{"id":140279,"date":"2025-10-06T12:09:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heartsoffreedom.org\/?p=140279"},"modified":"2025-10-17T13:07:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:07:20","slug":"hearts-of-freedom-stories-of-southeast-asian-refugees-book-launch-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heartsoffreedom.org\/fr\/hearts-of-freedom-stories-of-southeast-asian-refugees-book-launch-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearts of Freedom: Stories of Southeast Asian Refugees\u2014 Book Launch Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-duotone-unset-1\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/heartsoffreedom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Duschinsky-et-al_Hearts-of-Freedom_FC.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-136126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartsoffreedom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Duschinsky-et-al_Hearts-of-Freedom_FC.jpg 427w, https:\/\/heartsoffreedom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Duschinsky-et-al_Hearts-of-Freedom_FC-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/heartsoffreedom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Duschinsky-et-al_Hearts-of-Freedom_FC-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hearts of Freedom: Stories of South East Asian Refugees,&#8221; releasing September 16, 2025 with McGill-Queen\u2019s University Press, draws on 145 oral histories collected across Canada. Survivors recount oppression, genocide, perilous escapes, and the challenges\u2014and kindnesses\u2014of building new lives in Canada.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">October 2025 Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>October 4, 2025 (2 to 5 pm)<\/strong>: <strong>Ottawa<\/strong> launch event at <strong>Atrium Gallery Ben Franklin Place<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>October 10, 2025<\/strong>: <strong>Ottawa<\/strong> event at <strong>First Unitarian Church<\/strong> (Men\u2019s breakfast group).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heartsoffreedom.org\/fr\/october-18-2025-winnipeg-event-at-canadian-mennonite-university-cmu-at-marpeck-commons\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"140285\"><strong>October 18, 2025<\/strong>: <strong>Winnipeg<\/strong> event at <strong>Canadian Mennonite University (CMU)<\/strong> at Marpeck Commons.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>October 23, 2025<\/strong>: Panel discussion at the <strong>CIHS AGM<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">November 2025 Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heartsoffreedom.org\/fr\/november-18-2025-book-launch-at-burnhampthorpe-library\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"141152\"><strong>November 2, 2025 (1:00\u20134:00 PM)<\/strong>: <strong>Mississauga<\/strong> event at <strong>Burnhamptonthorpe Library<\/strong>.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 3, 2025<\/strong>: <strong>Kitchener-Waterloo<\/strong> event with the <strong>U of Waterloo, International Migration Research Centre (IMRC)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 10, 2025<\/strong>: <strong>Ottawa<\/strong> <strong>Carleton University Online launch<\/strong> (Hybrid event).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 13, 2025 (9:30 am to noon)<\/strong>: <strong>Ottawa<\/strong> event at the <strong>Beechwood Cemetery Centre, Sacred Space<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 25, 2025 (11:15-12:30)<\/strong>: <strong>Halifax<\/strong> event at the <strong>Pathways to Prosperity annual Conference (Halifax Conference Centre)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 25, 2025 (Evening)<\/strong>: <strong>Halifax<\/strong> event at <strong>Pier 21<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December 2025 Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>December 13, 2025 (Morning)<\/strong>: Book signing at <strong>Beechwood Books<\/strong> in <strong>Ottawa<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>December 13, 2025 (Afternoon)<\/strong>: Event at a <strong>Vietnamese Christmas party<\/strong> at Tom Brown Arena in <strong>Ottawa<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jan\/Feb 2026<\/strong>: Event with the <strong>AMBCAN (Retired Ambassader\u2019s association)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Spring\/Summer 2026<\/strong>: <strong>Montreal<\/strong> launch of both English and French versions (Delayed until the French version is available).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TBC (no date)<\/strong>: <strong>Ottawa<\/strong> event with <strong>Octopus Books<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TBC (no date)<\/strong>: Events planned for <strong>Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver\/Surrey<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearts of Freedom: Stories of South East Asian Refugees,&#8221; releasing September 16, 2025 with McGill-Queen\u2019s University Press, draws on 145 oral histories collected across Canada. 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