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Hoi An Countryside — Harvesting

Hoi An Countryside — Harvesting

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"This fisherman is collecting “Con dat” a tiny

"This fisherman is collecting “Con dat” a tiny claim (smaller than mussels) in the middle of the river."
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"When the water is shallow, lots of fishermen came here to collect the clams. After collecting them by using a rake, we have to get rid of the sand. It's very sandy."
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"We will then boil them and use the meat for chickens, ducks, fish, or even humans. But if we eat the clams, the process of cleaning them will be longer."
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"Since people started to exploit sand here, the water is deeper and fewer fishermen come here." (The water must be shallow to collect the clams.)
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“Do Americans have the same ways of collecting this clam?”
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I took this photo in 2018 as I explored the coast of Vietnam on my motorcycle. I was fascinated by the color and billowing silt clouds produced by the man working in the shallow water. It wasn’t until recently that Trinh and I returned to this spot and asked some local fishermen about what the man in the photo was doing (answer above).
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However, as he mentioned, large barges with mechanical shovels have been dredging the river to collect and sell the sand. Here, the industry of sifting for clams seems to have all but dried up.
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“I’m putting down fertilizer for the peanuts.”
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A farmer finishes planting her peanut crop in the countryside of Hoi An, Vietnam.
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Planting peanuts is a labor-intensive process as each peanut is placed in a small hole by hand, then covered. Like most crops in Vietnam, it’s a small-scale production requiring a lot of manual labor.
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In the countryside of Hoi An, peanuts are almost as common as rice. They are used for oil and for eating, but can also be used as fertilizer.
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During the peanut season, it’s quite common to see street vendors selling small bags of peanuts around town. A foreigner trying them for the first time might be quite surprised when they bite into them and find that they are soft and not crunchy! At first, I thought the peanuts had gone bad. But once you get used to the idea of soft peanuts, they’re quite good.
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Have you ever had peanuts in the shell in Vietnam?
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"The corn will be dried. Part of it is for pigs, a

"The corn will be dried. Part of it is for pigs, another part is for chickens and the last part is used to make corn rice."
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Grandma Đậu, 87, sits in her house shelling corn, talking about her village and culture.. She is wearing the traditional clothes of the Dao ethnic group, one of the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam. "I made my clothes a long time ago. It is all handmade” she explains. It’s quite common to see members of the Dao ethnic group wearing their traditional handmade clothes in everyday life.
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"When I was a kid, my ancestors told me that this area was just forests. My village is new, my current house used to be my ancestor’s rice field. I used to live in the other village. It is more than 200 years old.”
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The old village sits on the mountainside overlooking the newer village she now lives in.
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"I have never traveled to any places far away from my village. I only go to town."
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"I am happy on Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) because on that occasion the locals visit each other and drink together. Normally, I stay at home alone or walk around because young people are busy and don’t have much time for me. I wish I could become younger to see the differences in my villages in the future."
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"In the past, there used to be just corn and rice here, none of us thought there would be cars visiting our village. I want to become younger, so I can live longer to see how my village will change in the coming years."
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Lý Thị Đậu, 87 years old
Dao Cham Ethnic Group
Ha Giang, Vietnam
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We sat with Grandma Đậu for more than an hour, helping her shell the corn (an oddly satisfying task) while she told us about her life and culture.
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A Vietnamese War Hero who despite the atrocities s

A Vietnamese War Hero who despite the atrocities she witnessed, including the battle for Hamburger Hill and getting sprayed by Agent Orange, is forgiving and has a promising message for the future generations of Vietnamese.

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"I fought constantly during the (Vietnam-American) war. I joined the army when I was young, in 1959."
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How many battles did you fight in?
"I cannot count. I began to fight in 1962. In 1968, the enemy invaded the whole valley. They sprayed the poison substance everywhere (Agent Orange). All trees, all plants died! I also fought in the Hamburger Hill Battle."
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Tell me what the Hamburger Hill Battle was like?
"I was in the main army force. The battle was chaotic and terrible. Both sides fought against each other. The US army had all the modern equipment and good food. On our side, the food was mainly roots from the forest and just a little bit of rice."
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Were you afraid while fighting in the war?
"I was not scared at all, I fought for my country and people. Of course, everyone is afraid of death. However, they tried to invade our land, we had to stand up for ourselves!"
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Now, are you mad at the Americans?
"No. Not at all. They came to attack us, so we were in the position that we had to fight back. However, now Vietnam and the US are friends and brothers. We support and cooperate with each other, share the same ideas."

Tell me some of the details about the Vietnam-America war that you cannot forget?
"They had different types of planes. One of them was the Dakota which was used for spraying the toxic substance (Agent Orange). All the trees died! They sprayed it all over the valley of A Luoi. It covered everything and was as white as salt. There were 3 types of flavor: spicy, salty, and bitter. The substance was falling down like rain (she was in the jungle when they sprayed and got completely soaked by Agent Orange)."
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Thừa sits on the ground making brooms from palm

Thừa sits on the ground making brooms from palm leaves. It takes 5-6 days to make a batch of brooms, each which sells for about $1 (USD).
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"I have to wait until the old areca (palm) leaves fall down and then I will collect them. People who have areca trees give the leaves to me. I collect them, make brooms, and sell them to earn money. People come to my house to buy the brooms. I don't produce them much because I have to wait for the leaves."
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"I started to make brooms when I was 80 (after my husband passed away 5 years ago). I have 6 kids, 5 girls, and 1 boy. I am living with my son. All my kids love me. They work, earn money, and buy food for me. They often visit me. My daughters who live far away from me sometimes support me by sending their money."
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Thừa, 85 years old
Hoi An, Vietnam
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Qua, 3, sits on a pile of corn, drying in front of

Qua, 3, sits on a pile of corn, drying in front of her house in Ha Giang, Vietnam.
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Her village sits perched on the mountainside, overlooking a lush green valley covered in a patchwork of rice and corn. Here, the corn is dried in preparation for feeding the pigs and chickens in their small agricultural community. As the adults layout the corn, the kids run around playing amongst it.
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Qua is part of the Dao ethnic group (Pronounced like “Yao” or “Zao”) in Northern Vietnam. This area and specifically her village struck me as one of the most traditional I’ve seen while traveling in Vietnam. Most of the adults wear their traditional clothes in their daily lives.
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In many areas across Vietnam, it’s more common to see ethnic people wearing regular or modern clothes than their traditional clothes. However, as we traveled around Northern Vietnam the Dao ethnic group stood out to me as mostly wearing their traditional clothes, even while they work.
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The Dao are one of the 54 ethnic groups living in Vietnam, with many subgroups. Qua is part of the Dao Cham subgroups. Each of the subgroups have their own distinctions, large or small, in traditional clothing, language, and traditions.
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Lê Qua, 3 years old
Dao Cham, Ethnic Group
Ha Giang, Vietnam
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