Artifactuality

Between 1975 and 1985, 100,000 refugees from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam arrived in Canada, making it the largest refugee resettlement in Canada since the Second World War. In this episode of Artifactuality, we take a look at the stories of two...

Show Notes

Between 1975 and 1985, 100,000 refugees from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam arrived in Canada, making it the largest refugee resettlement in Canada since the Second World War. In this episode of Artifactuality, we take a look at the stories of two individuals: Stephanie Stobbe, lead curator and researcher for the Hearts of Freedom project, and Kim Thúy, host of the show, reading from her autobiographical novel, Ru. 
 
LINKS
Transcript
https://www.historymuseum.ca/dod/podcasts/transcripts/s01e04
 
 
Hearts of Freedom website 
https://heartsoffreedom.org/ 
 
Kim Thúy’s website 
https://en.kimthuy.ca/ 
 
Canadian Museum of History Blog: Hearts of Freedom
https://www.historymuseum.ca/blog/artifactuality-hearts-of-freedom/
 
Article on Kim Thúy in The Canadian Encyclopedia 
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/kim-thuy
 
More about Stephanie Stobbe
https://mscollege.ca/about/faculty/497 

What is Artifactuality?

Come behind the scenes at the Canadian Museum of History with award-winning novelist Kim Thúy. Hear about meaningful events and remarkable people in Canadian history, culture, and society from museum experts and the people who experienced them. What can objects and stories from the past tell us about who we are today? How will current events be remembered in the future? History is found in the voices of people who lived it, the things they made and used, and the culture and society we share. Discover how objects and stories connect us with our past, present, and future.

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