Vọng cổ (literally "longing for the past") is a Vietnamese song and musical structure used primarily in the cải lương theater music and nhạc tài tử chamber music of southern Vietnam. It was composed sometime between 1917 and 1919 by a Mr. Cao Văn Lầu (also called Sáu Lầu or Sáu Làu), of Bạc Liêu, a province in southern Vietnam (Trainor 1975). The song achieved great popularity and eventually its structure became the basis for numerous other songs. The tune is essentially melancholy in character and is sung using Vietnamese modal inflections.

Vọng cổ is a Sino-Vietnamese word for 望古.

Jean-Georges Vongerichten (English pronunciation: /ˌʒɑ̃ː ˌʒɔrʒ vɒn.ɡəˈrɪxtən/) is a French chef. He was born in Alsace, France, March 16, 1957, and resides in New York City. Vongerichten commands restaurants in culinary capitals Las Vegas, London, Paris and Shanghai, as well as New York's Jean Georges restaurant. He is author of five cookbooks, two with Mark Bittman.

Born and raised on the outskirts of Strasbourg in Alsace, France, Vongerichten’s earliest family memories are about food. The Vongerichten home centered around the kitchen, where each day his mother and grandmother would prepare lunch for the almost 50 employees in their family-owned business. His love for food cemented his choice of career at the age of 16, when his parents brought him to the 3-star Michelin-rated Auberge de l’ill for a birthday dinner.

Vongerichten began his training soon after in a work-study program at the Auberge de l'ill as an apprentice to Chef Paul Haeberlin. He went on to work with the top chefs in France, including Paul Bocuse and Louis Outhier at L’Oasis in the south of France. Often working with Outhier, Vongerichten opened 10 restaurants around the world from 1980 to 1985, including the Oriental Hotel in Bangkok, the Meridien Hotel in Singapore, and the Mandarin Hotel in Hong Kong.

Phi Nhung is a Vietnamese language singer who specialises in cai luong and vong co music. She sings for Paris By Night and Van Son and also acts in their plays and Tinh production. She also has recorded music for Lang Van.

Phi Nhung's father was an American serviceman, and she immigrated to the United States as part of its immigration policy towards Eurasian war offspring.

Don "The Nuge" Nguyen, is an American pro-skateboarder from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma., currently residing in California. He currently rides for Baker skateboards and played Shogo Kubo in Lords of Dogtown. Don also played bass for American Ruse and can been seen playing bass as part of the LSDemons (along with Justin (Figgy) Figuero and Thomas Bonilla).