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Cactus Blossom on the Sand (2007)

Female Vietnamese recovering drug users rap about their lives, drug use, family, HIV and love. They performed live in the Vietnamese Women's Museum. The Cactus Blossom Support group was founded to support women from the rehabilitation camps to regain their place in society.

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Collaboration

Production and concept: Pauline Oosterhoff. Lyrics and vocals:  Cactus Blossom members. Music composition: Arno Peeters. Video editor/camera: Iris Honderdos . Vocal Support Kim Jo-Jo. Initiative: Medical Committee Netherlands Vietnam . Special thanks. The Vietnamese Red Cross, Dong Da section. National Women’s Museum, Hanoi, Netherlands embassy in Hanoi.

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Publications

White, J. and Oosterhoff, P. (2013) Monstrous Fears: experiences of pregnancy and opiate use in Vietnam, and strategies for support in Journal of Drug Issues, 43: 1, 4 – 19

Oosterhoff, P.; Miller, N. and Tran Viet Anh (2007) Hanoi B93 Clubs Evaluation, Hanoi: Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (DOLISA) and MCNV

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