Musician. Educator. Scholar. Filmmaker.
UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS
The Resting Place
screening and discussion at
Tacoma Public Library,
Main Branch
1102 Tacoma Ave South
Tacoma, WA, 98402
Saturday, April 5, 2025
4:00-5:30pm.​
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"The Resting Place" short documentary (23 minutes)
Director: Kate Drazner-Hoyt
Producers: Tina Huynh, Greg Youtz, Theresa Pan-Hosley
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“The Resting Place” tells the story of how the Vietnamese community in Tacoma came together to establish a shared cemetery to honor members who have passed. Through the establishment of the Vietnamese Community for Mutual Support of Pierce County, Washington, leaders in the community partnered with a local cemetery to honor the important passage from life to death.
“The Resting Place” is one installment in the Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation’s “Our Communities, Our Neighbors” film series. This project series is funded by the Tacoma Creates project, a voter-approved initiative to increase access to arts, culture, heritage, and science experiences throughout Tacoma. The short films for “Our Communities, Our Neighbors” are free and available online as educational resources.
UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS
Songs of Little Saigon screening and panel discussion at
The University of Puget Sound
University of Puget Sound
Rasmussen Rotunda in the Wheelock Student Center
3209 N. 15th St.
Tacoma, WA, 98416
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
6:00-9:00pm.​
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Songs of Little Saigon (96 minutes)
Director: James Real
Producers: Anthony Rubino, Tina Huynh
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Songs of Little Saigon is a feature documentary film about Vietnamese Americans whose musical talent, hope, and resilience propelled the rebuilding of their lives in Southern California after fleeing a war-torn Vietnam. In 2020-2021 this film was recognized and awarded in 13 film festivals nationally and internationally. Commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon by joining with others to watch this film and stay afterward for a discussion with community members Tuyet Nguyen, Minh Anh Hodge, Duy Nguyen, and host/creator/producer, Dr. Tina Huynh.