In Words and in Pictures: Eye Witness to War

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I came across a fascinating book the other day which speaks to me of two of my dearest interests-History and Art. Trang Phuong now in his early eighties has pr...

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A dimly lit Tet in the north, 1989

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Vietnam Heritage, February 2011 -- As an American, I remember that night as the dark of the moon; if I were Vietnamese, I would call it the fourth night of Tết ...

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Pulverising imperial ink and ochre with panache

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Vietnam Heritage, November-December 2011 -- Vietnam Heritage has been publishing a series based on the National Museum of Vietnamese History’s on-going exhibiti...

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Personality in the time of wooden shoes

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From a photograph of a reading lesson in the open air conducted by...

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The elephant as royal vehicle

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Vietnam Heritage, March 2011 -- Throughout Asia, from time immemor...

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The faces of May, 1975

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Northern forces’ tanks at Independence Palace (which it has been c...

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Old things stick to this family

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Clockwise from top: A Quing Dynasty vase and plate, Empress Nam Ph...

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Roll out the old citations

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The ancient paper (left) is not holding up as well as the anc...

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Colony stamped with Parisian opera house

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The Hanoi Opera House, at the end of the Paul Bert Street and a cl...

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Winning over a film grand jury in post-war Vietnam

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Vietnam Heritage, October-November 2011 -- Dang Nhat Minh, born in...

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