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Poet and essayist Ocean Vuong was born in Saigon and raised in Hartford, Connecticut.

Read this brilliant new poet’s take on the US immigrant experience

Books

Twenty-eight-year-old Ocean Vuong captures his experience coming from Vietnam to the US in his debut poetry collection “Night Sky with Exit Wounds.”

Although same-sex marriage isn’t legal, Vietnam is at the forefront of gay rights in the region and gay weddings are not uncommon.

Photographer Catherine Karnow captures a changing Vietnam

Culture
Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen, left, is the long-time emcee of the "Paris by Night" show. She is also the daughter of Nguyen Cao Ky, the former South Vietnam leader.

For Vietnamese, ‘Paris By Night’ is a mix of Vegas, nostalgia and pre-war culture

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