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PeaceTrees Heritage Circle Interest Form

Thank you for your interest in joining PeaceTrees for our Heritage Circle! We look forward to learning more about you and your interest in participating in this community. 

We also encourage you to take some time to familiarize yourself with PeaceTrees Vietnam and the work we do to promote peace, healing, and community connection by visiting our website.

We ask that you read through all the content in this interest form thoroughly and answer the questions below. This form helps us learn more about you, your interests, and how we can create meaningful, supportive sessions for participants. After submission, our team will follow up with next steps or additional information.

If you have questions or need assistance completing this form, please contact kimberly@peacetreesvietnam.org

Heritage Circle Program Overview
Heritage Circle focuses on building community, engagement, and support among younger individuals (especially ages 18–40) with Vietnamese heritage. It is a welcoming community that gathers monthly to reflect, share, and grow. The program serves as a platform for those directly or indirectly impacted by the U.S.- Vietnam War and its legacies to participate in meaningful dialogue, activities, and shared experiences centered on understanding, healing, and reconciliation.

Members meet regularly, and participants have the opportunity to lead sessions, helping build leadership skills while strengthening connection and understanding within the group. Topics and activities are often created collaboratively and may include themes such as:

  • Identity and heritage
  • War legacy and reconciliation
  • Second-generation perspectives
  • Immigrant and refugee experiences
  • International student perspectives
  • Intergenerational differences
  • Diasporic challenges
  • Cultural traditions and shared affinity
  • Generational healing
  • Food and language

Participants may include, but are not limited to, second-generation Vietnamese Americans, Vietnamese immigrants, and Vietnamese international students in the U.S. The program also aims to strengthen connections between Vietnam and its diaspora while deepening ties across diverse Vietnamese identities and life experiences.

Participant Commitments & Expectations
To help maintain a supportive and meaningful environment, participants are encouraged to:

  • Engage respectfully and thoughtfully with others
  • Listen openly to diverse perspectives and lived experiences
  • Contribute to discussions, activities, or facilitation when comfortable
  • Help create a space of trust, reflection, and connection
  • Approach conversations with curiosity, empathy, and care
Please ensure that you have read the following information concerning PeaceTrees Heritage Circle.
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Heritage Circle Interest Form Questions

Please respond to each question. Your responses help us better understand you and your interest in the Heritage Circle. Note: you can increase the size of the textboxes below by dragging the bottom right corner.