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Cruising Asia's modern miracles and ancient wonders aboard the Ocean Princess
Special to the Los Angeles TimesOn a windy, showery February evening midway through our 16-night cruise from Laem Chabang, Thailand, to Shanghai, my wife, Laurel, and I stood on the balcony of our stateroom aboard the Ocean Princess, berthed at the tip of the Kowloon Peninsula. Across...Tags: Music, Tourism and Leisure, Entertainment, World War II (1939-1945), Taipei (Taiwan)
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Vietnam, the perfect place to ride out the recession
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLike many Americans, Karin Esterhammer, a longtime copy editor for the Los Angeles Times, left her job last year to start a new chapter. She and her husband, Robin, who was also between jobs, wanted to move somewhere less expensive and open themselves...Tags: Breads, Trips and Vacations, Hair and Nails, Gucci Group NV, Language
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'Arts of Ancient Viet Nam'
"Arts of Ancient Viet Nam," the most ambitious exhibition of Vietnamese art yet to appear in the United States, is a show about meetings.
In room after room, magnificent objects on display tell a story about people -- how we encounter one another and...Tags: Foreign Aid, Sculpture, Sociology, Hinduism, China
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The Find: Ngu Binh in Little Saigon
Behold the majesty of banh it kep banh ram, one of the most dementedly wonderful versions of the one-thing-stuffed-inside-another-thing idea on this green earth. Deviously enough, banh it kep banh ram takes the concept a step further — stuffing...Tags: Flour, Education, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Shrimp
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O.C. supervisor's move to organize 'Black April' event angers Vietnamese group
For more than a decade, a community group in Little Saigon has led the commemoration of the fall of Saigon, a day of reflection and unity in a place better known for its divisive politics and loud street protests.
But this year, even the event marking...Tags: Crimes, Janet Nguyen, Crime, Law and Justice
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William Tuohy dies at 83; Pulitzer-winning L.A. Times foreign correspondent
William Tuohy, a former longtime Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the Vietnam War, has died. He was 83.
Tuohy died Thursday morning after open heart surgery at St. John's Health Center in...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Beirut (Lebanon), The Washington Post, Gucci Group NV, Journalism
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Fresh herbs at the center of Vietnamese cuisine
At this time of year, like many cooks, I'm obsessed with fresh herbs. But you can keep your Genovese basil, French tarragon and Italian parsley; for me the magic is in the leafy aromatics of the Vietnamese table -- red perilla, garlic chives and rice...Tags: Cinnamon, Garlic, Lifestyle and Leisure, National or Ethnic Minorities, Chives
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Exhibit reflects Camp Pendleton's role as refuge for Vietnamese
A few years ago, Faye Jonason received a call from a Vietnamese couple from Roseville, Calif., who asked if she had a photo of their wedding. The couple were married at one of the "tent cities" erected at Camp Pendleton that housed tens of thousands of...Tags: Buddhism, Elections, Local Elections, Metal and Mineral, Gold and Precious Material
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The Find: Thien An Bo Bay Mon in Rosemead
When Vietnamese food lovers spot the neon sign of Thien An Bo Bay Mon, they know exactly what to expect at the Rosemead restaurant. Bo bay mon (often spelled bo 7 mon) denotes the famous Saigon-style all-beef dinners of seven courses, brought to the table...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Anchovies, Forests, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Where newspapers thrive: Orange County's Little Saigon
In a dimly lighted warehouse at the end of an alleyway in Orange County's Little Saigon, five reporters sat side by side on mismatched chairs, talking on telephones and typing away on their keyboards. There was no air conditioning, and two large fans...Tags: Television Industry, Entertainment, Journalism, Television, Personal Service
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In Saigon, spending is great frenzied fun
Times Staff WriterHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam — GOOD morning, Saigon: Another shopping day is breaking on the wide, tree-lined boulevards of the city's central business district. Proprietors are sweeping sidewalks, saleswomen are rearranging displays, tourists are...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Artworks, Entertainment, Los Angeles International Airport, Dining and Drinking
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Making Good on a Promise to God
Times Staff WriterAdrift in a rickety boat on the South China Sea, 10-year-old Bich Vu had gone nearly three weeks with no food and little water during his escape from Vietnam. Now a storm threatened to capsize the vessel and dump the boy and 125 fellow refugees into the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Education, Entertainment, Gaming, Colleges and Universities
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