{"id":48642,"date":"2017-05-01T08:20:09","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T15:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=48642"},"modified":"2017-05-01T08:20:09","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T15:20:09","slug":"liberation-time-by-cindy-a-nguyen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/01\/liberation-time-by-cindy-a-nguyen\/","title":{"rendered":"LIBERATION TIME by Cindy A. Nguyen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48645\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/01\/liberation-time-by-cindy-a-nguyen\/cindy-liberation-time\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cindy-liberation-time.jpg?fit=2560%2C1336&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1336\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cindy liberation time\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cindy-liberation-time.jpg?fit=800%2C418&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48645\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cindy-liberation-time-800x418.jpg?resize=800%2C418\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cindy-liberation-time.jpg?resize=800%2C418&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cindy-liberation-time.jpg?resize=768%2C401&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cindy-liberation-time.jpg?resize=180%2C94&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cindy-liberation-time.jpg?resize=750%2C391&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cindy-liberation-time.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cindyanguyen.com\/liberation\/\">LIBERATION TIME<\/a>: film and poem by Cindy A. Nguyen:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LIBERATION TIME\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nmv6YfGQIW4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>LIBERATION TIME<\/h2>\n<p><em>Chapter 1<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What year did that happen?<br \/>\nBefore liberation. \/ Tr\u00c6\u00b0\u00e1\u00bb\u203ac khi gi\u00e1\u00ba\u00a3i ph\u00c3\u00b3ng<br \/>\nWhen did you go to school?<br \/>\nBefore liberation.<\/p>\n<p>When did you become a farmer?<br \/>\nAfter liberation.<br \/>\nWhen did you meet dad?<br \/>\nAfter liberation.<\/p>\n<p>When did you want to leave?<br \/>\nAfter liberation.<br \/>\nAnd when was I born?<br \/>\nAfter liberation. \/ Sau khi gi\u00e1\u00ba\u00a3i ph\u00c3\u00b3ng<\/p>\n<p>What is liberation?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48645\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/01\/liberation-time-by-cindy-a-nguyen\/cindy-liberation-time\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cindy-liberation-time.jpg?fit=2560%2C1336&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1336\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cindy liberation time\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cindy-liberation-time.jpg?fit=800%2C418&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48645\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cindy-liberation-time-800x418.jpg?resize=800%2C418\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cindy-liberation-time.jpg?resize=800%2C418&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cindy-liberation-time.jpg?resize=768%2C401&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cindy-liberation-time.jpg?resize=180%2C94&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cindy-liberation-time.jpg?resize=750%2C391&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cindy-liberation-time.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>LIBERATION TIME<\/h2>\n<p><em>Chapter 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Liberation was a time.<br \/>\nIt was a demarcation<br \/>\nof what came before<br \/>\nand what came after.<\/p>\n<p>Liberation was a place.<br \/>\nwhere everyone was invited<br \/>\nand forever remained guests.<br \/>\nAwaiting an alternative future.<\/p>\n<p>Liberation was a friend.<br \/>\na neighbor, a brother<br \/>\na believer, a dreamer<br \/>\nfamiliar, familial, filial.<\/p>\n<p>Liberation was a sound<br \/>\nrepeated, whispered echoes<br \/>\nto cleanse and empty<br \/>\nthe evils of the past,<br \/>\nthe errors of the past<br \/>\nthe past, the past, the past.<br \/>\nNg\u00c3\u00a0y x\u00c6\u00b0a, ng\u00c3\u00a0y x\u00c6\u00b0a, ng\u00c3\u00a0y x\u00c6\u00b0a.<\/p>\n<p>Hanoi, 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIBERATION TIME: film and poem by Cindy A. 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