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The welfare and conditions of those Vietnamese women who are de facto wives of local Chinese men but unofficially recognized are one of the major concerns researched by many scholars. The option to join an international intimacy, on the one hand, is sometimes voluntary both for Vietnamese women and especially Chinese men in the Sino-Vietnamese ...
People who are slightly older than one are called "kak" (to a girl, means older sister) and "abang" (to a boy, means older brother). "Adik" is used when referring to someone younger than the speaker (Both male and female, means younger sibling), people much older than the speaker, or people who are married with children "makcik" (aunty) or ...
Most current-day Vietnamese weddings—both in Vietnam and overseas—incorporate both Western and Vietnamese traditions. One such infusion is the bride wearing both a Western wedding dress and an Áo dài during the wedding and reception. If the marriage is interracial, the Vietnamese bride or groom will also incorporate their spouse's culture ...
Two farmers resting after a morning of work Female student with áo dài and nón lá. Nón lá is a common name for many other types of hats: nón ngựa or nón Gò Găng made in Bình Định, made of lụi leaves, often used when riding a horse; nón cụ, often worn in weddings in South Vietnam; nón Ba tầm, popular in the North of Vietnam
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During the Sino-Vietnamese War Vietnamese women were used for propaganda images on both sides, as the Vietnamese released pictures of Vietnamese women militia with captured Chinese male troops while the Chinese released pictures of injured Vietnamese women prisoners being treated well by Chinese. The Chinese held 1,636 Vietnamese prisoners and ...
Overseas Vietnamese men often ask their relatives in Vietnamese to find proper women for them. [1] Social network also influence the international marriage in border areas where Vietnamese have close connections with Chinese. [26] In other cases, Vietnamese women who marry foreign men also introduce their relatives in Vietnam to marry foreign men.
The photo came to haunt Adams: "I was getting money for showing one man killing another. Two lives were destroyed, and I was getting paid for it. I was a hero." He elaborated on this in a later piece of writing: "Two people died in that photograph. The general killed the Viet Cong; I killed the general with my camera." [30]