CANH THÂN
Notes on Vietnamese history and culture
February 17, 2026
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, a week before new year’s...
January 30, 2026
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 and scrubbed the website...
January 16, 2026
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 and scrubbed the website...
January 2, 2026
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 and scrubbed the website...
December 25, 2025
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 (RVN, or South Vietnam)?...
December 19, 2025
As I mentioned in the last post, 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 and scrubbed...
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