The following photo was taken by my friend, Dung (Nguyen Viet Dung), at a restaurant
in central Vietnam in January, 2003. From left to right: Ian Aberbach (American, standing
and observing), Phan (Nguyen Huynh Phan), myself, and Hung (Nguyen Dinh Hung).
Somehow, Phan and Hung became convinced---that's before all the drinking!---that I looked,
or seemed, or acted, I don't know, ... more Vietnamese than Dung. Who am I to dispute
that? (The color of my hair was viewed as only a minor deficiency.)

Click here to see the picture titled "The three Vietnamese."

Click here to see a picture of Dung, taken on a different occasion. He is standing
on the left, next to Le Van Thanh, whose 60th birthday was being celebrated.