Summer camp for Vietnamese expat youth underway in HCM City
As many as 60 young Vietnamese expats from the US, France, the Czech Republic, Singapore, Laos and Cambodia are joining the annual summer camp which kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on July 20.
The event, themed “Vietnam que huong toi” (Vietnam-my native land), will cover a raft of activities including paying tribute to Uncle Ho, learning about the nation’s heroic tradition during the struggle for independence and national reunification and visiting the Museum of Ho Chi Minh Campaign, among others.
The campers will have chance to experience river life in the southwest region, visit Nguyen Thi Dinh Temple and conduct exchanges with local youth during their trip to Ben Tre province.
Especially, the process of liberalising Saigon in the 1975 Spring Offensive will be brought to life through the acting of the campers.
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hanh, Deputy Head of the municipal Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, said the summer camp is held every year to offer overseas Vietnamese a chance to understand the country, meet their peers in Ho Chi Minh City and participate in a number of meaningful activities.
She added that the summer camp has welcomed over 600 people from numerous countries and territories worldwide through the years.
This year’s event will run until July 23.
The campers will have chance to experience river life in the southwest region, visit Nguyen Thi Dinh Temple and conduct exchanges with local youth during their trip to Ben Tre province.
Especially, the process of liberalising Saigon in the 1975 Spring Offensive will be brought to life through the acting of the campers.
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hanh, Deputy Head of the municipal Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, said the summer camp is held every year to offer overseas Vietnamese a chance to understand the country, meet their peers in Ho Chi Minh City and participate in a number of meaningful activities.
She added that the summer camp has welcomed over 600 people from numerous countries and territories worldwide through the years.
This year’s event will run until July 23.