Through 67 interviews and 59 colour photographs, It's a Living reveals the energy and struggle of the world of work in Vietnam today. A goldfish peddler installing aquariums, a business school graduate selling shoes on the sidewalk, a college student running an extensive multi-level sales network, and a girl doing promotions but intent on moving into management, are just a few of the people profiled. Based on frank and freewheeling interviews conducted by students, the book engages a broad range of Vietnamese, both living in Vietnam and abroad, on their feelings about work, life and getting ahead. By providing a ground-level view of the texture of daily working life in the midst of rapid and unsettling change, the book reveals Vietnam today as a place where ordinary people are leveraging whatever assets they have, not just to survive, but to make a better life for themselves, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.My shop repairs all different types of bikes, Vespa, Honda, and Yamaha, whatever. ... Right now, wea#39;re running a promotion on a basic maintenance package: 75, 000 Aarng [$3.75] for a manual motorbike and 95, 000 [$4.50] for an automatic.
Title | : | It's a Living |
Author | : | Gerard Sasges |
Publisher | : | NUS Press - 2013-07-01 |
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