Word: khoi
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Above all, memories from the days of the war still linger. Just off what used to be Tu Do Street (renamed Dong Khoi Street), an attractive 52-year-old woman serves drinks in a bar that used to be known as the Casino. Once upon a time she owned a bar herself, she remembers with a smile, and played cards over the counter with G.I.s. Now she ekes out a living by peddling goods sent her by American friends. What little money she has earned she has lost in trying, and failing, three times to escape the country. Still...
...pastel ao dai. But such moments are illusory. The Marxist regime of the North makes its presence felt down to the naming of streets and buildings. The elegant Caravelle Hotel is now the Independence. The city's raffish main street, Tu Do (Freedom) has been renamed Dong Khoi (General Uprising), commemorating the Communist takeover...