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 The Maritime Nature of the Wars for Vietnam (1945-75) |
| by Christopher Goscha |
[ As in a time of peace, so in a time of war: The sea is not always an insurmountable barrier; it can just as easily bridge the gap between two widely separated points. In a time of peace, of course, this is easier to grasp. The oceans can often transport heavy commercial loads faster, more cheaply, and more effectively than overland routes. One has only to think of Fernand Braudel’s La Méditerranée to remember how this sea generated commercial, cultural and historical exchanges between Europe and northern Africa, and further... ]
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| Science, Mathematics, and Reason: The Missionary Methods of the Jesuit Alexandre de Rhodes in Seventeenth-Century Vietnam |
| by Barbara Widenor Maggs |
[ Scholars, and the general public as well, have shown continuing interest in the intensive missionary efforts of the seventeenth-century Jesuits in China. Few in the West, however, are familiar with the remarkable efforts undertaken nearly contemporaneously by Alexandre de Rhodes among the people of China's southern neighbor, Vietnam. De Rhodes, a Jesuit from Avignon, France, understood well the power of ideas; and, as an individual who was intellectually ahead of his times, he skillfully used an array of new ideas in persuading... ]
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| The Ghost of Ha Tay |
| by Uyen Nicole Duong |
[ THIS SHORT STORY BY UYEN NICOLE DUONG (DUONG NHUNGUYEN) WAS SELECTED BY THE ORGANIZERS OF THE 2001 MOONDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AS FINALIST FOR THE COLUMBINE AWARD, SHORT STORY (SURREALIST DRAMA) CATEGORY
"TELL ME ABOUT HER," HE SAID, ROLLING THE "R" OF THE LAST word, the refined European accent alienating him from the chipped, nineteen seventy-ish furniture of my incense-filled, run-down workshop in mid-town Houston. I was pressing my elbows onto my humble veneer desktop, hunching my shapeless five foot three body over it, when the towering tall white man handed me the rumpled, stained name card that spoke of the long journeys and hard trips so different from the first class cabin of international airlines. I thought, instead, of slow, sleepy trains and noisy, rusty buses crawling across Southeast Asia ... ]
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| Review of Huong, Duong Thu: Memories of a Pure Spring |
| by Kenneth Champeon |
[ The classical definition of tragedy is very different from its modern usage. A plane crash is declared a tragedy in the headlines of newspapers and on the evening news. But it does not have the classical tragic effect. Instead, we turn the page, change the channel... ]
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| New Books on Vietnam, Laos and Cambodge |
[ List of upcoming books on Vietnam-Laos-Cambodge. Source provided by VietnamLaosCambodge Research and Studies E-Group ]
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| Hmong Encounter |
| by Phuong Tran |
[ I can't remember how I met Co Xay--I remember a mob of Dao women in bright red headdresses, a cacophony of Hmong voices, clothes placed on my body to the chorus of "jolie!" (I later learned this was "beautiful" in French--perhaps a bit of market savvy to flatter the high numbers of French tourists that come through this mountainous area?) A Hmong woman quietly intervenes on my behalf, helping me to bargain... ]
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| Tam and Cam - A Cinderella Tale from Vietnam |
| by D.L. Ashliman |
[ Huu Ngoc in Sketches for a Portrait of Vietnamese Culture wrotes "The Vietnamese Cinderella story of Tam and Cam has distinctive elements of Vietnamese local color: the sacred areca palm, the betel leaf shaped like the wings of a phoenix, the crimson bodice, the village spring festival, the diety Buddha protecting disinherited children, the fragrant fruit of the calamander and the hemp-rope hammock strung between two trees.". Here Dr. Ashliman with his own words will tell us the story of Tam and Cam - A Cinderella Tale of Vietnam... ]
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Poetry in Translation
Three Poems
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by Lam Thi My Da
translated by Martha Collins and Thuy Dinh |
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The Color of Phai Street
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[ At Tet, people buy chickens in the market...I bought a clay rooster when I was a child...Now that earthen rooster lies in the earth... But he's still crowing brightly against the sky... ]
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Illusive Lover
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[ I wait in rain for the Ha Long Bay ferry...The storm churns black coffee in my cup...Ha Long Bay, like a lover I've never met...Desire is swirling anxiously in my heart... ]
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Dawn
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[ Cock a-doo—...Cock a-doo—...The rooster fills his lungs with daylight...The grandmother's broom sweeps layers of night away...Moonlight dissolves in the white areca blossoms...The boiling rice-pot sounds like a burst of rain...The mother rolls up her pants...And lifts her shoulder poles to carry seed... ]
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VietnamJournal Photographer Gallery
Thi Dang
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[ Thi Dang, nickname is Chuso, was born in Saigon, Vietnam and came to the United States when he was 22. Dang enjoyed taking pictures of anything and everything as a way to channel his creativity needs. Dang joined VietnamJournal in 2003 and currently is the magazine's main photographer... ]
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Time stands still...
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[ Grandma and granddaughter sharing an intimate moment... ]
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Stars and Stripes...
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[ Some patriotic displays on Harbor day...The backlight on the flag really brought out the colors and provided a nice contrast on an otherwise blueish background... ]
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Blue coast
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[ The Oregon coast is well known for its beautiful water, sand, and rocks. Here is Cannon Beach on a very clear day in October... ]
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Dream
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[ The sun was setting at the horizon and reflecting the late light on the little girl. The reflection of the girl and the sky on the wet sand really gave this image a dreamy and somewhat surrealistic look... ]
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The End of Day
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[ The cloud of dust behind the tractor was backlit by the late light created a strange looking orange cloud surrounding the farmer and his tractor... ]
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Trick or Treat
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[ The little angels knock on the door for trick-or-treating...The owner just turned around to get some candies and the girls were anxiously looking in. ]
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Golden Leaves
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[ A rainy day in Portland downtown really brought out the golden color of the Autumn leaves. The wet, dark bark of the tree's trunk provided a nice contrast background for the leaves. ]
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Red
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[ During a walk through the Baltimore downtown, this old red building really stood out with its color and the signs of time left on its walls... ]
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Foggy Sunset
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[ A very foggy day at the Pike Market, Seattle. The diffused light from the sunset created the mood for this wonderful view... ]
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Downtown Alley
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[ One day I decided to create a series of scenes from Olympia's downtown alleys. This one caught my eyes with its almost pastel colors and the reflection of the doorway in the puddle... ]
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Sunset's imprints...
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[ The tree's shadow that was casted on the church's facia really created a sense of mystery in this shot. ]
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Golden rays...
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[ Busy footsteps of the shoppers at the end of the day at Seattle's Pike Place Market... ]
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Red mirror...
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[ Another rainy day in Portland downtown... ]
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