VietNOLA 50 commemorates arrival of Vietnamese community in New Orleans

VietNOLA 50 commemorates arrival of Vietnamese community in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — 2025 will mark the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and as a result, many Vietnamese immigrants came to New Orleans. A commemoration of the their arrival is happening all year but Mai Tran and Saran Chan Bynum with VietNola 50 visited the WGNO studio to discuss upcoming events. Jazz Fest first: Band of high school buddies What it did for us here locally was enhanced our city because of Vietnamese citizens, reside…

Black April — 50 Years After The Fall Of Saigon

With the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon on April 30, the guns have long been silent, but for those who served — both Americans and Vietnamese — the memories will never fade away.

Fall of Saigon's 50th anniversary: 8 Seattle-area events to go to

Fifty years after the Fall of Saigon, the Vietnamese American community is reflecting on its resilience in Washington state and across the country.

Reading time: 5 minutes On April 30, 1975, the city of Saigon fell to communist forces: thus, after years of brutal fighting, the Vietnam War ended. One of the possible explanations for the end of the conflict identifies the growing anti-war sentiment of the American population as the main cause, fueled by the news and images of death that continually arrived from the front. In the 70s, an ordinary Michigan employee would wake up in the morning,…

The 50th anniversary of ‘Black April’ centers memories for many in Vietnamese community

Karyna Cheung, Special to the Reporter“I am who I am and where I am because of Black April,” says Tran Vu of Dorchester. Reporter file photo Vietnamese community organizations are organizing the largest commemoration in Boston for the 50th anniversary of what has become known as “Black April” while continuing their push for a permanent memorial in Dorchester to uplift their voices in presenting Vietnam War narratives. It was on April 30, 1975, t…

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of national reunification, the Military Library in collaboration with the Ho Chi Minh City General Science Library and the Political Department of Military Region 7 organized an exhibition of books and newspapers with the theme 'The Great Victory of Spring 1975 - 50 years of the heroic epic of liberation'.