Áo dài her bust and curves. Although the dress covers the entire body, it is thought to be provocative, especially when it is made of thin fabric. "The ao dai covers everything, but hides nothing", according to one saying. The dress must be individually fitted and usually requires several weeks for a tailor to complete. An ao dai costs about $200 in the United States and about $40 in Vietnam. "Symbolically, the ao dai invokes nostalgia and timelessness associated with a gendered image of the homeland for which many Vietnamese people throughout the diaspora yearn," wrote Nhi T. Lieu, an assistant professor
Dai Sil Kim-Gibson a direct translation from the Korean word ‘eogaedongmu,' meaning friends who can put their arms around each other’s shoulder. Kim-Gibson resides in New York City. Dai Sil Kim-Gibson Dai Sil Kim-Gibson (/'daɪ/ /'sɪl/ /'kɪm/-/'gɪbsən/; born 1938) is a Korean-American documentary filmmaker and author. Her films and writing focus on issues of human rights, overlooked periods in history, and Asian-American diaspora. She is well-known for her book and film of the same name, "Silence Broken: Korean Comfort Women." Both the book and the film are award-winning historical accounts of Korean women forced into sexual servitude by the Japanese army during World