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Missing Saigon? Live Vicariously Through These Tender Illustrations by a Filipino Artist.

Details: Published on 22 July 2021; Written by Mầm. Top image by Phương Phan.

Having lived and worked in Saigon for two and a half years, Daniel Ansel Tingcungco, a Filipino artist, created a collection of paintings illustrating 100 beloved views of the city. The project, titled "100 Views of Saigon," was completed after one year and four months and is available to the public on the artist’s Instagram page.

'Thưa Mẹ Con Đi' Producer Nguyễn Lương Hằng on Her Hopes for Vietnam's Indie Cinema

Details: Published on 21 July 2021; Written by Vu Hai Anh.

Nguyễn Lương Hằng is Zoom-ing in from Austin, Texas, to a town in northern Italy because she wants to make a film in her native Vietnam. Welcome to the world of independent Asian cinema.

Vietnamese Designer Pursues Fresh Approach to Making History Known

Details: Published on 20 July 2021; Written by Bảo Hoa. Illustrations by Michael Angle. Top graphic by Jessie Trần.

Self-taught graphic designer Michael Angle is passionate about Vietnam’s history and wants to spread that love to everybody.

[Photos] Travel to a Bustling Singapore in 1979 Through Doi Kuro's Lens

Details: Published on 19 July 2021; Written by Saigoneer.

While some Southeast Asian cities were completely unrecognizable from their current self in 1979, Singapore at that time was already on its way to becoming the region's most developed location.

Chợ Âm Phủ and the Embattled History Behind Hanoi's Book Street

Details: Published on 18 July 2021; Written by Marc Dinh.

19/12 Street was once a mass burial ground for those who died in the National Resistance against France in 1946. The event shaped the history of the city and the relationship that thrived for 71 years between locals, the street and chợ Âm phủ (Hell Market).

Saigon Artist Đoàn Quốc Takes Watercolor Paintings to Whole New Heights

Details: Published on 15 July 2021; Written by Ann Ann. Photos courtesy of Đoàn Quốc.

As one of the few Vietnamese nationals to have been granted the title of International Watercolor Master, young artist Đoàn Quốc is constantly pushing the frontiers of his creativity to paint a new path for Vietnam’s growing watercolor art community.

Q&A: Activist Lương Thế Huy and the Journey to Advocate for Gender Equality

Details: Published on 14 July 2021; Written by Uyên Đỗ. Graphic by Phan Nhi.

“I am a social activist,” Lương Thế Huy says when asked to introduce himself to Saigoneer. It is hard to imagine a different answer, or Huy in a different role, when he has spent a decade pursuing this path.

A Day in the Life of Madame Xuân, Hoi An's 85-Year-Old Vegetable Vendor

Details: Published on 13 July 2021; Written by Tran Duy Minh. Photos by Nguyen Phan.

She is not famous but has silently become a part of Hoi An’s cultural beauty for years.

[Photos] Da Lat's Charming Green Landscapes as Seen in 1969

Details: Published on 12 July 2021; Written by Saigoneer. .

The mountain escape was a thriving farming area long before the recent boom in organic produce.

For Vietnam's Millennials, Sneakers Reflect American Ideals, Self-Expression and Nostalgia

Details: Published on 10 July 2021; Written by Duy Nguyen. Illustration by Hannah Hoang.

My memories of sneakers date back to when I was halfway through 7^th grade, when a pair of Chuck Taylor All Star 70’s was given to me by my parents to commemorate my good end-of-semester results. The shoes felt awkward, but the sensation of having the same sneakers that the cool kids were wearing was comparable to ecstasy.

Art That Outlives Us: The Paintings of Vietnamese American Artist Ann Phong

Details: Published on 09 July 2021; Written by Quynh Vo. Top graphic by Jessie Tran.

There are two things that disconcert older-generation Vietnamese Americans in Little Saigon from those around them: fusion food and the arts; both of which evoke nothing but strangeness. Intolerable strangeness.

MINH Epitomizes a New Generation of Introspective, Worldly Vietnamese Musicians

Details: Published on 08 July 2021; Written by Mầm.

Dressed in a casual white tee and black jeans, when I met MINH he gleefully opened up about the development that was taking place on his musical path.

Trái Vải: The Intoxicating Harbinger of Summer

Details: Published on 08 July 2021; Written by Paul Christiansen.

Is scarcity a source of beauty?

Sài Gòn Ơi, Let's Meet for Cà Phê Once the Pandemic Is Over

Details: Published on 07 July 2021; Written by Uyên Đỗ. Graphics by Phan Nhi, Jessie Trần, and Patty Yang.

For various reasons, some city activities that I’ve long shunned are now replaying in my mind like footage of an old home video during these days of working from home.

With Summer Comes a Glorious Lotus Harvest Season in Hoi An

Details: Published on 06 July 2021; Written by Adrien Jean. Photos by Adrien Jean.

The farmers we met in these fields near Hoi An have been working their lotus farms since the end of the 1970s. The area has been a hub of lotus production in the decades since.

[Photos] An Enchanting Hue and Da Nang in 1967 Captured by Winfield Parks

Details: Published on 05 July 2021; Written by Saigoneer.

Travel back to a time when drones were just airplanes.

Q&A: In Conversation With 'The Future Cries Beneath Our Soil' Director Phạm Thu Hằng

Details: Published on 02 July 2021; Written by Kit Humphrey and Thi Nguyễn.

Do communities inherit the sorrows of war? Is trauma re-experienced by the sons and daughters of those who suffered? How does life prevail amidst the normalization of loss? Pham Thu Hang’s debut film, The Future Cries Beneath Our Soil, answers these questions with philosophical clarity.

Christine Ha Writes New Food Stories From Her Parents' Culinary Heritage

Details: Published on 01 July 2021; Written by Tam Le.

“I was in a creative writing program for grad school at the time, and I thought, as an artist, going on MasterChef would give me something to write about.”

From Discarded Denim, a Young Vietnamese Designer Crafts Artisanal Fashion

Details: Published on 01 July 2021; Written by Tuyết Nhi. Photo courtesy of Beauty Time.

Dương Hoàng Hảo founded Perfect Vintage Stuff, a secondhand clothing brand to provide sustainable fashion that aims to pave the way for circular consumption. But far from your average off-the-rack thrift picks, the brand focuses on eccentric and artful preloved denim pieces.

Glimpses of a Tranquil Hanoi From Inside 21 Days of Hotel Quarantine

Details: Published on 29 June 2021; Written by Morgan Ommer. Photos by Morgan Ommer.

I landed at Noi Bai Airport on May 28, 2021.

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