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Still Sleepless in Saigon - 1st Day

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February 10th 2005
i'm in vietnam at our cousin's house...le vin dung. mom's sister, mai's son. mai passed away 10 yrs ago. mai's husband is in LA. her other 2 boys are in LA. + 2 girls also in LA. youngest son in new zealand. dung is the only one remaining in vietnam. he is 45. his wife cuc is 47 (she's beautiful and reminds me of mom when she was that age). they have 2 kids nguyen (17 boy) + uyen (16 girl- sh ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more