CANH THÂN
Notes on Vietnamese history and culture
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Chúc mừng năm mới! Happy New Year!
In the first part of this two-part post, I described the practice of making an offering to the Kitchen God a week before Lunar New Year and how I...
Happy New Year! Chúc mừng năm mới!
A week ago, I made an offering to the Kitchen God on my stove top. The ritual is typically performed on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month,...
As I mentioned earlier, I worked on a series of teaching videos about the Vietnam War for the Choices Program a few years ago. Sadly, Brown University shut down the Choices Program...
As I mentioned earlier, I worked on a series of teaching videos about the Vietnam War for the Choices Program a few years ago. Sadly, Brown University shut down the Choices Program...
As I mentioned earlier, I worked on a series of teaching videos about the Vietnam War for the Choices Program a few years ago. Sadly, Brown University shut down the Choices Program...
I originally meant to post this on Christmas Day 2025, but my blog ran into some technical problems that took some time to resolve.
What was Christmas like in the Republic of Vietnam...