Lê Hằng Phấn (died c.1990 in
Bowie, Maryland) was the second daughter of a Vietnamese scholar
Sở Cuồng Lê Dư.
She was one among the four sisters:
Lê Hằng Phương - Lê Hằng Phấn -
Lê Hằng Huân - Lê Hằng Trang. The four sisters were referred to a
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Lê Hằng Phương was an acclaimed poet, published the "
Hương Xuân" selection of poems together with
Vân Đài and
Mộng Tuyết in 1943. Hương Xuân was the first set of poems published by Vietnamese women. Lê Hằng Phương married
Vũ Ngọc Phan, an acclaimed Vietnamese scholar. Lê Hằng Huân married
Nguyễn Sơn
Nguyễn Sơn (1 October 1908 – 21 October 1956), also known by his Chinese name Hong Shui (), was a Vietnamese military leader who participated in the Chinese Communist Revolution and the First Indochina War against the French. Sơn spent much ...
, a well-respected Vietnamese general during the war against the French colonialism.
In 1940, Lê Hằng Phấn married
Hoàng Văn Chí
Hoàng Văn Chí (1 October 1913 in Thanh Hóa, Vietnam, French Indochina – 6 July 1988 in Bowie, Maryland, United States) was one of the first Vietnamese political writers, a prominent intellectual who was an opponent of colonialism and lat ...
, a prominent Vietnamese scholar. In 1954, Lê Hằng Phấn and Mr. Hoàng left the
Communist
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North Vietnam to go South. In 1959, Lê Hằng Phấn started travel the world with Mr. Hoàng, to
India
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,
France
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, and the
United States
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, where they settled in
Bowie, Maryland.
From 1962 to 1964, while
Hoang Van Chi
Hoàng Văn Chí (1 October 1913 in Thanh Hóa, Vietnam, French Indochina – 6 July 1988 in Bowie, Maryland, United States) was one of the first Vietnamese political writers, a prominent intellectual who was an opponent of colonialism and lat ...
concentrated on writing and translating ''
From Colonialism to Communism'', Mrs. Hoàng worked to support the family. Together with Mr. Hoàng, Mrs. Hoàng always entertained his circle of friends and introduced their international friends to her special Vietnamese food and drinks. She also taught the young students who came to their home in Bowie how to prepare traditional Vietnamese food. In 1975, with waves of
boat people leaving Vietnam, Mrs. Hoàng actively participated in many fund raising activities by selling her special “springrolls” by mail order nationwide. In 1979, together with Mr. Hoàng, Lê Hằng Phấn founded th
Vietnam Food and Drink Companyin Bowie, Maryland.
After Mr. Hoàng died in 1988, Mrs. Hoàng continued his work to ensure the book
Humanism
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The meaning of the term "humani ...
or
Duy Van Su Quan was published in 1990. She died shortly after this work was accomplished.
References
*Hoang Van Chi. Duy Van Su Quan. USA: Cành Nam Publisher, 1990
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External links
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Year of birth missing
1990s deaths
Vietnamese emigrants to the United States