Twenty-five years ago, the people of Ottawa threw open their doors to the South East Asian refugees known as "the boat people." Ottawa's Vietnamese community is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Project 4000 in November.
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Press Release: English; Vietnamese; French
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Flyer: English; Vietnamese; French
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Greetings from the Prime Minister - Paul Martin
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Vietnamese Canadian Community to build “Vietnamese Boat People Museum” (French)
Links
CBC Archives - Boat People: A Refugee Crisis
Boat People No Longer: Vietnamese Canadian
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Part One: Listen to how the idea became
reality from former Ottawa Mayor Marion Dewar.
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Part Two: Hear Nhung Hoang's story about
her journey to Ottawa.
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Part Three: Listen to Liem Duong's story.
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Part Four: Listen to Hien Trieu's story.
- Ottawa Citizen - Moving Pictures: 'The Boat People' look back 25 years (Nov 8, 2004)
- Ottawa Citizen - A refugee story worth telling (Nov 30, 2004)
- The Centretown BUZZ (Nov 12, 2004)
- More...
- Their Incredible Journey, in the news...
- Award Certificates - Just a way to say "Thank You"
- Award Acceptances -They all deserve it, without the slightest doubt in anyone's mind.
- Reunion Dinner (1) (2) (3)
- Photo Exhibition
