Quê Mẹ 121

Table of Contents

• Transforming the Vietnamese soldier into a founder of the nation Võ Văn Ái
• Where is your native land? Thi Vũ
• Chronology of Vietnamese civilization (15) Thượng Đăng
• Urgent action for the release of five dignitaries of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam VCHR
• Testament of Thich Don Hau, Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam Thích Đôn Hậu
• Message from the Dalaï Lama on the release of Buddhists leaders in Vietnam Đức Dalai Lama
• The communist authorities yield to the protests of Buddhists in Hue Lô Dung, Trí Đàm
• Hanoi daily “Nhân Dan” conceals the truth in report on Thich Dôn Hau’s funeral Lô Dung
• Biography of the Patriarch Thich Don Hau Nguyên Thái
• Poem from Hue: Ôi Tiếng nhạc lưng trời Thích Nhật Liên
• Thich Quang Đo defies the communist authorities Thanh Liên
• The Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam overseas Quê Mẹ
• Appeal and thanks to our readers VCHR
• Celebrating Têt in Hanoi and Saigon :
  – Impressions from 40,000 overseas Vietnamese going home for Tết
  – Têt in Saigon
  – No New Year for the poor
  – All that glitters is not gold
  – Gang crime on the increase
  – Environmental problems in the Mekong Delta
  – Têt in Hanoi Huỳnh Ngươn Huân
• News in brief: Activities of Catholics forbidden in Dalat :
  – Repression against Buddhists in Quang Tri
  – Government misappropriation of humanitarian aid
  – Foreign visitors’ opinions on Vietnam
  – Drastic shortage of cash during Tết
  – The inextricable labyrinth of Hanoi’s streets Quê Mẹ
• Hanoi junior football team goes to USA: political “kick-off” ends in 1-billion VND embezzlement scandal Bạch Mai
• Cartoon S.N.
• Interview with poet Quach Tan Thế Vũ
• Interview with writer Ngoc Giao Bùi Việt Sơn
• How to make the narcissus blossom on New Year’s day Đoàn Đức Nhân
• The lotus, from tip to root Ỷ Lan Penelope Faulkner
• Tribute to Nguyen Mau, human rights advocate, who died in prison in Vietnam Võ Văn Ái
• The diary of Nguyen Ngoc Lan (review) Triệu Minh
• Readers letters on the Duong Thu Huong affair Quê Mẹ
• Things our readers should know about the Court case against Quê Me and Duong Thu Huong’s novel “Triumphal Arch” Nguyễn Gia Bảo
• Vietnamese around the world Quê Mẹ
• Catalogue of Books Cơ sở xuất bản Fùnam