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Refractions: Vietnam’s Identity in a Shifting World
Refractions explores the shifting contours of Vietnamese identity. What happens when tradition collides with modernity, or when home is no longer certain? These essays challenge what you think you know.
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Signal 0001: Ancestral Code Breach Detected
First breach detected. Memory fragments destabilizing. Ancestral code compromised. Signal integrity threatened. This is the first warning.
Digital Ghosts Don’t Haunt—They Archive
In 2125, digital ghosts preserve memory, culture, and identity—not to haunt, but to illuminate. An Dương 23 transmits a future where ancestors archive humanity’s soul.
The Bamboo and the Barcode: Vietnam’s Path to Resilient Modernity
Vietnam stands at a crossroads between the rooted resilience of bamboo and the global standardization of barcodes. In “The Bamboo and the Barcode,” Jay Nguyen offers strategic insights into preserving Vietnamese cultural identity while embracing digital innovation and globalization.
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