Friday, 23 October, 2026
In the heart of Hanoi, only a short walk from Hoàn Kiếm Lake and the maze of streets that form the Old Quarter, two weathered Gothic towers rise unexpectedly above the city. This is St. Joseph’s Cathedral of Hanoi — Nhà Thờ Lớn Hà Nội. To a first-time visitor, the […]
Why “36 Phố Phường” Still Defines the Soul of Hanoi Walk into Hanoi’s Old Quarter early in the morning and the city seems to awaken one doorway at a time. A woman sets out tiny stools beside a steaming pot of phở. A shopkeeper lifts the metal shutters of a […]
Tết Trung Thu for Young Vietnamese Americans A guide to the mooncakes lanterns stories and family traditions that connect you to Vietnam On Friday, September 25, 2026, Vietnamese families around the world will celebrate Tết Trung Thu, the Mid-Autumn Festival. You may remember it as the night of star-shaped lanterns, […]
A quarter-century after the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil, the rebuilt skyline shows the nation’s resilience. Yet thousands of families, survivors, first responders, veterans, and communities continue to live with its consequences. On Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001, the sky over New York and Washington was unusually clear. Millions […]
Every year on the first Monday of September, Americans observe Labor Day. For many families, it means a three-day weekend filled with backyard barbecues, picnics, parades, shopping, travel, and one last summer outing before school and fall routines begin. But behind the fun is an important chapter of American history. […]
Eighty-two years later, the sight of American troops beneath the Arc de Triomphe remains one of the most powerful images of freedom in modern history. A historical clarification Paris was officially liberated on August 25, 1944, when German forces surrendered after an uprising by the French Resistance and the arrival […]
Imagine sitting in a café in Paris, checking into a hotel in Tokyo, shopping at a market in Mexico City or sending a message to a relative in Việt Nam. You may not speak the local language, but say “OK,” and there is a good chance the other person will […]
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to a landmark settlement valued at approximately $17 billion over allegations that it designed its platforms to keep children and teenagers online while failing to disclose the risks to their mental and physical health. The proposed agreement, announced on August […]
In Japan, a bowl of tea can be much more than a drink. It can be a welcome, a meditation, a work of art and a quiet reminder that the present moment will never come again in exactly the same way. The Japanese tea ceremony invites guests to step away […]
There are no completely reliable statistics on infidelity, largely because few people are willing to admit publicly that they have cheated. In general, studies estimate that approximately 15% to 20% of married people have been unfaithful. Another study found that 35% of those who had cheated said they would likely […]