Joseph Babcock

Joseph Babcock is a writer based in California. He is currently at work on a nonfiction book about contemporary Vietnam. Follow him @josephdbabcock or @josephbabcock_.

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Lost Souls: The Search for Vietnam’s 300,000 or More MIAs

As corpses rot and the search for family members’ remains becomes more urgent, there is a special Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons—but it helps find Americans.

Joseph Babcock

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Nobody’s Dream

The Incredible Story of America’s Vietnamese Nail Diaspora

The Vietnamese have a term for moving to a small town here to find work where there’s less competition: Lam mong xuyen bang—‘Doing nails across states.’

Joseph Babcock

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Obam-aaah!

When the World Cheered a Visit from the U.S. President

Everyone in Saigon—students, office workers, street vendors, grandmothers—wanted a glimpse of Obama.

Joseph Babcock