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A Story From Connla

Connla Stokes

Stories from Hanoi and Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) by Connla Stokes, a resident of Vietnam since November, 1999.

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Pulling rank with pronouns

On the occasion of a ‘giỗ’ (death anniversary) in honour of my Hanoi-born son’s great auntie, two distant branches of a family tree once came together in Ho Chi Minh City to put the Vietnamese language’s strict conventions regarding pronoun...

11 days ago
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Notes from the Field: Bia Hơi Spotting in Hanoi

“In this way you too, waiting day after day, will become a part of her. You too will nourish the city.”
—Gianfranco Calligarich, Last Summer in the City.

A quick one-item glossary

Bia hơi – literally “fresh beer”; depending on context,...

23 days ago
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One Year Later: Falling for Saigon

“Because, you don’t have to live in Ho Chi Minh City for very long to realise how quickly things can change. It’s far from unusual to discover something you cherish has disappeared overnight, and where you can easily find yourself getting n...

a month ago
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What’s another year?

And life goes on: Saigon in 1976.

Chapter I

April 25, 1975

For weeks, the end has been inevitable. It is only a matter of time. Soon North Vietnamese forces will arrive and take control of the city. Well aware they are about to witn...

2 months ago
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Hooked on bún chả: an age old Hanoi tale of appetite and longing

Ảnh: L.H.L — Source: Kenh14

“A man like me – addicted? Never.”

— Vũ Bằng

Chapter I: Confessions of an Irish bún chả eater

I once heard of a foreign fellow living in Hanoi who had become chronically addicted to bún chả – not a...

2 months ago
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