August 2026

8. WHEN HISTORIANS GET MARRIED: HISTORICALLY-INSPIRED DRESS, HAIRSTYLE, AND JEWELRY ON MY WEDDING DAY

This post continues a short series about marriage traditions and my own adaptation of them for my wedding years ago. In the early posts, I identified a few defining characteristics of Vietnamese marriage patterns based on the existing research, including patrilocal residence, bride price, arranged marriages, ancestor worship, and the custom of betel chewing. I […]

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7. WHEN HISTORIANS GET MARRIED: REINTERPRETING AND ADAPTING TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE RITUALS FOR MY WEDDING DAY

This post continues a short series about marriage traditions and my own adaptation of them for my wedding years ago. In the early posts, I identified a few defining characteristics of Vietnamese marriage patterns based on the existing research, including patrilocal residence, bride price, arranged marriages, ancestor worship, and the custom of betel chewing. I

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