From diaCRITICS comes this memoir essay by Hoangmai Pham, who escaped from Saigon to the U.S. with her family in 1975, at age seven. Keeper of Stories is a work-in-progress that interweaves her family’s history in Vietnam and America, and her own psychological journey surviving and understanding that history. Only recently has Mai learned that her strategy for coping with her … [Read more...] about Running Saigon – a memoir from Hoangmai Pham and diaCRITICS
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Developing the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Vietnam
When meeting someone for the first time, one is often asked, “So what do you do?” Lately, I’ve had a difficult time answering this question. In the last two years, I’ve taken on many different roles in many different organizations. Most of these roles pay little to nothing. Fortunately, I earn passive income from my other businesses, so I can afford the luxury of not … [Read more...] about Developing the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Vietnam
Vietnamese Woman, Priscilla Dang, Beats Down Perverted Teens
We all know Vietnamese women are tough. This week in Vancouver, Washington, two teenage boys learned that the hard way. Priscilla Dang, 23, was going for a jog when two teenage boys rode up on a bike next to her. One boy rode ahead and the other snuck behind Dang and groped her bottom. Dang responded by pushing one of the teenagers to the ground and making him apologize. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Woman, Priscilla Dang, Beats Down Perverted Teens
Health Brief: No More Public Smoking in Vietnam
Want to light up a cigarette in public? Not anymore, say lawmakers in Vietnam. Yesterday, it was confirmed that Vietnam has passed a law banning smoking in all public places. The law also prohibits tobacco advertising and bans the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18. The law is set to go into effect in May 2013. High tobacco use is certainly an issue in … [Read more...] about Health Brief: No More Public Smoking in Vietnam
Vietnam is the 2nd Happiest Country in the World?
Are you more likely to be happy living in Vietnam than in Switzerland, Norway, the U.S. and even Bhutan (the only country to measure "gross national happiness")? That's what the results of this year's Happy Planet Index (HPI) suggest. Designed by the New Economics Foundation (motto: "economics as if people and the planet mattered"), the HPI sets forth to be the "leading global … [Read more...] about Vietnam is the 2nd Happiest Country in the World?