Wednesday, December December 11, 2024
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Creekside Room, Dominican University, San Rafael (+via Zoom)
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Speaker: Lauren Vuong
Lauren Vuong will speak about the events depicted in her award-winning film, Finding the Virgo.

Film Synopsis
Brave 7-year-old Lauren Vuong escaped Vietnam with her family and 57 other refugees on a small wooden fishing boat at the end of the brutal Vietnam War. After 10 days at sea, they were lost and depleted of food, water, and fuel. Death seemed imminent. From seven miles away, a U.S. flagged cargo ship spotted them. The captain ordered their rescue and changed the course of 62 lives forever.
Finding The Virgo is the story of Lauren’s decades long search for the heroic captain and crew of the LNG Virgo who saved her life and the lives of the other refugees. This story of compassion and gratitude traces the Vuong family's journey from the shores of Vietnam, through their perilous journey at sea and eventually to their resettlement in America.
Biography
Lauren Vuong is a native of Vietnam and a naturalized U.S. citizen. She immigrated to the U.S. at age 8 with her family as post-war refugees. Lauren attended UC Berkeley where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in English literature. She earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of San Francisco and remains a practicing attorney. Lauren advocates the preservation and proliferation of Vietnamese American history through the arts. She produced and wrote the international, multi-award winning documentary Finding the Virgo.
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For Members:
1. Send your guest’s name and email address to Membership@wednesdaymorningdialogue.com
2. When you arrive, introduce your guest to some board members.
3. At the meeting, our president will introduce the hosting member.
4. The member will then give a brief guest introduction – name and one or two interesting things about them.
Note: Brevity is key to allowing time for our speaker. If the guest becomes a member, we will have an extended biography.
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COVID PROTOCOLS:
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