TaiwanFest: Hope Talk presents We the Same by Sangeeta Wylie Book Launch
A Cultural Discourse with Music and Readings
Inspired by a true story, We the Same opens in 1979 Việt Nam, where six children and a mother become separated from their father and husband as they flee their homeland by boat. Against all odds, they survive pirate attacks, typhoons, and starvation, ending up shipwrecked on a desert island. Thirty-five years pass, and the mother at last shares heartfelt secrets and an unbelievable story with her daughter ... allowing the past to be escorted into the present.
Oscillating between humour, romance, and devastation, this powerful debut play explores the aftermath of the Vietnam War from a Vietnamese perspective. Its central threads tell of intergenerational healing, alienation and estrangement from peers, family relationships, and hope overcoming adversity.
A book launch with live readings, music and panel discussion, featuring the playwright/author Sangeeta Wylie and friends. Actors Elizabeth Thai, Nhi Do and Chris Lam will read excerpts from the play and participate in a panel discussion with Syrian advocate/refugee Hamoudi Saleh Baratta about their refugee experience and identity, and their journeys to freedom and success. Vi An Diep will perform her original compositions on the đàn tranh.
This program is co-presented by Talonbooks and Pacific Canada Heritage Centre - Museum of Migration (PCHC - MoM) Society. Special thanks to Talonbooks, Andrew Wylie, and Sangeeta Wylie for their generous sponsorship.
This program is English only.
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