Alumni Travel Reading 2018-2019: Journey Through Vietnam

Saigon (HCMC) downtown skyline @ dusk, by daihocsi

Saigon is well known to Americans due to the Vietnam war, but this bustling city is also home to the energetic Ben Thanh Market, luxurious restaurants, and breathtaking architecture.

Vietnamese Theater in Saigon - ca 1901, by George Lane

Beautiful Vietnam, by Joel Dinda

South-east Asia is one of the most culturally diverse and rich regions of the world. The complexity of its history and peoples is rivaled by the natural wealth. 139 new species of plants, animals, and fish were noted in the Mekong river basin alone just in 2014.

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Alixandra Boucher
Collections Assistant

Updated and edited by:

Emily Benenhaley

Administrative Assistant 

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My Hanoi - Vietnam, presented by Journeyman Pictures, 2008.

A look at the flourishing market and urbanization of the city of Hanoi in the competitive market of economies across all of Asia.

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The mighty Mekong river delta (left Burma and right Laos), by Michel van. der. Linde

Hanoi, by sonnensüchtige

Hanoi is a city that has been inhabited for at least 3,000 years. Layers of Chinese and French culture creates a pastiche with the local Vietnamese. Sometimes called the Paris of the East because of its large tree-lined boulevards, Hanoi is also known for its Old Quarter, which has been inhabited for at least 1,000 years.