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SPEAK LECTURE: Phan Thi Kim Phuc, "Family, a Celebration of Humanity"

Knowles Lecture Hall
All School


Phan Thi Kim Phuc
Friday, January 27, 2017, 8:30-9:45 a.m.
Coffee with divisional principals is now Coffee in the Lobby of the Upper School from 8-10- 8:30. Principals will be available there.


The Vietnam War knows many tragedies, some more familiar than others. A photograph of a young girl running naked down a road, her skin on fire with napalm, changed the way the world looked at the Vietnam War, and at all wars. The photograph was transmitted around the world and later won a Pulitzer Prize. The girl in the picture is Kim Phuc. Her incredible story was turned into a book called The Girl in the Picture and a documentary called Kim’s Story: The Road from Vietnam. Badly burned and not expected to live, she finally returned to her village and her family to begin rebuilding their lives. Now living in Canada, she established a foundation committed to healing children in war-torn areas of the world. Don’t miss her talk about her experiences, her forgiveness and her tribute to families as a celebration of humanity.
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