Viet Museum - Wikipedia

Museum of the Boat People & the Republic of Vietnam
Viện Bảo Tàng Việt Nam
Exterior of the Viet Museum (photo taken on the museum's opening day, August 25, 2007)

Established	25 August 2007(2007-08-25)
Location	History Park at Kelley Park,San Jose, California
Coordinates	37°19′13″N121°51′36″W/ 37.32028°N 121.86000°W/37.32028; -121.86000
Founder	Vũ Văn Lộc
Public transit access	VTARoute 73

TheViet Museum(Vietnamese:Viện Bảo Tàng Việt Nam) or theMuseum of the Boat People & the Republic of Vietnamis a museum focusing on the experience ofVietnamese Americansand their journey fromVietnamto theUnited States.It is located in Greenwalt House, a historical home relocated toHistory Park at Kelley ParkinSan Jose,California,United States, and was opened on August 25, 2007.^[1]

The museum was created by the San Jose-based nonprofit organization IRCC (Immigrant Resettlement & Cultural Center, Inc.), headed by Vũ Văn Lộc, a former colonel in theArmy of the Republic of Vietnam.Planning for the Museum began in 1976, taking over 30 years to realize. It is believed to be the only museum in the world to exhibit artifacts related to the Vietnamese diaspora.^[2]

The Viet Museum's collections focus on three periods:

1950–1975: TheRepublic of Vietnamand the War in the name of Freedom
1975–1996: The "Boat People"and the quest for Freedom
1975–2007: Vietnamese Americans today and the building of Liberty

References

[edit]

^Noguchi, Sharon (August 25, 2007)."San Jose's new Vietnamese museum elicits deep emotions".San Jose Mercury News.Retrieved7 January2019.
^Sanchez, Tatiana (September 10, 2016)."San Jose Vietnamese organization marks 40th anniversary".San Jose Mercury News.Retrieved7 January2019.

Wikimedia Commons has media related toGreenawalt House / Viet Museum (History Park).

External links

[edit]

v t e List of tourist attractions in Santa Clara Valley
Arboreta & gardens	Arizona Cactus Garden Chinese Cultural Garden Edenvale Garden Park Emma Prusch Farm Park Hakone Gardens Japanese Friendship Garden Overfelt Gardens SJ Municipal Rose Garden Stanford Arboretum Villa Montalvo Arboretum
Cultural	American Musical Theatre of SJ Cantor Center for Visual Arts Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph Choral Project De Saisset Museum Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library Gurdwara Sahib Hammer Theatre Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies MACLA Mexican Heritage Plaza Montalvo Arts Center Villa Montalvo Opera San José Pacific Art League SJ City Hall SJ Flea Market SJ Improv San José Museum of Art sjDANCEco Symphony Silicon Valley Triton Museum of Art Viet Museum Villa Mira Monte Vivace Youth Chorus
Event venues	California Theatre CEFCU Stadium Earthquakes Stadium Excite Ballpark Frost Amphitheater Levi's Stadium Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Mountain Winery Amphitheatre PAL Stadium Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose Center for the Performing Arts SAP Center Santa Clara Convention Center Shoreline Amphitheatre San Jose Civic San Jose McEnery Convention Center Sharks Ice San Jose Stanford Stadium Stevens Stadium
Events	BayCon Cinequest Film Festival FanimeCon Further Confusion SJ Bike Party SJ Holiday Parade SJ Jazz Festival Silicon Valley Comic Con Stanford Jazz Festival Christmas in the Park
Historical	Circle of Palms Hotel De Anza Hangar One History Park at Kelley Park HP Garage Japanese American Museum New Almaden Peralta Adobe Portuguese Historical Museum Rengstorff House Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum SJ Museum of Quilts & Textiles Winchester Mystery House
Parks & trails	Almaden Quicksilver County Park Alum Rock Park Anderson Lake Bay Area Ridge Trail Calero Reservoir Castle Rock State Park Coyote–Bear Park Coyote Creek Trail Ed Levin Park Joseph D. Grant County Park Guadalupe River Trail Henry W. Coe State Park Kelley Park Lake Cunningham Los Alamitos Creek Trail Los Gatos Creek Trail Plaza de César Chávez Rancho San Antonio Rosicrucian Park St. James Park Sanborn County Park SF Bay Trail Shoreline Park Stevens Creek Trail Uvas Canyon Uvas Creek Preserve Uvas Reservoir Vasona Park
Tech & education	Apple Park Visitor Center Children's Discovery Museum Computer History Museum Googleplex Intel Museum Lick Observatory NASA Gift Shop in Silicon Valley SJSU SCU Stanford The Tech Interactive
Shopping	Eastridge Great Mall Oakridge PruneYard San Antonio Santana Row Stanford Valley Fair Westgate
Theme parks & tours	Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad California's Great America Gilroy Gardens Happy Hollow Park & Zoo CaliBunga Waterpark
Vineyards & wineries	Byington Vineyard J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines Mountain Winery Picchetti Brothers Winery Savannah–Chanelle Vineyards

This California museum-related article is astub.You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it.

This article about a building or structure inSan Jose, Californiais astub.You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it.