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This month marks 50 years since the United States withdrew from Vietnam. While the...

The La Jolla Light presents this continuing listing of online activities and local in-person events.

Celebrated Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai shares her first novel in English, an enveloping, multigenerational tale of the Trần family, set against the backdrop of the Việt Nam War. Registration required. Click here to register. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai will speak with Karl Marlantes, author of Deep River, What It’s Like to Go to War. This event is supported by The Seattle Public Library Foundation, author series sponsors the Gary and Connie Kunis Foundatio...

New in Paperback: ‘Thinking Inside the Box’ and ‘The Mountains Sing’ By Jennifer Krauss March 5, 2021 THINKING INSIDE THE BOX: Adventures With Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can’t Live Without Them, by Adrienne Raphel. (Penguin, 304 pp., $18.) This affectionate analysis of a cultural fixation that in 1924 The Times dismissively compared to “the temporary madness that made so many people pay enormous prices for mahjong sets” succeeds — our reviewe...

Tet Is Full of Traditions, but You Can Have It Your Way Plenty of rule-bending and innovation has been brought to Vietnamese Lunar New Year feasts as the diaspora has grown. Bright pickled shallots and crisp scallions balance the richness of suon kho, northern Vietnamese pork ribs that are grilled then braised in a savory caramel sauce.Credit...Johnny Miller for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Rebecca Jurkevich. Prop Stylist: Paige Hicks. By Andrea Nguyen Published Jan. 29, 2021Updated Feb. 1...