A free event in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis on Saturday will take visitors on a journey through the Vietnam War and its lasting effects on Minnesota’s Southeast Asian and military veteran communities, organizers say.
The immersive digital exhibit, which is sponsored by the Minnesota Humanities Center and the Minnesota Historical Society, will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Royalston Square. It is part of a series of events funded by the Minnesota Legislature to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the war’s end.
“As Minnesota is home to the largest diaspora of Cambodian, Hmong, Lao, and Vietnamese people, we are grateful to work with these communities to host the first joint 50-year commemorative examination of the conflict in Southeast Asia,” MHC CEO Kevin Lindsey said in a news release. “This effort honoring Veterans and those who served is long overdue, and I hope that this joint commemoration will lead to more thoughtful tributes and spark more conversations.”
Floor to ceiling images projected onto the walls at Royalston Square will tell the stories of veterans and civilians “as they navigated war, refugee camps, and their eventual new lives in the United States,” the news release said.
The event is recommended for people no younger than 10, organizers said.
The events series sponsored by MHC and MNHS will continue next weekend with a two-day program at St. Paul’s Union Depot in Lowertown, which will include educational presentations, food and entertainment.
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