Domestic Violence: A Silent Issue Facing Vietnamese American Women
In the Vietnamese culture, husbands are expected to hold dominant positions in the family. There is no doubt conflicts will arise when...
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Jullianne Pham
Nov 29, 2017
Secrecy Behind PTSD Among Vietnamese Elders Affecting Second Generation
Trauma and its enduring legacy--a well-known but rarely admitted secret among many Vietnamese elders and immigrants. The fall of Saigon...
Jullianne Pham
Oct 23, 2017
What About Vietnam and Typhoon Doksuri?
Typhoon Doksuri is one of many severe tropical cyclones that have taken plight in recent months, in both the Atlantic and Pacific...
Jullianne Pham
Aug 31, 2017
There Are More Smokers Among Non-English Speaking Vietnamese Men Than the General US Population.
Have you ever noticed when walking by Vietnamese coffee shops, restaurants or cafes, there is a distinct smell of cigarette smoke in the...
Jullianne Pham
Aug 7, 2017
The Vietnamese Diet and Cultural Beliefs Are Not As Healthy As You Think - Heart Disease, Diabetes,
Research studies on health disparities have been conducted on Vietnamese elders since their resettlement in the US the last 40 years....
Jason R. Nguyen
Mar 22, 2017
Framing A Vietnamese Identity
As a researcher of the cultural life of Vietnamese living overseas, one of the major lenses through which I analyze their world is...
Carolyn Lê
Jan 6, 2017
Confronting Vietnam's Wildlife Black Market
On December 30, 2016 China announced it vows to ban all commerce in ivory by the end of 2017. China’s illegal poaching and wildlife trade...
Jullianne Pham
Nov 8, 2016
Bamboo: The Unity of the Vietnamese Spirit
In Vietnam, the bamboo tree is a significant symbol of our culture and daily life. The solid, straight and high bamboo trees represent resil
Vuong Vu
Oct 20, 2016
A Song for Autumn: Lý Cây Đa by Phạm Duy (Ode to the Banyan Tree)
Second generation Vietnamese Americans may not be familiar with a song called Lý Cây Đa, but if we ask our parents about it, not only will t
Vuong Vu
Oct 9, 2016
An Ocean of Darkness: A Review of Ocean Vuong’s Night Sky With Exit Wounds
Ocean Vuong’s poetry collection, Night Sky With Exit Wounds (Copper Canyon Press 2016), is the most beautifully written book I have read...
Vuong Vu
Oct 3, 2016
A Tale of Three Translations in Vietnamese Poetry
How is a poem transformed through translation? What is lost, and what remains true to the original? Vietnamese is a strongly idiomatic...
Vuong Vu
Sep 23, 2016
Writing Poetry in Vietnamese
One of my great regrets in life is I never learned to write in Vietnamese. I’ve always thought that speaking it was enough—as in, it...
Jennifer Chung
Sep 16, 2016
Learn to Speak Vietnamese; It’s Never Too Late
“You’re not using the correct accent mark!” The young tutor scolded me as I tried to complete my class worksheet. I remember fighting...
Ritu Marwah (republished from India Currents)
Jul 14, 2016
A Vietnamese-American Wedding From an Indian-American Hindu Perspective
This edited article is republished from India Currents an independent media company devoted to the exploration of the heritage and...
Trami Nguyen Cron
Jun 21, 2016
A Public Park in Saigon at 5am
During my recent visit to Vietnam, I had a chance to see a public park near my hotel in action at 5 am. Ballroom dancing is still a big...
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