Students honor Vietnamese voices 50 years after fall of Saigon

Students at East Kentwood High School interviewed their family members about their immigration stories in a project marking the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. They will be sharing those stories this week at events celebrating West Michigan's Vietnamese American community.  GUESTS:  Le Tran, art teacher at East Kentwood High School Christina Le, junior at East Kentwood and one of the student speakers at GR Stories event EVENT DETAILS: GR Stories: This is our home now, 50 years of building community after Saigon May 7 @ the Grand Rapids Public Museum, 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 50 Years After Saigon: Vietnamese Stories of a New Home May 9 @ The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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