Khôi Phạm in Society
The year is 2013. Linh lies awake in the attic bedroom of her cozy childhood home in Saigon. Tomorrow is her first day at primary school, and sleep doesn’t come easily with the all butterflies flutter...
Paul Christiansen in Culture
From games to sweet treats to flowers to traditional attire, the nostalgic elements of Tết often tug people to the past. Saigoneer writers have reflected on the enticing, acidic aroma of once-legal fi...
During high school, I learned that babies born in years of the dragon were thought to be “fortunate” and thus, highly sought-after.
Khoi Pham in Natural Selection
The story of Vietnam and cọp is not one where we will come out looking good.
‘Tis the season of peculiar animal statues.
“Lịch Con Hổ” (The Tiger Calendar) is an initiative to raise funds for Hanoi-based NGO Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation. The creative project was brought to life thanks to a young artist collective a...
Khoi Pham in Culture
After 12 years, Vietnam’s zodiac cycle will once again reset to welcome the Year of the Mouse, the first animal in the dozen.
