“This is the perfect piece to travel across the country, including schools, as it can validate personal quests for self-realization…that so many people share.”

- Jacquelyn Claire, New York Theatre Guide

Synopsis

Growing up in a bi-racial home with a white mother and a Vietnamese father, Kim spent years wishing away her father’s less-than-desirable immigrant status, skin color and all the painful family secrets she inherited. Determined to face her demons, she joins a volunteer organization in Vietnam. As she begins to discover the beauty of her roots, she confronts the trauma of her past and puts its secrets behind her forever.

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Past Performances

Colleges, Universities, Community Centers

  • ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, Brooklyn, NY | Presented by ACES & Multicultural Student Life

  • FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, New York, NY | Presented by the Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs

  • NYCAASC (NYC Asian American Student Conference), New York, NY  | NYU Kimmel Center for University Life

  • MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMM. COLLEGE, Bluebell, PA | Presented by the Office of Cultural Affairs

  • JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, New York, NY | Presented by the Center for Student Involvement & Leadership

  • BMCC, WOMEN’S HERSTORY CONFERENCE, New York, NY | Presented by the Women’s Resource Center

  • KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Brooklyn, NY | KBCC Women’s Center & Psychology Dept.

  • ST. JOHN’S IN THE VILLAGE, New York, NY | Victims of Agent Orange Fundraiser

  • THE PUFFIN CULTURAL FORUM, Teaneck, NJ

  • MT. MACRINA RETREAT CENTER, Uniontown, PA

  • JALOPY THEATER, Brooklyn, NY | Artist-in-Residence with Inviolate Initiative

  • QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY | Flushing, NY

Theater Festivals

  • EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

  • 59E59 THEATERS – East to Edinburgh, New York, NY

  • NY FRINGE FESTIVAL, New York, NY

  • SF FRINGE FESTIVAL, San Francisco, CA

  • BOWERY POETRY CLUB – Mono a Mono, New York, NY

  • EMERGING ARTIST THEATER – New Works Festival, New York, NY

  • STAGE LEFT STUDIOS, New York, NY

  • GODDARD RIVERSIDE – Bernie Wohl Theater, New York, NY Presented by Women Artist History Month

PRESS

“Reclaiming Vietnam” Solo Show Featured in MCCC’s Lectureship Series

Bennett Series features “Reclaiming Vietnam”

New Jersey Stages Interviews Kim Chinh

“Reclaiming Vietnam at St. Joseph’s University

Reactions to “Reclaiming Vietnam” at St. Joseph’s University

Fringe NYC Audience Reviews

Puffin Cultural Forum presents “Reclaiming Vietnam” by Kim Chinh