Aktuálně from the Library: Czechia’s Vietnamese Community Today
- Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
- When: June 8, 2026, 19:00 – 21:00
The Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic is changing. Today there is far more to it than market vendors and convenience store owners, as the second generation has grown up and produced managers, dentists, lawyers, directors, journalists, spokespersons, civil servants and doctors. What was it like for them to grow up straddling Vietnamese and Czech cultures? Which culture dominates their mindset? How do they deal with stereotypes? What were their Christmases like? And how well do those born in the Czech Republic and raised by Czech “grandmothers and aunts” actually speak Vietnamese? These and other topics will be discussed in the June edition of Aktuálně from the Library.
The discussion will be moderated by Aktuálně.cz editor Viet Tran, who will invite other Czech Vietnamese (or Vietnamese Czechs) from various fields to the Václav Havel Library to share their stories.