The Three Photos That Ended My Childhood
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View Article7 Hollywood Biopics with Asian Leads
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View ArticleMaking Movies in Vietnam or What I Did Over My Winter Vacation
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View Article6 Hollywood Films Where the Asian Villain Should Have Kicked the Good Guy’s Butt
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View ArticleVietJetAir in trouble again for using half naked babes in promo campaign
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View ArticleSuboi is the next big thing in global hip hop
Suboi, a female rapper born and raised in Vietnam, is actually a veteran of the Vietnamese hip hop scene for almost a decade now, when hip hop was still in its infancy in the Southeast Asia....
View ArticleAmazing and otherworldly video showcases the world’s largest cave
Son Doong cave (Vietnamese: Hang Sơn Đoòng) is world’s largest cave, located in Quang Binh province, Vietnam. It was found by a local man named Ho Khanh in 1991 and was recently re-discovered in 2009...
View ArticlePho is the future of noodles in America
The upcoming May issue of Lucky Peach is devoted to all things Pho, that venerable and ubiquitous Vietnamese beef noodle soup. Here’s an excerpt from Dave Chang, who writes that Pho is the future of...
View ArticleNick Ut–The Photographer Who Helped End the Vietnam War
Gordon Tokumatsu at NBC SoCal has a new profile of Vietnamese American photographer Nick Ut for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Ut is best known for the famous shot of a naked Vietnamese girl...
View ArticleObama beatboxes with Suboi, Vietnam’s “Queen of Hip Hop”
President Obama is currently on his most likely last tour to Asia as President and it’s already been historic. He is only the third sitting US President to visit Vietnam and will be visiting Hiroshima...
View ArticleCheck out this charming “how to make an egg roll” video
You can pretty much find any variation of the egg roll in Asian countries. The Vietnamese version, “Chả giò” (pronounced cha zaw) is a ubiquitous appetizer. Wrap it in a fresh, green lettuce leaf and...
View ArticleMan dies after wife squeezes his testicles in fit of rage (and self defense)
Talk about not wanting to go out this way (if you’re a dude). A man in Southern Vietnam died from injuries resulting from an attack by his estranged wife, after she squeezed his testicles like a vice...
View ArticleAmazing Asian Women In History: Trieu Thi Trinh, Joan of Arc Of Vietnam
So I have been researching heroic women in Asian history, and I must say, I am extremely impressed at the record of Asian women who defied traditional conventions and fought against a society which was...
View ArticleVietnam Scores Its First Gold Ever At The Olympics
Good news for Vietnam, as they snatch their first gold ever on the first day of the Rio Olympics. Vinh Xuan Hoang scored 202.5 points in the 10m air pistol (shooting) title. He won over the favourite...
View ArticleLip Sync Battle: Vietnamese Style
If you were ever curious to see how Vietnam would do “Lip Sync Battle” wonder no more. Earlier this month HTV in Vietnam aired the first three episodes of “Kỳ Phùng Địch Thủ – Lip Sync Battle” and I...
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