Program for
Vietnamese American Authors Book Fair #2
Saturday, November 3,
2007 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tully Community
Branch Library
community room
Nov. 3 9: 45 a.m. recorded music Dan Ca 3 mien
(Dr. Melert)
Dao Van Binh greets
attendees in appropriate language as they arrive
10:00 a.m. Carol Da Silva welcomes attendees in English,
translated by Angela Vu
Jean Libby describes Book Fair methodology
(price cards) and
appreciation for event and Friends of the Tully Community Branch
Library, translated by Angela Vu
10:15 a.m. Dao Van Binh
describes his work in Vietnamese.
Angela Vu provides simultaneous
translation to monolingual English-speakers quietly in the rear. Book sales are continuing during talk.
10:45 a.m. Recorded Music “Kieu
Ca, Songs of Kieu” by Dr. Melert.
Booksigning by Binh Dao.
11:00 DVD program “Nguyen Chi
Thien, dissident Vietnamese poet.”
11:15 Jean introduces Hoa Lo/Hanoi Stories and Nguyen Chi
Thien,
translated by Binh Dao
11:30 – noon -- Nguyen Chi Thien speaks about his Hoa Lo
experiences in Vietnamese (including the new English language work.) Simultaneous brief English translation by
Angela Vu. Book sales continue during
talk.
Noon – 12:30 Recorded Music “Ke
Tu Ngay Ay" by Nhat Tung/Jimmy Miller. Booksigning by
both authors; sales – socializing
12:30 – 12:50 Last call for
books at deep discount. Books returned
to boxes by Diem and teen volunteers and room placed in order for next event
12:50 Closing remarks Carol Da
Silva and Angela Vu, Friends of the Tully Community Library
1:00 p.m. Vietnamese language
class begins in Community Room
