From an email sent to us by David Lamb:

Americans remember the Vietnam War. But what do we know of those Vietnamese born in its aftermath? That’s what Sandy Northrop sets out to answer in her new documentary for PBS, “Vietnam: The Next Generation.” The hour-long film will be broadcast in mid-May.

Northrop profiles eight young Vietnamese—entrepreneurs and streets kids, farmers and students, artists and engineers—who were born in the final days of the war or in the troubled decade that followed. They embody the hopes, dreams and challenges of a new Vietnam and their stories represent the face of modern-day Vietnam, where a marriage of communism and capitalism is providing opportunity unimagined in their parents’ time.

“Vietnam: The Next Generation” is hosted by Susan Sarandon and is part of PBS’ Independent Lens series. It is the third film in Northrop’s groundbreaking trilogy of post-war Vietnam, of which the New Yorks Times commented: “This surprising and affecting series is a vivid reminder that Vietnam didn’t end 30 years ago. The War did.”

Most PBS stations will premiere the film the week of May 15. Check your local listings. You can determine when it will be aired in your area by signing on to www.itvs.org and clicking “Program Search” at top. Then type in “Vietnam: The Next Generation” and click broadcast. Here are the dates in some major U.S. markets:

Boston WGBX Sun May 15 10:00 pm

Chicago WTTW Tue May 17 10:00 pm

Hartford WEDH Tue May 17 11:00 pm

Houston KUHT Tue May 17 10:30 pm

Los Angeles KCET Sat May 28 11:30 pm

Miami WPBT Tue May 17 11:00 pm

Minneapolis KAWB Tue May 17 9:00 pm

New York WNET Tue May 17 10:00 pm

New Orleans WYES Tue May 17 9:00 pm

Pittsburgh WQED Tue May 17 10:00 pm

Portland, OR KOPB Tue May 17 11:00 pm

San Diego KPBS Sun May 22 11:00 pm

San Francisco KQED Tue May 17 11:00 pm

Washington DC WETA Sat May 21 01:00 am

To learn more about the country of Vietnam and the documentary sign onto the website www.pbs.org/independentlens/vietnam