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(VAALA)
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presents
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January 9-18, 2009

ART SPEAKS
1600 N.
Santa A Broadway
na, CA 9
2706
ART+POLITICS+COMMUNITY+ART+POLITICS+
CURATED BY
LAN DUONG & TRAM LE

F.O.B. II
 VIETNAMESE AMERICAN ARTS
& LETTERS ASSOCIATION
(VAALA)
presents

CURATED BY
LAN DUONG & TRAM LE

http://www.ybca.org/tickets/production/view.aspx?id=7676

F.O.B is back! Six years ago, the first “F.O.B. MultiArt Show” challenged labels that threatened to define us as a community too narrowly. In January 2009, over 50

design, Viet Le
established and emerging artists of all disciplines (visual, performance, film, and literature) will again gather for “F.O.B. II: Art Speaks.” We will come together to examine
the broader issue of our community’s identity and what we are allowed to say through art in the space of the national and international. How do we define ourselves as a
community today, and how will we define ourselves as a community tomorrow? As artists, how do you express yourself through art without constraint?

FOB II
NON-PROFIT ORG
Come join us and share your voice in lively panel discussions and interactive art installations at the new VAALA Center! US POSTAGE PAID
Friday, January 9:
8:00 – 10:30 p.m. VIP reception & preview SCHEDULE GARDEN GROVE, CA
PERMIT 41
Saturday, January 10:
10:30 a.m. Opening celebrations & reception The Artists:
11:00 a.m. Circle Painting workshop with artist Hiep Nguyen
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Exhibition walkthrough with curators
followed by a Talk Back with selected artists
Alex Chinh Nguyen | Ann
6:00 – 9:00 p.m. “Finding Home” [Que Huong Trong Toi] Phong | Binh Danh | Brian Doan | Charlie
performance piece by Uyen Huynh and Tram Le Nguyen | Chau Thuy Huynh | Dao Hai Trieu | Debbie
featuring cast: Mong Hoi Do, Nguyen Van Quynh,
Pho Thinh Truong, Tran Kim Chi, and Van Pham Nguyen | Demon Slayer Family (Dan Duy Nguyen + Mailan Thi Pham)
Performance will be followed by a Q&A with the performers
Dinh Q. Le | Do Le Anhdao | “Finding Home” by Uyen Huynh & Tram Le | Ham Tran

January 9-18
Sunday, January 11:
3:00 – 5:30 p.m. Slant or Slander?: Community, art, and media coverage
Hong-An Truong | Jenni Trang Le | “Kiep Nao Co Yeu Nhau” by Duy Tam | Lan
Hoang Vu | Lan Tran | Le T. Que Huong | Llouquet Sandrine | Long Nguyen | Long

Panel discussion moderated by Mariam B. Lam, PhD
Friday, January 16:
8:00 – 9:30 p.m. A night of indie music performance & poetry reading
curated by the ladies of One Mic
Saturday, January 17:
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. smART Program for youths
sponsored by Target featuring breakdancing and t-shirt making
8:00 – 10:00 p.m. “Smaller T*ts, Tighter P*ssy” solo peformance by Lan Tran
“Kiep Nao Co Yeu Nhau” [Love in Another Lifetime] musical by Duy Tam
featuring cast: Chuong Nguyen, Duc Vo, Thang Le, Truong Phuc, Tuan Nguyen
Performances will be followed by a Q&A with the performers
Sunday, January 18:
9:00a.m. – 2 p.m. “Art in Motion” – Live mural painting by Saigon 1
+ turntablism by Demon Slayer
3:00 – 5:30 p.m. Political Voices, Artistic Choices
Panel discussion moderated by Thu-Huong Nguyen-Vo, PhD
6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Music, readings, Closing Night PARTY!
2009
T. Bui | Nam Quan Nguyen | Ngoc Vo Arps | Nguyen Cao Hiep | Nguyen Huy Loc |
Nguyen Khai | Nguyen Quoc Thanh | Nguyen Trong Khoi | Nguyen Van He | Nguyen
Viet Hung | Nhan Duc Nguyen | Roland Nguyen | Saigon 1 | Steven Toly | Taylur
Thu Hien Ngo | Tran Tien Dung | Truong Chinh Ngoc | Tuan Kien
Nguyen | UuDam Nguyen | Vi Ly | Viet Le | Vuong Van
Thao | YLW (Young Leading Women) |
and more… *Exhibition has mature content including sexually explicit material.
Gallery is open from 10-6 daily.
Visit www.VAALA.org for more info
The NEW VAALA Center: 1600 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92706
The exhibition is sponsored by:
UCI Department of Asian American Studies,UCR Department of Media and Cultural Studies