01 · Guides
Guides
Written so a city page is worth reading before anyone has posted to it. Every piece names its sources and says how far it has been checked.
4 pieces
Explainer6 min read
What “Việt kiều” actually means
A word that changes temperature depending on who says it and which side of the ocean they are standing on.
Community checked
Explainer9 min read
The boat people, in order
Fifteen years, three million people, and the camps that most communities abroad passed through.
Editor checked
Explainer5 min read
Why “ma” has six meanings
Vietnamese tones are not decoration on the vowel. They are the word.
Editor checked
Explainer6 min read
Why the north and the south season differently
Sugar, chilli, herbs and history, and why your family’s phở is not the one in the textbook.
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