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The Ethnic Diversity of Northern Vietnam “The Ha Nhi’s costume has blue stitching and labyrinthine lines representing mountains and rice terraces. The blue color represents life. The traditional costume is indispensable in our culture.” — Trụ,...
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Hoi An Underwater Local Stories from the Flood in Hoi An Hoi An Floods — October 2020 The water reached my shoulders and when I stepped into the street I suddenly felt the current trying to pull me into its invisible grasp. An all too familiar...
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Tuân & his Dogs — Hoi An Flood Tuân & his Dogs — Hoi An Flood Tuân enters his house via the upstairs window during the October 2020 floods in Hoi An, Vietnam. After trying unsuccessfully to enter the house from the submerged ground level door, his...
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Nga — Flood in Hoi An Nga — Flood in Hoi An Nga holds her daughter Thảo, 6, on her balcony during the October 2020 flooding in Hoi An, Vietnam. As I waded in the chest-deep water they looked down from the balcony smiling and watching the boats go by. “This...
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Sa — Flood in Hoi An Sa — Hoi An Flood Sa stands at the emergency flood exit-door built into the attic of her house in Hoi An, Vietnam. “Usually, there are floods at this time of the year. The highest water level in my house was 2.2 meters (7.2 feet).” “If...
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Sâm, 97 — Loss and the Vietnam — American War Sâm, 97 — Hoi An, Vietnam “I had many kids (9 kids), but most of them died in the (Vietnam-American) war . They (soldiers) shot them. Now I just have 1 son and 1 daughter left. Seven of my kids died. I didn’t fight...
