HNOC in the News
NOLA Now: The Historic New Orleans Collection Debuts New Powerful Exhibit
April 22, 2025
Host Shelby Latino welcomed senior curator Mark Cave to discuss HNOC’s new exhibition “Making It Home: From Vietnam to New Orleans.”
“I think with immigrant communities, the time to document is limited. The second generation becomes ‘American’ and moves away . . . . that specialness of an immigrant community within a major American city only lasts for a generation or two, and so we wanted to document that experience for posterity.”
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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WDSU: Vietnamese Americans Leave Long-Lasting Impact in Jefferson Parish
May 7, 2025
Senior historian Mark Cave and WDSU’s Anum Siddiqui explore the impact of Vietnamese immigration on the greater New Orleans region through HNOC’s exhibition “Making It Home.”
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