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From Paris-by-Night 19 video, Dalena gave a soulful rendition of this is spiritually-laden song written by Phạm Duy in the 50's with an English rendition by Stephen Addiss. Through subtitle, this video compares the original lyrics by Phạm Duy and the Addiss's rendition. Visit www.vietquest.org for more discussion on this unique contemporary song that hits the stratosphere of spiritual realm. Thank you for viewing!

A majestic song by Từ Công Phụng with the voice of Quang Dũng (from Paris By Nights 101) celebrates the sweet innocence of adolescence, symbolized by the flowing white áo dài. Cultural Quest Foundation offers the viewers this rendition in tribute to Tiên Hồ, the Huế-born architech who had chosen this as her favorite song. Together with her Canadian partner George Reed, Tiên opened and operated a youth shelter and school in Cambodian for young boys and girls at risk of sex trafficking and exploitation. If you enjoy this rendition, please visit Tiên's and George's website www.endexploitation.org to visit and please make a contribution. Thank you and may you enjoy an eternal Spring season in your life.

Đồ Bàn (Vijaya), near present-day Qui Nhơn, was the former capital of the Hindu-Islamic Kingdom of Champa, which fell in the hands of the Vietnamese in the fourteenth century. This song written by Xuân Tiên is a tribute to the people of the fallen kingdom, whose culture still persists and thrives in parts of Vietnam and Cambodia. The singing voice is of Trường Vũ. The pictures were...um...stolen (ah, borrowed) on the internet...sorry! It's all for a good cause... Please forgive... Enjoy our compilation!

"Rain on Air Raya Island" is a beautiful song written by songwriter Trường Hải in 1979, he was one of the thousands of Vietnamese refugees living in this refugee camp waiting for resettlement. The song shares the sentiment of Vietnamese refugees in the early wave of Boat People in the late seventies. This video contains photos compiled from different locations and sources, most are not from Air Raya. If we can find photos from this island, we will update the video at a later time. Thank you for your interest in our presentation.

A song by Trần Tiến written as a private tribute to his own elder sister who chose to remain unmarried in order to take care of his own family. The song was later leaked and became a beloved tribute to the many young women who make silent sacrifices for her family.