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Author: Kiều Chinh, Hanoi to Hollywood: A Remarkable Journey

A partnership with Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN).
Saturday, 5/20/2023
1:30 - 3:00
Koret Auditorium
Koret Lobby
Main Library

100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States

415-557-4400

Celebrated author and actress Kiều Chinh discuss her life, journey and memoir, Kieu Chinh An Artist in Exile. Moderated by Dr. Isabelle Pelaud.

 

Kiều Chinh is one of the most, if not the most, celebrated and beloved Vietnamese American movie actresses. She survived three wars: World War II, the Indochina war [1945-1954] and the civil war between North and South Vietnam [1954-1975]. After 1975, she made her home in the United States, and played a multiple of roles in numerous TV shows and Hollywood films, most notably, the TV show M.A.S.H., the movie The Joy Luck Club and many others. The book spans more than seven decades, from her childhood in Hanoi until the recent times in the US.It vividly depicts her experiences not only as a movie actress, but also as a living witness and part of so many tragic situations, in war and peace, in tragedy and happiness, in bitter failures and glorious achievements. In the end, it is the human spirit inside this extraordinary woman that prevails. A must-read book for anyone who is interested in the history of Vietnam and especially Vietnamese movie history.

 

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