Visions of Vietnam: Flower H’mong Mothers and Babies

by Debby Jagerman - Debby's Departures
( June 25th, 2011 )

Flower Hmong Mom Baby 1

Even the name Flower H’mong suggests nothing but color. One of the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam, the Flower H’mong are so-named because of their vivid, intricate, multi-colored embroidery, called pa ndau, which literally means “flower cloth.” ...

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Visions of Vietnam: Women Working in a Verdant Land

by Debby Jagerman - Debby's Departures
( May 24th, 2011 )

I trekked for several days at a time in the Mai Chau and Sa Pa regions of Northwest and Northern Vietnam, trekking from village to village to village. I walked on gravel tracks and small paths; local roads and trails. I meandered through or near rice paddies and rice terraces; ...

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