Viet Museum, History museum in History Park, San Jose, United States
The Viet Museum is a history museum in San Jose housed within a historic building at History Park. It displays personal objects, photographs, and documents that document the journeys and lived experiences of Vietnamese Americans.
The museum emerged from the Vietnamese American community's desire to preserve their own history and opened in 2007. Its founding was driven by someone with direct experience of the period being documented, ensuring firsthand knowledge shaped the collections.
The museum was founded by the Vietnamese American community to tell their own story of arrival and settlement. Its exhibitions show how families rebuilt their lives and the connections they maintain to their heritage and homeland.
The museum sits within a larger park containing other historic buildings worth exploring while you visit. Plan time to walk around the grounds since the collection is contained in a single historic house.
The museum grew from personal collecting efforts and assembles objects that are rarely documented elsewhere. Many of the displayed items were contributed by families wanting to share their own memories and family stories.
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