Mrs. Diep Van Ky, nicknamed Le Thi Hanh (1899-1991) is a daughter of Cao Lanh and Dong Thap. Although she did not directly participate in journalism like her husband - famous journalist Diep Van Ky (1895-1945), she left her mark in the flow of the history of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism in the South during the days of French occupation. Notably, he received the printing of the newspaper celebrating Uncle Ho's birthday on May 19, 1946 right in the heart of the enemy.
To enhance the spirit of the revolutionary movement against French colonialism reocupating the South, the Southern Party Committee decided to publicly publish in Saigon the special Women's Newspaper to celebrate Uncle Ho's birthday.
As a Party Committee member in charge of propaganda work, Mr. Ha Huy Giap (1908 - 1995) directed Nguyen An Ninh (1900-1943) to be the wife, surnamed Truong Thi Sau (1899-1983), to take the lead in printing and public distribution in Saigon.
According to the directive, the main content of the newspaper is to introduce President Ho Chi Minh to the people of the South, thereby calling on the people of the South to unite and fight for independence.
With this content, it is not easy to find a printer to cooperate because at this time the colonial control was very strict... but Ms. Sau remembered the address of Bao Ton printer owned by Ms. Le Thi Hanh and immediately received support.
After being introduced to Mr. Diep Van Ky by patriot Phan Van Cu (1881 - 191), a daughter of Dong Thap land, Ms. Hanh followed her husband to study French and worked side by side with her husband in the press profession, so she had a progressive mind and admired journalism. Mr. Cu is also a person who has contributed to supporting her and her husband to study in France, so there is a very good relationship between her and Mr. Cu.
Therefore, when establishing Bao Ton printing house, she boldly accepted to print Party newspapers during the period of the Democratic Press Front. Therefore, when Ms. Sau asked the question, Ms. Hanh enthusiastically accepted.
In her memoir "Accompanying you for the rest of your life", Ms. Truong Thi Sau wrote about this historic moment: "I went to Bao Ton printing house, met Director Le Thi Hanh, who was a close acquaintance of my husband. Ms. Hanh accepted to print and asked to leave 500 pieces, so that the printing house could sell them at Saigon Market".
After being printed, the front page of the newspaper printed a photo of Uncle Ho and the red flag with a five-pointed star, which was launched for sale publicly at the gate of Ben Thanh market (Saigon) on the morning of May 19, 1946 and immediately competed with the masses to buy and pass on to each other to read enthusiastically before the angry to crazy anger of the enemy...
There is a historical coincidence that before this press event took place that there was a very special relationship between Mrs. Hanh's family and Uncle Ho's family. "Dong Thap Character" recorded that Mrs. Hanh's husband was a classmate of Uncle Ho when he was a teenager in Hue. Meanwhile, Mrs. Hanh's father, Mr. Le Quang Hien (1870-1950), was the person who respected and took care of Mr. Pho Bang Nguyen Sinh Sac (1862- 1929), the birthplace of President Ho Chi Minh, and his house was also the first place to leave Mr. Sac's mark when he arrived in Cao Lanh.
In addition, Mr. Ky's father, Mr. Diep Van Cuong (1862 - 1929), was also born and raised in the land of Cao Lanh, where Mr. Pho Bang chose to live for thousands of years. And also in this land of Kaohsiung, journalist Diep Van Ky left behind an emotional poem about his late friend:
Skin cavities,
We left a message.
The sacred air is the color of life and death,
For hundreds of years, who knows who?
Mr. Phan Van Cu,
Our Year'sampion,
If you are in agreement, husband and wife respect each other,
The talented people are loyal to all around.
Love tricky,
Who knows.
(Summer of Mau Ngo year
Diep Van Ky worships)
