Cultural series (p.m): My Hanoi/Our Hanoi. Through the eyes of Professor Dr. Phạm Huy Dũng

The end of November in the FVH calendar is focused on our beloved city of Hanoi. And today 28 February we are super proud to have a chance to sit with Professor Dr. Phạm Huy Dũng as he shares his thoughts and stories and some of the history of Hanoi through is eyes and those of his remarkable family.   He was born into a patriotic bourgeois family. His father was  Phạm Chân Hưng, the owner of the famous Chân Hưng gold and silver shop in the old quarter. For those who have been on our Hang Bac street city walk we feature  him and his family at the start of the walk.

Some remarkable statistics about the professor include:

• He is a 24th-generation descendant of national hero Phạm Ngũ Lão.
• His family home on Hang Bac street hosted the wedding ceremony and the official wedding photo of former Prime Minister Phạm Văn Đồng in 1946
• His older brother was Phạm Huy Thông – a Vietnamese scholar, educator, archaeologist, poet and social scientist. A Bachelor of Law graduate of the University of Indochina, in 1937 he went to study in Paris.
• General Võ Nguyên Giáp was a family friend and a frequent visitor at the family home
• The Professor is 90 years old this year – he still works over 12 hours a day in the world of academia
• As reported in on line media he is involved in countless projects – one of them being a research project into the idea of ​​applying cold plasma in cancer treatment. He has completed one-third of the process and needs about another two more years to complete it.

This is the calibre of our amazing scholar friend. His brain is constantly busy and buzzing with work and ideas but one of his deep loves and passions is Hanoi. It is this topic he has chosen to talk to us about – he will share many stories, history and his experiences of this city that we all love.

This is a small round table group – we will leave it up to the professor for the agenda and how he wants to run it. But for those signed up please come with an open mind ready to be filled with loads of information and an afternoon full of  fascinating discussion.

Please RSVP to:  stella@fvheritage.org

Venue: a cafe in Hang Bac street or nearby (old quarter) – info will be in the welcome email for those confirmed

Amount: VND 200,000 which we will donate to the professor (after any event expenses such as space hire)

Numbers: Max 10-12 people

The professor will talk in ENG. No translation needed

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