In the Bangor Room, Memorial Union, The University of Maine, Orono, Maine and with Zoom Connectivity

Speakers: Doug Allen, UMaine Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, An Nguyen, UMaine PhD Student in History, and Other Speakers

Ngo Vinh Long was Professor of History at the University of Maine from 1985 until his death in Bangor on October 12, 2022. He was a courageous and influential antiwar and anti-imperialist active scholar and scholar activist. He was the most prominent antiwar Vietnamese in the United States during the Vietnam/Indochina War while he was a student at Harvard (1964-1978). His remarkable life, teaching, scholarship, and activism leave us with an exemplary legacy not only for Maine, but also for countless others in Vietnam, the United States, and throughout the world.

For more information on Ngo Vinh Long’s remarkable life, accomplishments, and legacy, see An Thuy Nguyen and Douglas Allen, “Remembering Ngo Vinh Long, Renowned Scholar of Vietnam and Antiwar Activist,” Critical Asian Studies (Jan. 2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/14672715.2023.2167220

The Remembering Professor Ngo Vinh Long event on April 20th will be a celebration of his life and legacy. The program’s focus will be on Ngo Vinh Long and the University of Maine. Speakers will include faculty, students, graduates, and others from UMaine who will share how they were deeply connected with and transformed by their experiences with Prof. Ngo Vinh Long.

This will be an in-person gathering in the Bangor Room, Memorial Union, The University of Maine, in Orono. The program will start at 12:30 p.m. and continue until about 2:00 p.m. The Department of History will then host a reception in the Bangor Room, 2:00-3:00 p.m., with refreshments and the opportunity to socialize, interact, and share stories about Ngo Vinh Long and his continuing legacy.

The April 20th event will have Zoom connectivity for Long’s friends, colleagues, family, and others who cannot join in person and who are encouraged to join this UMaine celebration of his life and legacy.

Zoom link https://maine.zoom.us/j/3657262020