The San Francisco – Ho Chi Minh City Sister City Committee on November
21 conferred awards on nine outstanding Vietnamese citizens for their
contributions to the community and humanitarian activities in the
country.
The lifetime achievement award in folk
music was given to Prof. Tran Van Khe. Meanwhile, musician Pham Duy
received the lifetime achievement award in Vietnamese music.
Other winners, Dang Thi Hoang Yen, Chairwoman of the Tan Tao Group and
Prof. Doc. Nguyen Thi Kim Chuc, Deputy Head of the Family Medicine
Department from the Hanoi Medical University won humanitarian awards for
active participation in hepatitis B vaccination programmes.
In the field of literature and art, the literary award was presented
to writer Tran Thuy Mai, author of many works that were translated into
English, Japanese and French languages and adapted for movies.
Doc. Pham Hung Van, lecturer from the HCM City University of Medicine
and Pharmacy received molecular biology award and doctor Truong Thin,
President of HCM City’s Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture Associations
who combined traditional and modern medicine got the medical award.
Initiated in 2011, these awards aim to honour individuals working in
the fields of hepatitis B prevention, biology, medicine, community
healthcare, literature and art and those with innovations serving the
community./.