VIET NAM 2005. A woman walking home through the rice paddies with a traditional carrier basket draped over her shoulders. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman starting a fire for cooking using rice straw. 

A woman selling cutlets of meat at a local market. 

A flower vendor at a local market. 

A woman washing clothing in a small lake in the village. 

A young girl taking a bundle of rice straw from a large bale. The straw is used as food for livestock as well as for starting kitchen stove fires for cooking. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman feeding her chickens and pigs. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman washing clothing in a small lake in the village. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman feeding her chickens and pigs. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman and her daughter feeding their pigs and chickens in their courtyard. 

A man loading up his scooter with pigs to sell at the local market. 

A man loading up his scooter with pigs to sell at the local market. 

VIET NAM 2005. The neighbor's dogs watch a woman feed her chickens and pigs next door. 

VIET NAM 2005. The neighbor's dogs watch a woman feed her chickens and pigs next door. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman washing clothing in a small lake in the village. 

VIET NAM 2005. Women weaving bamboo baskets together. By weaving baskets and selling them at the market these women earn extra income beyond their usual rice crop yields. 

VIET NAM 2005. Women weaving bamboo baskets together. By weaving baskets and selling them at the market these women earn extra income beyond their usual rice crop yields. 

VIET NAM 2005. Women weaving bamboo baskets together. By weaving baskets and selling them at the market these women earn extra income beyond their usual rice crop yields. 

A woman transporting bundles of freshly harvested rice on a bicycle. 

VIET NAM 2005. A woman placing straw over newly planted peanut crops.