Daily Archives: November 1, 2008

An uneasy anniversary: Death of President Diem

November 1 is always an uneasy day in the Vietnamese-American community, politically speaking. The day marks the anniversary of an event whose meaning still divides the community. Forty-five years ago, on November 1, 1963, a group of South Vietnamese generals and colonels … Continue reading

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Getting Married Again

by Thanh Ngo . I have been “married” three times. Each time, to the same person. The first time Andrew and I got “married,” we were in a mortgage office where Andrew’s cousin worked. It was March 2003 and we … Continue reading

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