'Miss Saigon:' A love story unfolds from Vietnam-era culture Appeal-Democrat A US Marine falls for a 17-year-old Vietnamese girl during the end of the Vietnam War, which sets off a tragic romance. This is the story of "Miss Saigon." River Valley High School will perform the musical this weekend. "It's a story about the effects ...
Vietnam turns to culture as part of tourism revival effort VietNamNet Bridge Elsewhere, a kite exhibition put the wind up spectators at Hue's cultural museum campus, while the Goddess Ponagar Festival in Nha Trang proved a huge hit on Tuesday, attracting tens of thousands of pilgrims. The latter, an annual event, is held to ...
Vietnam may produce H1N1 flu vaccine in late 2014 Tuoitrenews Vietnam – Japan to exchange culture through festivals Published: 08/14/2012 15:50 A 4-day festival will be held this month in Hoi An to showcase Japanese culture while another 2-day event featuring Vietnamese culture will take place in Tokyo next month.
Vietnam: Cultural Festival Provide a Welcome Boost to Tourism SBWire (press release) Hanoi, Vietnam -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/24/2013 -- April was an excellent month for a Vietnam vacation as the month marked the beginning of some exciting festivals. Always a popular draw with travelers from around the world this year looks to be in line for ...
Chinese Kungfu wins praises in Vietnam People's Daily Online A 33-member martial arts troupe from China's Henan province is performing in various parts of Vietnam from May 8 to 18. This is part of the cultural exchange activities during Vietnam's National Tourism Year, Red River Delta-Haiphong 2013 with the ...
West Valley exhibit explores sights and sounds of Vietnam Mywestvalleyjournal From halfway across the world, the beauty and culture of Vietnam will come to West Valley's Utah Cultural Celebration Center. The art exhibit “Seeing and Hearing Vietnam” will be on display at the center, located at 1355 West 3100 South, from May 16 ...
Refugees root in Lowell, retain culture The Sun Although four Vietnamese and two Cambodian refugees came to Massachusetts last year, these were once the most prominent groups seeking resettlement in the state. In 1986, 730 of the state's 1997 new refugees came from Vietnam, and 528 from ...
The Mutable Meanings Of Music NPR (blog) Compare Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA," which is an angry song reflecting despair at the economic and social hardships of post-Vietnam America, but that has wound up, in the cultural imagination, as a sort of patriotic rallying-cry. Readers ...
Vietnam vets meet to talk and heal together Inland Valley Daily Bulletin "Talking to my dad and other veterans I realized this is a very specific culture," Melissa said about the reasoning behind founding Veterans Engaging Together (VET) to partner older veterans with younger ones and soldiers returning from Iraq ...