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WVUE: New Exhibit Commemorates End of Vietnam War in Unique Way
April 3, 2025
Fox 8’s Thanh Truong visited HNOC’s “Making it Home” exhibition honoring the Vietnamese journey to New Orleans on the 30th anniversary of the fall of Saigon.
“What amazed me about the Vietnamese interviews [featured in the exhibition] is just how much a human being can go through in their life, and still come out the other end and thrive.”
Mark Cave, HNOC senior historian
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Making It Home: From Vietnam to New Orleans
April 4 to October 5, 2025
Elders of the Vietnamese community describe their journey to a new country 50 years ago.
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NOLA.com: 50 Years after Fall of Saigon, Taking a Look at Settlement of Vietnamese in New Orleans
April 7, 2025
Contributing writer Dave Walker visited HNOC’s “Making It Home” exhibition, which explores how the Vietnamese made the city their home.
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Host Mark Bologna sat down with Senior Historian Mark Cave to discuss the making of HNOC’s exhibition about Vietnamese immigration to New Orleans.
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WWL-TV: New Exhibit Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon
April 30, 2025
WWL-TV’s Brandon Walker sat down with senior historian Mark Cave to discuss the cultural importance of HNOC‘s new “Making It Home” exhibition.
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