The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VNRC) has launched a humanitarian campaign called “Millions of Compassionate Tet Gifts” to ...
Hayslip is an author and speaker. She lives in Escondido. In Vietnam, anticipating Tet — the Lunar New Year — was similar to children in the West waiting for Santa Claus to come down the chimney. Of ...
For many Americans, New Year’s happens when the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1 and crowds of freezing people cheer in Times Square, New York. But for the Vietnamese American community in San Jose — ...
When I first journeyed to Vietnam at the age of 22, fresh out of college over two decades ago, the romantic allure of Hanoi captivated me. My arrival coincided with the Mid-Autumn Festival, a time ...
Vietnam begins celebrating its most cherished holiday of the year: the Lunar New Year, or Tet, on Jan. 29. While this year’s festivities are tinged with a somber mood due to economic challenges, small ...
Foreign tourists in Vietnam during Tet have been caught off guard by widespread business closures and limited transportation, ...