Photo by MAA. The billiards sign adds a special touch to this hastily snapped photo. I didn't have the heart to tell my Catholic driver in Hanoi that Jesus didn't look like me, except for the beard. Since Christians, most of whom are Catholic, are a minority in predominantly Buddhist Vietnam, I'm intrigued whenever I … Continue reading White Jesus in Vietnam
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Catholicism, the Vietnamese Language, & Student Recruitment in Viet Nam
NOTE: Don't worry, dear reader, I will have connected the dots, more or less, by the end of this post. 🙂 Among the various legacies of French colonialism, loosely defined, including colonial architecture, baguettes, butter, economic exploitation, war, and various words (bia-bière-beer, bơ-beurre-butter, bồ-beau-lover, cà phê-café--coffee, lavabo=sink, phô mai-fromage-cheese) was the introduction of Catholicism, which dates … Continue reading Catholicism, the Vietnamese Language, & Student Recruitment in Viet Nam
Just Because the Golden Arches are in Vietnam Doesn’t Mean the US Won the War
Here's my latest CounterPunch article, in response to a statement in a TV interview by a Pulitzer Prize-winning Vietnamese-American author that the US won the war because Viet Nam shifted to a free market economy. Here's an excerpt to whet your appetite: Last December, Viet Thanh Nguyen, a chaired professor of English and American Studies … Continue reading Just Because the Golden Arches are in Vietnam Doesn’t Mean the US Won the War
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