Hall,

I am a resident of Brookline, and I implore you to support the 1975 Vietnamese Memorial Project. I think that to give your community a platform with which they
can represent themselves is serving your community. I call you to serve your community.

Tôi tên: Hai Nguyễn
Nhà nước vui lòng giúp đỡ cho khu đất để cộng đồng người Việt làm công viên kỷ niệm 1975. Để tất cả sắc tộc cùng chung tay, tham quan lưu ảnh đẹp.

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