Why I, a Non-American Citizen, Left the US and Haven’t Looked Back
I lived in the US from when I was 17 to 23 years old, from high school through college. That’s a big chunk of life for a not-yet-thirty-year-old. The US was home to many of my first’s: first job, first kiss, first car, first bill under my name, first saving account, etc. For a long
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Travel with a Vietnamese passport: Let’s Talk about Privileges!
Not all passports are created equally, some possess more border-crossing power than others. This seems obvious but sometimes when you’re so used to not having to worry about visa application, you might forget how difficult it is for some of us. In that sense, the Vietnamese nationality doesn’t have good standing. More than 40 countries
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FINALLY A SPANISH MOVIE ABOUT VIETNAM
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13 MINI STORIES ABOUT MY FIRST YEAR IN SPAIN
This November marks my first anniversary living in Spain, or Spainiversary! There was one point I thought Spain would not happen because the visa complication was taking a toll on me, and then one year went by in the blink of an eye. One year is not a lot but enough to hold countless of
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Do Vietnamese eat dogs?
We all have misconceptions about a culture we’re not familiar with. Like any country, Vietnam has a number of stereotypes and surely many of which are inaccurate. As a born & raised Saigonese, I find myself explaining the same misunderstandings multiple times about my imperfect lovable tiny densely-populated country Vietnam. Of course I cannot speak for more
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A Vietnamese Outside Vietnam Rants About Vietnamese New Year
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The World from a Different Perspective
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Why Vietnam?
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