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The buffalo is a familiar animal to the Vietnamese, not just in farming, but also in the folk festivals that are common during spring. Since the year 2009 is the year of the buffalo according to the lunar calendar, we dedicate this issue to learning more about festivals and other cultural activities centering around [...]
French jazz guitarist Nguyen Le does not speak any Vietnamese, but Vietnam haunts him almost all the time. He remembers that during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) in 1994, he heard Huong Thanh sing some Vietnamese folksongs at a friend’s house in France. “I was really moved (by the singing) though I didn’t understand [...]
Chinese have immigrated to Vietnam for a long time. The first time was recorded in the 3rd century B.C. During the next millennium, many waves of migration of Chinese to Vietnam were reported, with different reasons. After historical upheavals, the number of Chinese immigrants in Vietnam got higher. They resided in commercial places and [...]