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Vietnamese Wedding, Oakland, CA, 1989
Title:
Vietnamese Wedding, 1989
Description:
In the banquet hall, decorated for the newlyweds, Cap and Luong, still wearing their western church attire, are introduced to their 400 wedding guests, after which everyone dines on a nine-course meal., Katrina Thomas's notes: Under a special act of Congress, refugees from Vietnam were first admitted to the U.S. after the fall of Saigon in April 1975. They included ethnic Chinese, Eurasians and Amerasians born there, most of whom are Christian. Vietnamese have settled largely in Texas, and in California, the state in which I photograph them. Weddings start at the bride's house with a formal introduction of the two families, followed by bestowing jewelry on her by the bridegroom's family, and progress to the bridegroom's house to honor his family. In their home country, their own customs were influenced previously by French culture so that couples here adapt rapidly to American ways. The ethnic nuptial rite has been superseded by the Christian rite or a Buddhist blessing.
Date:
1989
Collection:
Katrina Thomas Ethnic Wedding Photographs
Vietnamese Wedding, Oakland, CA, 1989
Title:
Vietnamese Wedding, 1989
Description:
After the traditional marriage, because Luong Le is Roman Catholic, she and Cap change into western wedding attire and drive to Oakland to be married by a priest in a Vietnamese Catholic mass. They sign the marriage certificate on the altar., Katrina Thomas's notes: Under a special act of Congress, refugees from Vietnam were first admitted to the U.S. after the fall of Saigon in April 1975. They included ethnic Chinese, Eurasians and Amerasians born there, most of whom are Christian. Vietnamese have settled largely in Texas, and in California, the state in which I photograph them. Weddings start at the bride's house with a formal introduction of the two families, followed by bestowing jewelry on her by the bridegroom's family, and progress to the bridegroom's house to honor his family. In their home country, their own customs were influenced previously by French culture so that couples here adapt rapidly to American ways. The ethnic nuptial rite has been superseded by the Christian rite or a Buddhist blessing.
Date:
1989
Collection:
Katrina Thomas Ethnic Wedding Photographs
Vietnamese Wedding, Oakland, CA, 1989
Title:
Vietnamese Wedding, 1989
Description:
Cap comes with his wedding party to collect Luong Le from her house. Each member of the two extended families is formally introduced. Then they drink to one another. Some foods, wrapped in red cellophane, brought by Cap will accompany the couple back to his house., Katrina Thomas's notes: Under a special act of Congress, refugees from Vietnam were first admitted to the U.S. after the fall of Saigon in April 1975. They included ethnic Chinese, Eurasians and Amerasians born there, most of whom are Christian. Vietnamese have settled largely in Texas, and in California, the state in which I photograph them. Weddings start at the bride's house with a formal introduction of the two families, followed by bestowing jewelry on her by the bridegroom's family, and progress to the bridegroom's house to honor his family. In their home country, their own customs were influenced previously by French culture so that couples here adapt rapidly to American ways. The ethnic nuptial rite has been superseded by the Christian rite or a Buddhist blessing.
Date:
1989
Collection:
Katrina Thomas Ethnic Wedding Photographs
Vietnamese Wedding, Oakland, CA, 1989
Title:
Vietnamese Wedding, 1989
Description:
Cap and Luong visit each table and she, like many Asian brides, changes her dress to put on a series of "ao dai." The number of changes is an indication of family wealth. Their guests bang on glasses with chopsticks, urging them to kiss., Katrina Thomas's notes: Under a special act of Congress, refugees from Vietnam were first admitted to the U.S. after the fall of Saigon in April 1975. They included ethnic Chinese, Eurasians and Amerasians born there, most of whom are Christian. Vietnamese have settled largely in Texas, and in California, the state in which I photograph them. Weddings start at the bride's house with a formal introduction of the two families, followed by bestowing jewelry on her by the bridegroom's family, and progress to the bridegroom's house to honor his family. In their home country, their own customs were influenced previously by French culture so that couples here adapt rapidly to American ways. The ethnic nuptial rite has been superseded by the Christian rite or a Buddhist blessing.
Date:
1989
Collection:
Katrina Thomas Ethnic Wedding Photographs