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(E) - English

(V) - Vietnamese

(E&V) - Bilingual

Sites

Music

Bạch Yến (E&V) - Homepage of singer Bạch Yến. For now, it appears Professor Trần Quang Hải (her husband) is keeping his information there as well.

E-CaDao.com (V) - The largest online repository of ca dao lyrics.

Phạm Đức Thành (E&V) - Homepage of musician Phạm Đức Thành.

Vietnamese Institute of Music (E&V) - A high-quality site with plenty of musical examples and articles. The English translation is a little rough around the edges.

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News & Radio

New America Media (E) - Ethnic and Youth news in the US.

Radio Free Asia - Tiếng Việt (V) - Radio Free Asia's Vietnamese station, online.

Voice of Vietnam (Việt Nam) (E&V) - Site for the "Tiếng Nói Việt Nam" / "Voice of Vietnam" radio station in Việt Nam.

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General

Multilingualbooks.com (E)
- Listing of online Vietnamese radio stations

VietSciences (V) - Tremendous amount of information on all areas of academia from genetics to musicology. The forums and Vietnamese music sections are both frequented by Professors Trần Văn Khê & Trần Quang Hải.

VDict.com (E&V) - Vietnamese dictionary with conversions between Vietnamese, English, and French. Very useful.

Việt Nam Thư Quán (V) - An "online library" with a lot of goodies, including a lot of old music that is very difficult to find. I'm a regular in their forums in the "Cổ Nhạc" area.

VNNews.com (E) - Basic cultural information; good for overviews of topics.

Wikipedia (E&V) - The popular online, user-contributed encyclopedia. The model for the Encyclopedia of Vietnamese Music. Many language options available.

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Individual Articles by topic

Theater

A bird's-eye view of Hat boi theatre at VNNews. (local cache) (E)

Lê Văn Thàn. Vọng Cổ: Một Chút Lý Thuyết Căn Bản và Thực Hành (Vọng Cổ: A Few Notes on Theory and Application) at the Vietnamese Pharmicists Assoc. in the USA. (local cache) (V)

Phạm Duy. Ca Nhạc Sân Khấu (Theater and Singing Stage) at Kicon. (local cache) (E)

Vietnamese Opera’s Revival in Little Saigon at New America Media. (E)

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Traditional & Folk Music

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