March 2009

By Steve Huffman | Salisbury Post

SPENCER, NORTH CAROLINA – This shows how dedicated Thanh “Long” Dang is to his business, Carolina Seafood & Oriental Market.

By Vuong Tran | VietNamNet Bridge

VIETNAM – Impersonating Buddhist monks is a “hereditary occupation” in Village 5, Nghia Dong commune, Tan Ky district, in the central province of Nghe An.

By Lisa Grace Lednicer | OregonLive

PORTLAND, OREGON – A raucous reception greeted senior Linda Nguyen, 17, as she was crowned David Douglas High School’s Rose Festival princess Tuesday.

By Juliana Barbassa | Associated Press

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – To outsiders, the banners flanking a six-lane thoroughfare in the heart of Silicon Valley, “Welcome to Little Saigon”, blend innocuously with the suburban landscape of ethnic restaurants, nail salons and check cashing outlets.

By Tay Shi’an | AsiaOne

SINGAPORE – She lies in a coma, oblivious to a three-way tussle over mounting hospital bills and her future.

By Claire Martin | Denver Post

LOVELAND, COLORADO – In 1975, at age 18, Binh Nguyen escaped from Saigon, barely avoiding the approaching North Vietnamese army.