Before the Vietnam War, Mai Nguyen was an acclaimed music professor at the Saigon National Conservatory. Students came from afar to seek out her expertise with the Vietnamese zither, a harp-like ...

"I want the song to mention significant events in the country's history and to reflect on them with gratitude towards our ...

The trend of infusing folk culture and traditional arts into contemporary music is not only thriving in Vietnam but is also gaining ground internationally. Through impressive performances and ...

Dancers spin across a stage in flowing silk tunics under a bridge evoking Vietnam’s imperial city. Quang Le, a popular young Vietnamese singer, serenades the audience with a song about falling in love ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- This segment features a preview of the first ever full show in Houston featuring Vietnamese traditional music. The show is part of the 10th anniversary concert of Viet Wave ...

Alexander M. Cannon is an ethnomusicologist specializing in the music of contemporary southern Vietnam and the music of Asia. He holds a B.A. in music and mathematical economics from Pomona College ...

In researching the stories of these refugees, Võ travelled across Vietnam for two months and interviewed more than 50 people across the U.S., including Houston. The interviews and field recordings ...

It doesn't take much to search out certain parts of Vietnamese culture in Orange County. Take a spin around Garden Grove, Fountain Valley or Westminster and it's impossible to go more than a few ...

Mid-November concerts at Bates reflect the diversity and international scope of the arts at the college. In the span of four days, the college’s Olin Arts Center Concert Hall presents an evening of ...

Prayer services that use folk music and traditional decor are striking a responsive chord with young Catholics in a southern Vietnam parish. "I can now feel affection for God and listen to his call," ...

In Vietnam today, patriotic odes to the glory of the revolution may still be heard at Communist Party meetings, but millions of ordinary Vietnamese opt for the modern pop songs being belted out on CDs ...