2026
AUGUST 2026
August 13–16 in Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot: Presentation of my book Les Travailleurs indochinois en Dordogne(Indochinese Workers in the Dordogne) at the CAFI festival in Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot.
JULY 2026
July 31, 2026: End of the exhibition in Périgueux: "Indochinese Workers in the Dordogne" at the Dordogne Departmental Archives, 9 rue Littré, 24000 Périgueux.
JUNE 2026
Friday June 5 in Paris, 6pm: Presentation of my book Les Travailleurs indochinois en Dordogne at the Jean-Pierre Melville media library, 79 Rue Nationale, 75013 Paris.
APRIL 2026
Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Périgueux: Conference on Indochinese Workers in the Dordogne at the Joséphine Becker Auditorium in Périgueux.
Wednesday April 29, 2026 in Périgueux: Opening of the exhibition "Les Travailleurs indochinois en Dordogne" at the Archives départementales de la Dordogne, 9 rue Littré 24 000 Périgueux.
Friday, April 24, in Pays-de-Belves: Presentation of my book Les Travailleurs indochinois en Dordogne(Indochinese Workers in the Dordogne) at the Pays-de-Belves media library (Dordogne).
Thursday, April 23 in Eymet: Presentation of my book Les Travailleurs indochinois en Dordogne(Indochinese Workers in the Dordogne) at the Eymet media library (Dordogne).
MARCH 2026
Saturday, March 21 at 7 p.m. in Paris: Participation in the CAFI gala in Paris, with a presentation of my book.
Friday March 20 at 6pm in Paris : Presentation of my book Les Travailleurs indochinois en Dordogne at Le Phénix bookshop, 72 Bd de Sébastopol, 75003 Paris.
March 14: End of the exhibition in Bergerac.
Thursday, March 5 at 6:30 p.m. in Marseille: Presentation of my book Les Travailleurs indochinois en Dordogne (Indochinese Workers in the Dordogne) at the "Salle des rotatives" of the newspaper La Marseillaise, 15 Cour Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves, 13001 Marseille.
FEBRUARY 2026
Sunday, February 22, in Marseille: Presentation of my book Les Travailleurs indochinois en Dordogne(Indochinese Workers in the Dordogne) at the Truc Lâm pagoda in Marseille, during the Tet holiday celebrations.
Thursday February 19 at 6pm in Montpellier: Presentation of my book Les Travailleurs indochinois en Dordogne at La Carmagnole.
JANUARY 2026
Tuesday January 27 at 6pm in Montpellier: Presentation of my book Les Travailleurs indochinois en Dordogne at the bookshop Le Grain des mots, bd du Jeu de Paume in Montpellier.
Saturday January 24 at 2pm in Bordeaux: participation in a symposium on Asian immigration to New Aquitaine. Venue: Musée d'Aquitaine, Bordeaux.
January 23: Release of the book Les Travailleurs indochinois en Dordogne (Indochinese Workers in Dordogne) by Elytis publishing. You can now order it on the publisher's website. Shipping is free, as well as Dominique Rolland's beautiful story about the city of Hué. Delivery in mid-December.
Tuesday, January 20, in Montpon-Ménestérol: Presentation of my book Les Travailleurs indochinois en Dordogne (Indochinese Workers in the Dordogne) at the Montpon-Ménestérol media library (Dordogne).
Saturday, January 17, in Ribérac: Presentation of my book Les Travailleurs indochinois en Dordogne (Indochinese Workers in the Dordogne).
Friday January 16 at 6pm in Sarlat: Presentation of my book Les Travailleurs indochinois en Dordogne at the Sarlat media library (Dordogne).
Thursday January 15 at 6pm in Périgueux: Presentation of my book Les Travailleurs indochinois en Dordogne in Périgueux.
Wednesday January 14 at 6pm in Les Eyzies: Presentation of my book Les Travailleurs indochinois en Dordogne at the Pôle d'interprétation de la préhistoire (PIP), 30 rue du Moulin, 24620 Les Eyzies (Dordogne).
Tuesday January 13 at 6pm in Bergerac: Presentation of my book Les Travailleurs indochinois en Dordogne in Bergerac (Espace Dordonha, 1 rue de la Mission, 24100 Bergerac).
Monday, January 5 at 9 a.m. in Da Nang: conference on Indochinese workers in France. Conference location: Foreign Language School, 131 Luong Nhu Hoc Street, Room D401, Da Nang.
2025
DECEMBER 2025
Friday, December 26 at 8:00 a.m. in Ho Chi Minh City: conferenceon Indochinese workers in France. Location of the conference: Department of History & International Relations of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU-HC (in English, with Vietnamese translation). Room C.103, Address: 10–12 Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
Wednesday, December 24 at 1:30 p.m. in Ho Chi Minh City: conferenceon Indochinese workers in France. Conference location: University of Education, History Department, 280 An Dương Vương, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City (in English, with Vietnamese translation).
Monday, December 22 at 10 a.m. in Ho Chi Minh City: conference on Indochinese workers in France. Conference location: University of Education, French Department, Room B405, 280 An Dương Vương, 5th District, Ho Chi Minh City (in French).
Wednesday, December 16 , at 2 p.m. in Hanoi: conference on Indochinese workers in France. Conference venue: Faculty of History, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi (USSH).
Saturday December 13 at 1pm in Hanoi: conference on Indochinese workers in France. Conference venue: Ngụy Như Kontum Hall, 19 Lê Thánh Tông, Hanoi.
December 12 to 16 in Hanoi: participation in theEngaging With Vietnam #15 Grand Event , held at the University of Hanoi (SIS-VNU Hanoi), School of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Arts.
OCTOBER 2025
Sunday, October 19 at 11am in Saint-Chamas: Ceremony in memory of the Indochinese workers at the Saint-Chamas and Miramas poudrerie (Bouches-du-Rhône). Venue: Parc de la Poudrerie (portail de la Chapelle, route de Miramas). The ceremony will be followed by the planting of an almond tree in memory of TRÂN Van Than, one of the last Indochinese workers who died at the age of 108. Location: Parc de la Poudrerie (route des Pins-Miramas).
Saturday October 11 at 11:00 am in Creysse: Conference by Pierre DAUM and Michel LECAT on Indochinese workers in the Dordogne. Conference venue: Creysse town hall, 12 Grand Rue 24100 Creysse.
Friday October 10 at 6:00 pm in Bergerac : Opening of the exhibition "Les Travailleurs indochinois en Dordogne" at Espace Dordonha, 1 rue de la Mission, 24100 Bergerac (Dordogne). The exhibition remains in Bergerac until March 14, 2026.
Friday October 10 at 5:00 pm in Bergerac: Unveiling of the plaque commemorating the 62 Vietnamese who died in Bergerac between 1940 and 1947 and are buried under the Indochinese mausoleum in the Beauferrier cemetery in Bergerac. Cimetière de Beauferrier - rue Beauferrier - 24100 Bergerac.
Thursday, October 9 at 6:00 pm in Bergerac: Conference by Pierre DAUM and Michel LECAT on Indochinese workers in the Dordogne. Conference venue: Espace Dordonha, 1 rue de la Mission, 24100 Bergerac.
Friday October 3, 5pm in Lyon: Speech at the Harkis symposium at LYON town hall. The conference lasts two days (October 3 and 4). It is entitled: Les Harkis, de la mémoire à l'histoire ? My talk is from the Algerian point of view. For the full program, click here.
SEPTEMBER 2025
September 28: End of the exhibition in Les Eyzies (Dordogne).
JUNE 2025
June 12: Study day at the University of La Rochelle entitled: « Nouvelle Aquitaine and South-East Asia, for a study of cultural transfers ». Among some twenty participants and just as many exciting subjects, I will be speaking to present my research on the Indochinese Workers in Dordogne.
MAI 2025
Friday, May 16 at 6:00 PM: Opening of the exhibition « Les Travailleurs indochinois en Dordogne » at the Pôle d’interprétation de la préhistoire (PIP), 30 rue du Moulin, 24620 Les Eyzies (Dordogne). The opening will be followed by a lecture that I will give with Michel Lecat, accompanied by the projection of archive images. The exhibition remains in Les Eyzies until September 28, 2025. To view a slideshow of the construction of the exhibition at the PIP, click here.
Thursday, May 15: Talk to the inmates of the Mauzac prison in Dordogne.
APRIL 2025
Thursday, April 10: Talk at the Maine de Biran high school in Bergerac (Dordogne).
Tuesday, April 15: Talk at the Maine de Biran high school in Bergerac (Dordogne).
Thursday, April 17: Talk at the Bertran de Born high school in Périgueux (Dordogne).
Monday, April 14: Talk at the Laure Gatet high school in Périgueux (Dordogne).
MARCH 2025
Monday, March 3: Talk at the Jean Moulin high school in Béziers (Hérault)
2024
DECEMBER 2024
Thursday, December 12: Talk at the Lucie Aubrac high school in Sommières (Gard).
NOVEMBER 2024
Monday, November 25: Talk at the Saint-Joseph high school in Sète (Hérault).
Friday, November 15: Talk at the Maine de Biran high school in Bergerac (Dordogne).
Tuesday, November 5: Talk at the Saint-Exupéry high school in Terrasson (Dordogne).
OCTOBER 2024
Sunday, October 20 in Salin-de-Giraud (13) at 11 a.m.: Ceremony in tribute to the Indochinese Workers, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the national stele to the Indochinese Workers, erected in 2014.
Tuesday, October 8 at 6 p.m.: Meeting at the Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère media library.
Friday, October 4 in Lyon: Conference on the Pieds-noirs who remained in Algeria after independence. Address: University of Lyon 2, room CLI 111, 4 bis, rue de l’Université 69007 Lyon.
SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER 2024
Writing residency in Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère (Dordogne)
JUNE 2024
Monday, June 17 at 2:30 p.m.: Villeréal (Lot-et-Garonne), François Mitterrand room, Conference on Indochinese Workers in Dordogne
Thursday, June 13 at 6 p.m.: Bergerac (Dordogne), Dordonha room, Conference on Indochinese Workers in Dordogne
2023
Friday, December 8 at 7 p.m.: Lattes (Hérault), Jacques Cœur theater, Conference on Indochinese Workers in the Camargue
SEPTEMBER 2024
Tuesday, September 26 at 7 p.m.: Montpellier, Le Grain des mots bookstore, Presentation of Olivier Gloag's book, Oublier Camus