Vietnam: A Country and People in Transition

October 1, 2007-December 31, 2007
Location: Asia Collection

November 27 through December 31, 2007
Bridge Gallery, Hamilton Library

A Vietnam in transition is described in the pictures of two young photographers: Pham Viet Thanh and Nguyen Viet Dung. Their photos are of people at work and at leisure and of typical street scenes in many different locales in Vietnam. These photos capture the spirit of our people and our country. Their images of children, representing the future generation of the Vietnamese, and images of beautiful landscape are filled with the breath of life and the bright colors of nature. They reflect the love of life, the optimism and the unlimited vitality of the Vietnamese people, regardless of difficulty.

Some of these pictures were displayed in Washington D.C. earlier this year, 2007, in the exhibition: Vietnam: Yesterday and Today, on the occasion of Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet's U.S. Visit. This photo exhibition is sponsored by The Vietnamese Student Association of Hawaii VSAH and The Hawaii International Education Program HIEP and hosted by the Asia Collection, Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

PHAM VIET THANH discovered his love and talent for photography while working as a designer for the Viet Nam News in the late 1990s. With a major in archaeology, he underwent rigorous training in photography after discovering his passion for it. He became the first

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