Roots of the Future

Roots of the Future is a European Solidarity project that breathes life into untold stories. Through the art of oral history, we gather the voices and journeys of people with immigrant backgrounds—stories rich with resilience, heritage, and hope. Each narrative contributes to a broader understanding of the Czech community, offering diverse perspectives and highlighting the cultural variety present within society. By sparking intercultural and intergenerational conversations, we aim to build bridges where there were once boundaries. This initiative was developed within the framework of the European Solidarity Corps and co-funded by the European Union.

Xin Chào

This initiative was created from the need to understand how a Czech-Vietnamese identity is influenced and shaped by different cultures. As a Vietnamese-born in Czechia we want to get to know more about our Vietnamese heritage and roots.

We believe it is important to learn and understand one’s culture. This solidarity project is about sharing stories and creating conversations to encourage open and honest discussions that confront the misrepresentations of Vietnamese culture. We aspire to build a safe space where people can prosper and feel secure in exploring and accepting their cultural identities without fear of judgment.

There is a desire to enable and ensure an inclusion in the society. By sharing historical background and life stories, Czech people would have insights into Vietnamese immigrant’s life.

Roots of the Future is about breaking a new ground and creating a welcoming space for exchange and learning.

Here we will share our journey.

About Roots of the Future

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  • To the Future and Beyond!

    Let us take you on a journey to teach you about the history of our parents and close ones, who moved to foreign countries in hopes of finding a better life.

    This blog was created for those who are interested in learning about family, cultural and mostly Vietnamese origins. Here you will get a chance to read stories of people who left their home back in Vietnam and came to Czechia and much more about Vietnamese heritage.

    This project deals with the lack of information that some of young people have regarding their parent’s immigrant background. By sharing stories about our culture, we hope to connect more people together and underline the importance of knowing the history of (y)our culture. With this project we aspire to pass these stories on future generations.

    By learning and understanding the history of our roots, we believe it is fundamental for shaping our future world.

    „Don’t forget that the culture that is going to survive in the future is the culture that you can carry around in your head.“ – Nam June Paik

  • A Letter to Our Parents

    Bố mẹ kính mến, 

    You gave me the possibility to write my own story of my life.
    Because of your sacrifice to leave your homeland, you inspired me and gave me the courage to explore the world on my own. 

    You showed me what working hard really means by waking up early and staying up late just to keep us safe, keep a roof over our place.

    With all the language barriers and completely culturally different environment, you still managed to surround us kids with your culture and traditions.

    Con xin dừng bút tại đây, con xin chúc bố mẹ mạnh khoẻ bình an.

About Us

The 12 month long project involves young people with immigrant background by encouraging them to be curious about their family history and cultural origins.

Roots of the Future is about discovering the Vietnamese roots of youngsters with immigrant background in the Czech Republic through storytelling and exchange.

We encourage youngsters to become curious about their own heritage and culture through sharing the stories of their parents and close people in order to identify multiple identities.

‘The youth is the hope of our future’.

– Jose Rizal

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This project is co-founded by EU

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