Month: February 2013

Did You Know That…

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Vietnam is one of the fastest-growing Facebook markets in the world?   As of 21 February 2013, 11.22 million (11,224,400) Vietnamese were on Facebook (FB).  That’s over a third of all Vietnamese online and 12% of the total population.  So while FB has been losing users worldwide as a result of “the ongoing cleanup of fake, spam, user-misclassified … Continue reading Did You Know That…

VietAbroader Summer 2013 “Passing of the Torch” Conferences

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  Here's a note I recently sent to US higher education colleagues about the 2013 VietAbroader summer study abroad conferences and related institutional sponsorship opportunities:    Warm greetings from Vietnam!  I am writing to let you know about an outstanding sponsorship opportunity:  the 2013 VietAbroader (VA) Passing of the Torch Summer Study Abroad Conferences.  This is … Continue reading VietAbroader Summer 2013 “Passing of the Torch” Conferences

Diversifying Your International Student Recruitment Strategy: Virtual Student Fairs

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US institutions of higher education have a number of international student recruitment options at their disposal, depending upon their budget, including the use of education agents (in most cases), armchair methods, helicopter marketing events (e.g., fairs, high school outreach,  information sessions) and long-term, in-country representation.  One example of armchair recruitment is virtual student fairs.  In addition to … Continue reading Diversifying Your International Student Recruitment Strategy: Virtual Student Fairs

Hagel Hearings & The Vietnam War/Kill Anything That Moves (KATM)

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Below is another Vietnam Studies Group exchange about Nick Turse's new book Kill Anything That Moves:  The Real American War in Vietnam (KATM).  I responded to a colleague from the University of Arizona whose main criticisms are that Turse "tells us nothing new" and that he commits a sin of omission by excluding information that contradicts this colleague's theory - hypothesis … Continue reading Hagel Hearings & The Vietnam War/Kill Anything That Moves (KATM)

Study in the USA to Publish Vietnamese Language Magazine

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Study in the USA ® has announced that it will publish the first-ever Vietnamese language magazine for distribution in the coming year to students and parents in Vietnam. This special pocket-size edition will feature content especially appealing to Vietnamese students, including information and articles about four-year colleges and universities, community colleges, high school completion programs, the … Continue reading Study in the USA to Publish Vietnamese Language Magazine

The US Student Visa: It’s Not Rocket Science!

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This is a slightly expanded version of a short article I wrote for Capstone Vietnam's StudyUSA Higher Education and Community College Fair Guides and for publication on a news website. For those of you whose dream it is to study in the USA but who worry about the visa process, worry no more!  The truth is that US consular … Continue reading The US Student Visa: It’s Not Rocket Science!

Calling a Spade a Spade: Stanley Karnow, Stanley McChrystal & Vietnam

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Below is a recent exchange on the Vietnam Studies Group (VSG) listserv.  Members include Vietnam scholars and practitioners, current and former diplomats and spooks ("agents or people involved in espionage"), journalists, non-governmental (NGO) organization staff, etc.  Quite a few are overseas Vietnamese (Việt kiều).  Read from the bottom up.  Bernard Kalb, the journalist and former US State Department spokesman during … Continue reading Calling a Spade a Spade: Stanley Karnow, Stanley McChrystal & Vietnam