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X-WR-CALNAME:Mai Khôi: "Bad Activist: Reflections on Music and Activism"
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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DTSTAMP:20260612T145624Z
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DESCRIPTION:Once dubbed the "Lady Gaga of Vietnam\," singer-songwriter Mai 
 Khôi emerged from her life as a pop star to become an internationally lau
 ded human rights activist. Her journey includes dialog with President Obam
 a\, police detention in Hanoi\, and an invitation to the world stage in Os
 lo where she received the Václav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent.  In th
 is talk\, Mai Khôi provides a firsthand account of her upbringing in a co
 untry devastated by war\, her rise to fame as a pop star\, and her dangero
 us turn toward politics and activism. Featuring the protest songs that got
  her banned from singing in Vietnam\, the talk reflects on the power and l
 imitations of music to bring about social change. Mai Khôi also spotlight
 s pressing human rights concerns in her home country\, including censorshi
 p\, police violence\, and the persecution of environmental scientists who 
 are raising the alarm about climate change.
LOCATION:Trible Library Theater
SUMMARY:Mai Khôi: "Bad Activist: Reflections on Music and Activism"
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 n_music_and_activism
CATEGORIES:Lecture
CATEGORIES:Academic
CATEGORIES:Student Activities
CATEGORIES:Music & Performance
CATEGORIES:Political & Activism
CATEGORIES:Social Awareness
CATEGORIES:Special Interest
CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar
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