Events for the Public
May 2009
In May 2009, the AC is closed on May 1 (International Labor Day), May 2, May 20 (11:00-14:00) and May 25 (American Memorial Day).
All of the below events are open for the public. Please click here to register for event(s) you want to attend. We would like you to plan carefully before registering with us so that we have enough seats for participants. If you register for our events but change your plan, kindly notify us by email to irchanoi@gmail.com.
Date/Time | Event | Host |
| May 8, 2:00-4:30 | Film Show: The Joy Luck Club (canceled) | American Center |
| May 9, 9:40-11:40 | English Club: Mother’s Day (canceled) | American Center |
| May 13, 4:00-6:00 | English Workshop: Interactive Speaking Practice | Helen Huntley |
| May 14, 3:30-5:00 | Speaker Program: Tales of Travis the Monkey: The Craziest Stories from America | Don Mattingley & Joaquin Monserrate |
| May 15, 4:30-6:00 | Show Dance: The Poetic Feet of Talia and Lee | Talía Castro-Pozo & Lee Van Bradley |
| May 18, 5:00-6:30 | Speaker Program: U.S. Foreign Policy under the Obama Administration
| Ambassador Charlie Salmon |
| May 20, 3:00-4:30 | Introduction: Design Your Personal Website with WordPress | Le Duc Tho |
| May 22, 2:00-4:30 | Film Show: Mulan | American Center |
| May 23, 9:40-11:40 | English Club: Manners and Common Phrases | American Center |
| May 26, 4:30-6:00 | Symphony Performance | Montana State Univ. Symphony Orchestra |
| May 29, 3:00-5:00 | English Workshop: Developing Active Listening Skills | Bernice Clark |
| May 30, 1:00-2:30 | Film Show: The Bridges of Madison County | American Center |
If you would like to be an American Center member, please register.
Our office is located on the 1st Floor of the Rose Garden Tower at 170 Ngoc Khanh Street, Hanoi. You can leave your vehicle at VKO Supermarket's vehicle keeping area. Remember to take your ID with you.
Time: 14:00-16:30, May 8, 2009
Venue: 1st Floor, Rose Garden Tower, 170 Ngoc Khanh Street, Hanoi
(from New York Times Review)
Director Wayne Wang and screenwriter Ronald Bass effectively interweave sixteen mother-daughter tales in their silken film version of Amy Tan's best-selling novel about the clash between generations. The film takes place in present-day San Francisco, concentrating on a group of late-middle-aged Chinese women. Ever since arriving in the United States after World War II, the women have gathered weekly to play mah-jongg and to tell stories, regaling each other with tales of their children and grandchildren, giving each other a sense of hope and renewal in the midst of poverty and hardship.
Time: 4:00-6:00, May 13, 2009
Venue: 1st Floor, Rose Garden Tower, 170 Ngoc Khanh Street, Hanoi
In this interactive session, participants will practice their speaking skills in a variety of pair and group activities designed to maximize opportunities for speaking in English. These active sessions will include information gap activities, discussions and role plays, group quizzes, and competitive language games, all conducted in an informal and fun learning environment.
Time: 15:30-17:00, May 14, 2009
Venue: 1st Floor, Rose Garden Tower, 170 Ngoc Khanh Street, Hanoi
A tantrum by a fat monkey with a taste for lobster and a drug habit displaces the economic stimulus from the news. A millionaire professional sportsman is sentenced to prison for sponsoring dog fights at his farm. What is going on? The speakers, neither of whom is famous or fat, will touch upon these and other strange-but-real stories to illustrate some of the characteristics that makes America the place it is. Members of the audience will have a chance to participate in the never-before-played game show: "That Was Really Crazy!".
Time: 16:30-18:00, May 15, 2009
Venue: 1st Floor, Rose Garden Tower, 170 Ngoc Khanh Street, Hanoi
Calling all dance fans…Talia Castro-Pozo and Lee Van Bradley will perform in the American Center. Join us for a fabulous dance performance by these talented professionals!
Check out their website for more information: http://www.taliacastro-pozo.com/talia-lee/showtime.html.
Time: 17:00-18:30, May 18, 2009
Venue: 1st Floor, Rose Garden Tower, 170 Ngoc Khanh Street, Hanoi
We all have questions about how America will be different with the new administration. Come listen to former U.S. Ambassador, Charles B. Salmon, Jr., speak on U.S. foreign policy under the Obama Administration and hopefully he will answer some of your burning questions!
Time: 14:00-16:30, May 22, 2009
Venue: 1st Floor, Rose Garden Tower, 170 Ngoc Khanh Street, Hanoi
(from New York Times Review)
Disney takes a sledgehammer to the subject of gender stereotyping in ''Mulan,'' a film that not only breaks the cross-dressing barrier but also ratchets up the violence level for children's animation. ''Sign me up for the next war!'' exclaims the heroine's grandmother, in a show of what does not precisely qualify as progress for women. And for all its supposed daring in presenting a bold female warrior, ''Mulan'' takes no steps forward when it comes to Disney's animation renaissance. This is the most inert and formulaic of recent Disney animated films, right down to the clowning sidekicks and would-be ''Under the Sea'' production number.
Time: 16:30-18:00, May 26, 2009
Venue: 1st Floor, Rose Garden Tower, 170 Ngoc Khanh Street, Hanoi
Montana State University Symphony Orchestra's Southeast Asian Tri-Nation Good Will & Friendship Musical Tour -- The Montana State University Symphony Orchestra will be the first American university orchestra to visit and perform in Vietnam in over fifty years. Join us to welcome a small group of these talented musicians perform at the American Center!
Time: 15:00-17:00, May 29, 2009
Venue: 1st Floor, Rose Garden Tower, 170 Ngoc Khanh Street, Hanoi
Listening comprehension is a difficult skill to develop. In this workshop participants will have a chance to learn about and practice some useful strategies that can help improve their listening comprehension proficiency.
Time: 13:00-14:30, May 30, 2009
Venue: 1st Floor, Rose Garden Tower, 170 Ngoc Khanh Street, Hanoi
Movie Reviews:
• from Internet Movie Database (in English)
• from PhimAnh.net (in Vietnamese)
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