Lê Hằng Phấn
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Lê Hằng Phấn (died c.1990 in
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) 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
The beautiful fairies from Quảng Nam
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
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, a well-respected Vietnamese general during the
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against the French colonialism. In 1940, Lê Hằng Phấn married
Hoàng Văn Chí Hoàng Văn Chí (1 October 1913 – 6 July 1988) was one of the first modern Vietnamese political writers, a intellectual who was an opponent of colonialism and later of communism in Vietnam. He used the pen name Mạc Định. His book, ''From ...
, a prominent Vietnamese scholar. In 1954, Lê Hằng Phấn and Mr. Hoàng left the
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to go South. In 1959, Lê Hằng Phấn started travel the world with Mr. Hoàng, to
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,
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, and the
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, where they settled in
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. From 1962 to 1964, while Hoang Van Chi 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
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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 Company
in Bowie, Maryland. After Mr. Hoàng died in 1988, Mrs. Hoàng continued his work to ensure the book
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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
The beautiful fairies from Quảng Nam


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Le Hang Phan Year of birth missing 1990s deaths Vietnamese emigrants to the United States People from Quảng Nam province