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534 - Is It Time For Vietnamese-Americans To Finally Drop The War Narrative? - Sean O'Harrow
How can a regional museum bridge global heritage with local diaspora communities?
In this episode, Ken visits the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California, to sit down with President and CEO Dr. Sean O'Harrow. Born in France, raised in Hawaii, and educated at Harvard, Sean is the son of a prominent American professor of Vietnamese language and a French-Vietnamese mother.
Sean shares his personal journey navigating biracial identity—what he playfully calls being a "bánh bao" or "chặp phở" (a unique mix)—and explains how growing up as an outsider inspired his career in art history…
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