Lauren Vuong, a Vietnamese refugee filmmaker, made a documentary about her search for the captain of the Virgo – the ship that saved her family after their expulsion from Vietnam. Her story, captured in <a href="https://www.findingthevirgo.com/">Finding the Virgo</a> (2018), is a tale of refugee survival and global networks of people who saved thousands of lives.

Lauren Vuong, a Vietnamese refugee filmmaker, made a documentary about her search for the captain of the Virgo – the ship that saved her family after their expulsion from Vietnam. Her story, captured in Finding the Virgo (2018), is a tale of refugee survival and global networks of people who saved thousands of lives.

Lauren Vuong, a Vietnamese refugee filmmaker, made a documentary about her search for the captain of the Virgo – the ship that saved her family after their expulsion from Vietnam. Her story, captured in <a href="https://www.findingthevirgo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Finding the Virgo</a> (2018), is a tale of refugee survival and global networks of people who saved thousands of lives.

Episode 7: The Filmmaker

Who is a refugee? What can studying refugee experiences tell us about our world &amp; ourselves? Vy Dao &amp; Bryan Banks organized a project at Columbus State University on Refugee Studies. With their students, Vy &amp; Bryan explore the story of Vietnamese refugees from their expulsion through their migration &amp; cultural acculturation across subsequent generations, challenging prevailing narratives of what it means to be a refugee. In this season of Refugees: A Podcast, Vy &amp; Bryan interview people and groups who work with refugees &amp; especially Vietnamese refugee communities.

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Who is a refugee? What can studying refugee experiences tell us about our world & ourselves? Vy Dao & Bryan Banks organized a project at Columbus State University on Refugee Studies. With their students, Vy & Bryan explore the story of Vietnamese refugees from their expulsion through their migration & cultural acculturation across subsequent generations, challenging prevailing narratives of what it means to be a refugee. In this season of Refugees: A Podcast, Vy & Bryan interview people and groups who work with refugees & especially Vietnamese refugee communities.

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