Cao is the Betty Hutton Williams Professor of International Economic Law at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law, and author of the novels “Monkey Bridge” and “The Lotus and the Storm.”

Her books are based on her own experiences as a Vietnamese refugee who left Vietnam for the United States just two days before the fall of Saigon in 1975.

Following her presentation, Cao will sign copies of her books, which will be available for purchase.

General admission tickets to this lecture are $20. Register online.

The Vietnam War Speaker Series is presented in conjunction with the History Center’s The Vietnam War: 1945-1975 exhibit, which is on display through Sept. 22, 2019.