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The Oldest Embroidery Shop in Hanoi

Ask any Hanoi taxi or pedi-cap driver about the Tan My embroidery shop and he will likely claim t...

Vietnam Qui Duc Nguyen

Bananas!

Fruit Trees in Vietnam

According to my friends, one of the oddest things about me is the fact I'm allergic to fruit. Ban...

Vietnam Steven K. Bailey

A game of shuttlecock requires little special equipment. A birdie and a ready foot are all that i...

Vietnam Barbara Cohen

street sign

Good Morning, Sickness!

Ever been pregnant abroad? Ever wanted to be?

Vietnam Robert Cambridge

The wedding procession to the bride's house. Vietnamese weddings are far more participatory than traditional western weddings.

Wedding in the Countryside

It's 7:30 in the morning and my friend, Huong, and I are slumped in the back seat of a taxi on ou...

Vietnam Kim Fay

Curiosity Kills the Cat

Roads Taken...At Cinequest 2007

This year's Asian entries in the 17th annual San Jose Cinequest Film Festival all seem to focus o...

Vietnam / Indonesia / China Celeste Heiter

The Scent of Green Papaya (1993), written and directed by Tran Anh Hung

On Being Green and Vietnamese

Review of The Scent of Green Papaya (1993), written and directed by Tran Anh Hung

Vietnam Kenneth Champeon

Cyclos in Hanoi, Vietnam

Cyclo around Hanoi

If you visit Hanoi, you definitely should go on a cyclo ride or three...

Vietnam Liger Travel

Front entrance to the Dalat Palace with 1953 Citroen.

At the Dalat Palace guests become part of a comfortable illusion; they are characters in a drama ...

Vietnam Robert Tompkins

Wooden boats are the best way to transport things on the river. I'm carrying palm leaves to help build a house down the river

I've Got My Eyes on You (photo-essay)

Boats on the Mekong River in Vietnam...

Vietnam Elizabeth Briel

Whale festival - Nha Trang Vietnam

The Festivals of Nha Trang, Vietnam

Festivals of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam...

Vietnam Allison Dinh

Edward Lansdale: The Unquiet American. By Cecil B. Currey.

Colonel Cassandra

Review of the biography of Edward Lansdale, model of The Ugly American and The Quiet American.

Vietnam Kenneth Champeon

Planting

Rice is an integral part of life in Vietnam. The Vietnamese economy depends on agriculture and th...

Vietnam / Mekong River Lou Dematteis / Sarah Tilton

Recipients of a calf displaying their newest member of the family.

Over the Moon for Orange Cows: Easing the Plight of Vietnamese Farmers

For civilians in Quang Loi commune, any addition to their family that alleviates the hardships of...

Vietnam David Calleja

Communion by Kim Fay

Book Review: Communion: A Culinary Journey Through Vietnam

A native of the Pacific Northwest, Kim Fay spent four years in her early adulthood living and wor...

Vietnam Celeste Heiter

Traditional Medicine

The Oriental Express

It was a dark and stormy night, and we were going to the gynecologist.

Vietnam Robert Cambridge

Basket lady carrying her mobile tea stand

A Photo Essay: An Afternoon in the Alley

A little snapshot into the action in the Ngo (alley) outside my house. These were all taken from ...

Vietnam Simone Samuels

Women in a Dalat field wearing a conical hat

Conical Hats- A Photo Essay

The conical hat is synonymous with Vietnam. It is worn by workers everywhere- on the streets, in ...

Vietnam Simone Samuels

Ba Be lake, Tay minority village.

North Vietnam, markets and minority people.

I just want to let the pictures tell the story.

Vietnam Linda De Volder

A woodblock.

Traditional Tet Paintings - Dong Ho Prints

You may have seen them before. They adorn the walls of Vietnamese restaurants everywhere in the w...

Vietnam Lisa Spivey

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