Quê Mẹ 17

Table of Contents

• From tutelary guardians to idols Võ Văn Ái
• The Communist authorities purge South Vietnamese literature Hồ Trường An
• Thích Minh Hạnh, Superior monk of Xá Lợi Pagoda in Saigon denounces Communist repression Thích Minh Hạnh
• Four Vietnamese hijack a plane in a quest for freedom
• The state “takes ownership” of South Vietnamese people’s total assets Trần Quang Minh
• Satirical column Phùng Hoan
• The truth behind Nhất Hạnh-Cao Ngọc Phượng’s campaign to save Boat people (3) An Tôn
• Viewpoint : Essay on the meaning of “reactionary” (1) Đào Sĩ Phu
• World news Từ Nguyên
• Literature and Art in Communist Vietnam : Decimated by state censorship, Cải Lương folk opera becomes boring and insipid (3) Đinh Xuân Thu
• South Vietnam under Communism: Opium trade exploses in South Vietnam Trần Quang Minh
• Letters from our readers
• Letter to a friend Võ Phiến
• Phrase of the day
• Old man Ba Tri Ba Trợn
• Tuấn, little boy from Vietnam (17) Nguyễn Vỹ
• The Mekong Delta (14) Sơn Nam
• Opinion : Terrorism and human rights Đào Sĩ Phu
• Prayer ceremony for victims of Communism in Vietnam / Inauguration of a Buddhist pagoda in Vincennes Park
• The smiling, proud wanderer Kim Dung
• Red Paradise: Communist China (3) Nghị Phu
• Vietnamese voices Thái Văn Kiểm (Hương Giang)
• Poem: Đêm xuống làng Phù Nam
• Poem: Bông Hồng, Hương Trà Hồ Trường An
• Poem: Trăng mọc Trúc Chi Tôn Thất Kỳ
• Poem: Lá và Người Thi Vũ
• The first period of “reformed”music in Vietnam : 1938-1946 (4) Trần Quang Hải
• How to greet people in French Bạn Mình
• How to make the Vietnamese dress “Áo Dài” (9)
• Classified ads
• Readers’ letters