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January 2019
Hanoi city walk (English) – Lê Duản street and surrounding area
THIS IS FULL (new RSVPs will go on a waiting list) Join us for a stroll around Lê Duản street and the surrounding area. Starting at Cửa Nam we explore the history of the former Cửa Nam gate, the nearby streets and stories of the area, who was the 'French Lady with the flared skirt, where were parasols were traded, which is one of Hanoi’s original Phở gà stalls, what used to be where Quan An Ngon is, where was the Mandarin road, what was…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (English) – tour around the Revolutionary Museum
We are excited to add a new English walk - this time a tour around the Revolutionary Museum. It is led by Mike who teaches English to the Vietnamese guides and he has kindly offered to lead tours for FVH around the museum. The building at 216 Tran Quang Khai street (the former National Museum of the Vietnamese Revolution) was constructed in 1917 as the headquarters of the Indochina Department of Trade. In 1954, when the North was liberated, the Government…
Find out more »FVH book club – “Dumb Luck” by Vu Trong Phung
FVH Bookclub members For January the book we will be discussing is: Dumb Luck by Vu Trong Phung Dumb Luck, by the brilliant, controversial, and influential Vietnamese writer Vu Trong Phung, is a bitter satire of the rage for modernization in Vietnam during the late-colonial era. First published in Hanoi in 1936, it follows the absurd and unexpected rise within colonial society of a street-smart vagabond named Red-haired Xuân. As it charts Xuân's fantastic social ascent, the novel provides a…
Find out more »Craft workshop – Dó paper bracelet making
For this month’s Zo Project Dó paper workshop we will be making dó paper bracelets Summary about what dó paper is and how it is made Introduction to the tools and materials used for making the bracelets Introduction to samples Guidance and instruction as we make our own bracelet Duration: appx 2 hours Venue: Zo project shop (1st floor workshop) – 10 Dien Bien Phu, near Hang Bong, along the rail tracks Max no of participants: 5 (max) (the cost for…
Find out more »Film Night – “Camouflage”
We are delighted that FVH film night is starting again. Please join us at our new home at TPD's screening room. For those who don't know TPD:"The Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents was established under the Decision 236/HĐA signed by Mr. Tran Luân Kim, Secretary General of Vietnam Cinema Association on 15 August 2002, with the purpose of designing and implementing programs to assist and develop film talents and other activities for the development of Vietnam cinema". The…
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