How will a new museum tell the story of the Vietnamese “boat people” who sought freedom in Ottawa?
Aug 26, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Episode description
There’s a community garden at the corner of Somerset and Preston streets. But if Can Le’s dream comes to fruition, shovels will soon be in the ground for a brand new museum to commemorate the Vietnamese “boat people”. Robyn Bresnahan digs into the story of how Ottawans opened their homes and hearts to thousands of refugees in what became known as Project 4000.
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