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The Things We Keep

By andofotherthings · On 10 Nov, 2014

Things of Beauty: It is with age that everyday knick-knacks become precious, beautiful and full of personal meaning. These items were brought back from the GDR by Vietnamese students and workers to remind them of their youth spent in a country that no longer exists.

Things of Beatuy GDR

Things of Beatuy GDR

Things of Beatuy GDR

Things of Beatuy GDR

Things of Beatuy GDR

Things of Beatuy GDR

Things of Beatuy GDR

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This article is part of a mini series to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and explore the lives of the 100.000 Vietnamese people who lived in the GDR during the 42 years of its existence.

Things About Me: Mai Huy Tân

Inside the Wall

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