Preserving Vietnam
For my senior capstone at San Francisco State University I worked on a documentary photography project about the Vietnamese diaspora in San Francisco. In reflection of the upcoming 50 year anniversary since the fall of Saigon, this project explores the preservation and evolution of culture since the war. This edit documents the only Vietnamese Buddhist temple in San Francisco. This is an ongoing project.
Buddah statues adorn a wall of the Vietnamese Buddhist association on a Sunday, when their prayers are held, in San Francisco Ca., on March 17, 2024. (Tâm Vũ / Xpress Magazine)
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A disciple of the Chùa Từ Quang temple prays to an alter in San Francisco, Ca., on March 24, 2024. (Tâm Vũ / Xpress Magazine)
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Books and seat cushions line the carpet floor of the Vietnamese Buddhist Association in preparation for the Sunday prayer in San Francisco, Ca. on March 17, 2024. (Tâm Vũ / Xpress Magazine)
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One of the temple's deciples listens to the monk's lecture in San Francisco Ca., on March 17, 2024. (Tâm Vũ / Xpress Magazine)
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After Sunday prayers, volunteers serve lunch that was prepared the day prior at the Vietnamese Buddhist Association in San Francisco on March 24, 2024. (Tâm Vũ / Xpress Magazine)
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Incense burns in front of a Buddah statue at the Vietnamese Buddhist association in preparation for the Sunday prayer in San Francisco Ca., on March 17, 2024.(Tâm Vũ / Xpress Magazine)
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Devotees pray together at the Vietnamese Buddhist Association in San Francisco on March 24, 2024. (Tâm Vũ / Xpress Magazine)
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