The event was jointly held by the New York Council for the Humanities and the Vietnam Permanent Mission to the United Nations.

US visitors enjoyed engaging folktales performed by Vietnamese actors and actress including Huyen Thoai Rong Tien (Legend of Dragon and Fairy) about the origin of Chung and Day (square and round glutinous rice cakes) and the resistance wars of two Trung sisters and Saint Giong against the Chinese invaders to gain national independence.

The visitors also listened to traditional Vietnamese music in Dan Tranh (16-chord zither) performed by Dr. Ngo Thanh Nhan, a scholar at the Center for Vietnamese Philosophy, Culture, and Society in New York, and tasted some typical Vietnamese dishes and fruit.