Essays on Vietnamese Culture

The History of Vietnam

The Vietnam War has a major influence on people's perspective of Vietnam as a business environment. In recent years, the Vietnamese economy has been on the rise since 2012. There is a lot of bilateral trade going on between Vietnam and the United States amounting up to over 6 billion USD (UKTI Team in Vietnam, 2013). Vietnam should be considered for business ventures since it offers a large number of opportunities. Vietnam is among the top ten fastest growing economies in the world. The government of Vietnam is also calling for foreign investors to invest in Vietnam in various ...

Xuan Festival: Knowing the Importance of Spring in Vietnam

Introduction Vietnam has since fostered a special occasion for its people inside and outside its borders: the Xuan (“spring” in Vietnamese) Festival. Alternatively called the Tet (“festival” in Vietnamese), the Xuan Festival marks both the start of the lunar year in Vietnam and the beginning of spring based on the Vietnamese lunisolar calendar, usually between January and February in the Gregorian calendar. As an occasion with a distinct Vietnamese identity, the Xuan Festival provides a yearly opportunity for Vietnamese people around the world to gather and engage in festivities. Given the prominence of the Xuan Festival among Vietnamese people, this study ...

In Aimee Phan’s novel The Reeducation of Cherry Truong, the titular character is a Vietnamese-American child of an immigrant family who moved to America from Vietnam after the Vietnam War, and Cherry’s experiences returning to the homeland that she never knew. In this book, and throughout her experiences, Cherry not only experiences significant differences between American and Vietnamese culture, but in how each culture treats their women. Regardless of the society she lives in, Cherry (and women in general) are given a much harder life than men. Gender plays an incredibly important role in the life of Cherry Truong ...

Introduction and country background

Vietnam is located in Southern-Eastern Asia. The country hosts vast richness on their cultural beliefs. The country is geographical divided into three parts. These parts offers diverse tranquility on cultural aspect these parts are basically the north, middle and the south. The country origin can be traced back over 5,000 years. The tribe believed to have been occupying the country was “Giao Chi,” During that period the country was divided into Cochin (South Vietnam), Annam (Central Vietnam) and Cochin China (South Vietnam). These divisions are still maintained to date under Vietnam nation. The history of Vietnam has a defined ...

“Culture is a little like dropping an Alka-Seltzer into a glass-you don't see it, but somehow it does something” (Enzensberger). Cultures, albeit invisible, do indeed have enormous effects on people’s daily activities, people’s perception of lives, and even people’s apprehension of the world around them. Those physically indiscernible impacts, which are created by their culture, have contributed to one of the major themes, culture clash, in the movie Daughter from Danang. The daughter, Heidi Bub had never been aware that she would face a major shock – the family in Vietnam approaching her for financial assistance – when she decided to ...