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September 2023
Workshop and talk – from old vehicle tyres to rubber sandals – Vietnamese footwear ingenuity – FULL
THIS IS NOW FULL BUT PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST. THANKS HOW DID OLD DISCARDED VEHICLE TYRES REINVENT THEMSELVES AS FOOTWEAR THAT HELPED THE VIETNAMESE IN THE FRENCH AND AMERICAN WARS? You may well have heard of the Hồ Chí Minh sandals – made from old vehicle tyres - worn during the French and American war years. Actually, there were different design of sandals named according to the war periods. Join us as we meet the leading Vua Dép Lốp…
Find out more »Workshop – put your dancing shoes on! The múa nón lá – conical hat dance
AS OF 31 AUGUST - MAX 10 SPACES AVAILABLE Thanks to one of our lovely FVH members who is a dancer, we have been introduced to 2 young professional dancers - Giang and Huệ from the Vietnam Academy of Dance - who will run our first ever FVH dance workshop! And we hope the first of many in the future. The múa nón lá - conical hat dance - is a beautiful and cultural dance popular throughout Vietnam. The dance incorporates…
Find out more »Bookclub – On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong.
This book explores the complicated relationship between mother and son. Little Dog loves his mother, but his childhood is not easy. The book is a letter to his abusive mother, whose own past is also traumatic ...... The book is available for purchase at Bookworm. Venue: Eastern & Oriental Tea House, 46 P. Quang An, Tay Ho https://goo.gl/maps/YCdV5nkw71vvvS6n8 For more information on joining our bookclub please contact cjeziorski@unishanoi.org or hello@fvheritage.org
Find out more »FVH Language Exchange Club and meet up – let’s talk languages
A BRAND NEW FVH SECTION AND ACTIVITY FOR EVERYONE WHO LOVES CONVERSATION, LANGUAGES AND VIETNAM FVH is one very big community of like-minded people who adore Vietnamese culture, history and heritage. And we include a huge number of nationalities from every continent. So we thought let's start a new fun social way to meet up and share our languages within the context of Vietnam. Our first gathering is Tuesday evening 12 September and this will be a weekly event each…
Find out more »Art and craft workshop – Dó paper lanterns for mid-autumn festival – FULL
THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL - PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST INCASE SPACES BECOME AVAIABLE THANKS LANTERNS FOR MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL Friday 29 September is Mid-Autumn festival (Tết Trung Thu) and lanterns, as you know, are essential features of this occasion. They come in all different colours, shapes, sizes and material. So we thought this is the ideal time to make our own lanterns with our Dó paper workshop partner, Hong Ky. You can see a bit more in this short…
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