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Strangevisuals Is an Archive of Daily Life on Postcards of Rice and Dó Papers

Strangevisuals Is an Archive of Daily Life on Postcards of Rice and Dó Papers

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Strangevisuals Is an Archive of Daily Life on Postcards of Rice and Dó Papers

What are our memories made of?

By Uyên ĐỗAug 28, 2025

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Strangevisuals Is an Archive of Daily Life on Postcards of Rice and Dó Papers

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Strangevisuals Is an Archive of Daily Life on Postcards of Rice and Dó Papers

What are our memories made of?

By Uyên ĐỗAug 28, 2025

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Postcard-Ready Vintage Album Highlights a Lonesome Hanoi in the 1920s

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Postcard-Ready Vintage Album Highlights a Lonesome Hanoi in the 1920s

Looking at past albums of our cities today, I’m always stricken by a bewildering vastness — every street, every square, every building seemed to have been constructed in a ghost town, serving lonesome phantoms and nonchalant horse-drawn wagons.

By SaigoneerApr 8, 2024

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Saigon Postcard No. 30: The Cacophony of a Healed Saigon

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Saigon Postcard No. 30: The Cacophony of a Healed Saigon

It doesn’t feel so long ago that Saigon went into battle mode against invaders of microscopic scales.

By Uyên ĐỗJul 8, 2022

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Hanoi Postcard No. 11: Saddle Chill Time

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Hanoi Postcard No. 11: Saddle Chill Time

Who is better at the art of chilling on a motorbike than the xe ôm?

By Linh PhamSep 5, 2021

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Saigon Postcard No. 28: Embrace a New Fashion

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Saigon Postcard No. 28: Embrace a New Fashion

What if cải lương tuồng cổ costumes became a new trend?

By Paul ChristiansenJan 23, 2021

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Saigon Postcard No. 27: Santa Claus Is Coming to Quarantine

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Saigon Postcard No. 27: Santa Claus Is Coming to Quarantine

Vietnam makes no special safety-protocol exceptions for Santa Claus.

By Paul ChristiansenDec 25, 2020

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Saigon Postcard No. 26: Urban Decay

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Saigon Postcard No. 26: Urban Decay

What happens after the cho thuê nhà signs go up?

By Paul ChristiansenOct 14, 2020

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Postcard-Ready Vintage Album Highlights a Lonesome Hanoi in the 1920s

Postcard-Ready Vintage Album Highlights a Lonesome Hanoi in the 1920s
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Saigon Postcard No. 30: The Cacophony of a Healed Saigon

Saigon Postcard No. 30: The Cacophony of a Healed Saigon
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Hanoi Postcard No. 11: Saddle Chill Time

Hanoi Postcard No. 11: Saddle Chill Time
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Saigon Postcard No. 28: Embrace a New Fashion

Saigon Postcard No. 28: Embrace a New Fashion
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Saigon Postcard No. 27: Santa Claus Is Coming to Quarantine

Saigon Postcard No. 27: Santa Claus Is Coming to Quarantine
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Saigon Postcard No. 26: Urban Decay

Saigon Postcard No. 26: Urban Decay

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Saigon Postcard No. 25: Child's Play

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Saigon Postcard No. 25: Child's Play

Who builds Saigon's bridges?

Paul ChristiansenAug 5, 2020
[Photos] A Hanoi in Transition, Over a Century Ago

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[Photos] A Hanoi in Transition, Over a Century Ago

Today, Hoan Kiem Lake has no lantern-lifting Statue of Liberty that people fish beside, Russian naval ships don't moor in the Red River, and nón lá hardly cover every head in the capital.

SaigoneerAug 2, 2020
Saigon Postcard No. 24: A Slice of New Saigon

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Saigon Postcard No. 24: A Slice of New Saigon

Saigon is a cake with many bakers.

Paul ChristiansenJun 23, 2020
We Made Some Saigoneer Coloring Templates for You Because Adults Need Whimsy Too

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We Made Some Saigoneer Coloring Templates for You Because Adults Need Whimsy Too

Feeling monochromatic? Well, Saigoneer can help with that.

Paul ChristiansenApr 16, 2020
Saigon Postcard No. 23: A Round of Applause

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Saigon Postcard No. 23: A Round of Applause

"Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'"

Paul ChristiansenApr 8, 2020
Saigon Postcard No. 22: Feline Obstruction

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Saigon Postcard No. 22: Feline Obstruction

If one needs further proof of cats' superiority to humans, one simply needs to consider their response to Saigon's perpetually stalled public transportation plans.

Paul ChristiansenMar 3, 2020
Saigon Postcard No. 21: The Year of the Rat Wedding

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Saigon Postcard No. 21: The Year of the Rat Wedding

They say it's bad to get married during your year on the Lunar Calendar.

SaigoneerJan 21, 2020
Saigon Postcard No. 20: Ephemeral Holiday Feelings

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Saigon Postcard No. 20: Ephemeral Holiday Feelings

Soft lights illuminate Saigon's dark alleys and streets the way holiday cheer brightens the lamentations for another year passing.

Paul ChristiansenDec 15, 2019
Saigon Postcard No. 19: Learning to Swim

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Saigon Postcard No. 19: Learning to Swim

Folk wisdom offers a unique way to achieve aquatic efficiency.

Paul ChristiansenNov 12, 2019
Hanoi Postcard No. 9: The Turtle God of Hồ Gươm

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Hanoi Postcard No. 9: The Turtle God of Hồ Gươm

Hanoi's lakes, including Hồ Gươm , are brimming with fish, debris and memories of historical lore.

Kit HumphreyAug 15, 2019
Saigon Postcard No. 16: Rainstorm Inspiration

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Saigon Postcard No. 16: Rainstorm Inspiration

While the rainy season's flooded streets, soaked satchels and delayed appointments can make one curse its arrival, sometimes when the torrent hits the neon storefronts just so, it becomes a source of inspiration.

Paul ChristiansenMay 25, 2019
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