30 - What would it mean to choose a side?

1954 was an important year, not only because of the end of French colonization in Vietnam. It also saw the division of the country and a subsequent migration of almost a million Vietnamese. In this episode, Kevin & Yen talk about the motivations behind this migration and its political implications. Works mentioned: Phi-Van Nguyen - A Displaced Nation (Cornell University Press, 2024) James Baldwin - Notes of a native son