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Paul Christiansen is a Saigon-based writer and editor.

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Deadmau5 Arrives in Saigon as the City’s Electronic Dance Music Scene Expands

Music & Arts

Deadmau5 Arrives in Saigon as the City’s Electronic Dance Music Scene Expands

Thousands of dancing fans gathered before an enormous digital cube covered in screens displaying memes, video game cutscenes, clips of endorphin-addled cartoon cats and random flashings of screensaver-esque visualizations while synthesizer strings slithered across a thumping bassline punctuated with warped blurts distorted to the point of warbling. This overwhelming performance was all controlled by the fingertips of one man: Deadmau5.

Paul ChristiansenMay 4, 2018
Saigon Postcard No. 4: Mourning the Fallen

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Saigon Postcard No. 4: Mourning the Fallen

Saigon has lost some of its oldest citizens recently, and in this installment of our Saigon Postcard series, we pay our respects.

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Paul ChristiansenApr 28, 2018
Saigon Postcard No. 3: The Best Kind of Air 'Pollution'

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Saigon Postcard No. 3: The Best Kind of Air 'Pollution'

The third entry in the Saigon Postcards series, our loving messages to the city we call home, focuses on a simple pleasure.

Paul ChristiansenApr 11, 2018
Celebrity Endorsements Might Be the Key to Combatting Poaching in Asia, Campaign Shows

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Celebrity Endorsements Might Be the Key to Combatting Poaching in Asia, Campaign Shows

International conservation organization WildAid is teaming up with the world’s largest outdoor advertising company, JCDecaux, to help save some of the planet’s most endangered species.

Paul ChristiansenApr 8, 2018
Rambutan Literary Gives Voice to Southeast Asians at Home and Abroad

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Rambutan Literary Gives Voice to Southeast Asians at Home and Abroad

This poem by Jenna Lee appears in issue five of Rambutan Literary and serves as a prime example of the graceful, poignant material that spans its first five issues. Founded in 2016, the magazine features a diverse selection of short stories, poems and artwork from mainland, maritime, and diasporic Southeast Asia.

Paul ChristiansenApr 8, 2018
Hẻm Gems: Pass the Bánh Ướt on the Left-Hand Side

Saigon Hẻm Gems

Hẻm Gems: Pass the Bánh Ướt on the Left-Hand Side

Thanks to Banh Uot Banh Me, you can finally put to use those rolling skills you honed back in your university days...rolling gỏi cuốn, obviously (wink).

Paul ChristiansenMar 30, 2018
Saigon Postcard No. 2: Traditional Saigon

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Saigon Postcard No. 2: Traditional Saigon

Saigon Postcards (formerly Saigon Mixtapes) is our series of loving missives to the city we call home. The second postcard imagines what Saigon would be like if we people had never arrived.

Paul ChristiansenMar 29, 2018
Saigon Postcard No. 1: Bitexco's Lonely Helipad

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Saigon Postcard No. 1: Bitexco's Lonely Helipad

Saigoneer is proud to announce Saigon Postcards, a new series which pays loving tribute to the city we call home through original illustrations paired with text.

Paul ChristiansenMar 21, 2018
Celebrity Endorsements Might Be the Key to Combating Poaching in Asia, Campaign Shows

Asia

Celebrity Endorsements Might Be the Key to Combating Poaching in Asia, Campaign Shows

International conservation organization WildAid is teaming up with the world’s largest outdoor advertising company, JCDecaux, to help save some of the planet’s most endangered species.

Paul ChristiansenMar 16, 2018
In Rambutan Literary, a Home for Southeast Asian Voices From Around the Globe

Literature

In Rambutan Literary, a Home for Southeast Asian Voices From Around the Globe

This poem by Jenna Le appears in issue five of Rambutan Literary and serves as a prime example of the graceful, poignant material that spans its first five issues. Founded in 2016, the magazine features a diverse selection of short stories, poems and artwork from mainland, maritime, and diasporic Southeast Asia.

Paul ChristiansenMar 5, 2018
A Vietnamese-American Poet's First Return to Vietnam After Half a Century

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A Vietnamese-American Poet's First Return to Vietnam After Half a Century

The barking of a nearby dog forced Hoa Nguyen to pause mid-stanza. It was as if the canine was attempting to collaborate with her poem, a fitting start to the Year of the Dog. This young year saw the acclaimed Vietnamese-American writer return to Vietnam for the first time in nearly half a century. Surrounded by local writers and fans, she was able to celebrate her homecoming with a candlelit reading on a balcony overlooking Hanoi’s West Lake.

Paul ChristiansenFeb 28, 2018
Local Illustrator Breathes New Life Into Vietnam's Classic Folk Paintings

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Local Illustrator Breathes New Life Into Vietnam's Classic Folk Paintings

Illustrator Nguyen Xuan Lam’s project revamps 20 Vietnamese folk paintings through modern graphic design techniques.

Paul ChristiansenFeb 13, 2018
Oscar-Winning Screenwriter to Adapt Horror Flick 'Co Hau Gai' for Hollywood

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Oscar-Winning Screenwriter to Adapt Horror Flick 'Co Hau Gai' for Hollywood

Geoffrey Fletcher, whose screenplay for the Lee Daniels-directed movie Precious won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2010, will adopt Vietnam's 2016 horror flick Co Hau Gai (The Housemaid) .

Paul ChristiansenFeb 12, 2018
SPRMRKT Singapore: Where the Crème de la Crème of Vietnamese Culture Shines

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SPRMRKT Singapore: Where the Crème de la Crème of Vietnamese Culture Shines

SPRMRKT, an upscale Singaporean shopping market and restaurant, is spending more than two months showcasing Vietnamese culture through food, art and design.

Paul ChristiansenJan 24, 2018
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