#Cholon was the 1st #ChineseSettlement established in #Vietnam in 2nd half of 17th century, after the fall of the #MingDynasty in #China, by the people who remained loyal to the fallen emperor and exiled to Vietnam.
Then, later during the 18th century, a 2nd wave of #Chinese immigration arrived to Cholon, as a consequence of the demographic pressure in China.
*My patriarch ancestors fled from China in 18th century & starting rebuilding life in Saigon. This thread is about where we lived.
The Americans are Unleashing Monsters They Have No Idea How to Contain
most Americans wildly detached from the genocidal foreign policy being carried out in their names.
a significant proportion of the population is being permanently disabled by long Covid.
millions of Vietnamese nationalists were slaughtered. The war left three and one-half million Vietnamese dead and the land poisoned with Agent Orange. It finally ended in 1975.
Twenty teams with over 60 #chefs from localities across #Vietnam set a #VietnamRecord for #cooking the largest number of #artichoke dishes at one time with 100 dishes using artichoke at a #CookingContest in Da Lat city in the Central Highland province of #LamDong on September 19.
The event was held by the provincial tourism association to celebrate the 130th anniversary of the establishment of #DaLat city.
Genuine question - why do the fantasies about "authoritarian efficiency" & "science-driven" #climate policies that I see so often about #China not apply to similarly authoritarian #Vietnam? I rarely seen praise for their #solar installations, despite being on par with their neighbor.
Instead, Vietnam is heavily criticized for silencing #environmentalists, while China, somehow, get a pass for doing the same.
Remember how yesterday I said my fave bánh mì spot in the Tenderloin is at a place that’s more like a Vietnamese senior community center, that I’m not sure I can recommend coz it’s hard to order without Vietnamese?
Do you know any of these guys? This was on the balcony of the old French control tower at #Danang, #Vietnam, ca 1969. I'm the good looking guy holding the camera. The #VA is adamant I get tested for #AgentOrange exposure. I don't need no steenkin' tests, I know I was exposed. I'd like to know if any of the guys in the pic have had cancer or other AO related effects. I keep telling the #VA, at my age, I'm gonna die sooner than later but now, I'm curious. Thanks.
From 2010 to 2017, there was a thing called #AseanCitizen that we Aseans started as a grassroots movement. We were all bloggers from across, well, #ASEAN or South-East Asia.
Some of us joined together to produce one of the best multi-authored regional blogs. We talked about our cultures, write about what makes the region awesome. As well as, try to address the oftentimes silly and sometimes heated debates.
It's all gone now. Forgotten. The blogs dead or offline. We all grew up, got busy with our personal lives, and moved on separately. And the important reason? We lost interest in it as we started to see ASEAN was, is, and will never be for the grassroots.
That was the end of what was once a vibrant grassroot ASEAN Citizens effort. We did it all voluntarily. Without a single recognition from the top-down organisation that is ASEAN.
But today? ASEAN is still a top-down organisation. They kept trying to get the grassroots involved, but they are always failing. Why? Because it is a top-down organisation, as simple as that. They will never understand until they shift their mindset and approach to bottom-up.
(P.S I want to restart this grassroots movement, but I just no longer have the spark. Give me a very good reason why I should give it another chance. Or, at least, guide the new generation.)
In face of heavy military and political failures in both zones North & South Viet Nam, and the ever-stronger protest movement against the U.S. #WarOfAggression in Viet Nam by the peoples the world over, #UnitedStates included, #LBJohnson had to declare the limited bombings in North Viet Nam on March 31, 1968.
"Note: The Vietnamese words in the original version of this essay used diacritical marks. To comply with New York Times style, the marks were removed before publication.
Unfortunately, this practice alters the meaning of the words. In the case of Hỏa Lò Prison, for example, “hỏa” means “fire,” and “lò” means “furnace”: the Burning Furnace Prison. Without the marks, “hoa” means “flowers,” and “lo” means “worry,” rendering the term “Hoa Lo” meaningless. I look forward to the day when The Times and other Western publications celebrate the richness and complexity of Vietnamese, and of all other languages, by showcasing them in their original formats."
'Out of Reverence for My Unknown Ancestors' (2023) -- Shimmering Light and Glowering Shadows Evoke a Feeling of the Divine, Hoán Kiêm Lake, Hanoi, Vietnam
Please enjoy this #music playlist - filled with #Vietnamese#RockNRoll songs from 1968-1974. There was always a huge music scene in #Saigon & wartime didn't stop the musicians. More songs were inspired from the horrors of war. Bands kept performing wherever they could. My big Auntie told me about music jams in tunnels by resistance musicians too.
Music kept people going, when bombs kept falling. Music helped people survive war horrors.
Im Zuge der Reise von Minister Heil nach #Vietnam wurde in der BPK gefragt, ob es Anwerbeabkommen für Fachkräfte gäbe. Die Antwort war, dass die BA & GIZ zusammen in Vietnam Fachpersonal aus der #Pflege rekrutieren.
It is my last day in #Vietnam, and I asked for 15 Banh Mi bread (only the bread) to bring back to Korea. Locally baked fresh Banh Mi bread - None can beat it!