I'm resurrecting a unique people-to-people diplomacy project that I've had on the back burner for a few years. It gives Vietnamese, mostly but not exclusively young people, the opportunity to ask questions about any aspect of U.S. society and culture that interests them. I then identify U.S. colleagues and others (e.g., Vietnamese who have studied in the US for at … Continue reading Good Question, Vietnam!
Author: Mark A. Ashwill
Meeting with University of Houston MBA Students
A few Saturday mornings ago, I spent a couple of hours in a conference room at the Metropole Hotel in Hanoi speaking to a group of MBA students from the University of Houston (UH). Most had just arrived for a nine-day study tour (7-15 July) that would take them to Hanoi, Ha Long Bay and Ho … Continue reading Meeting with University of Houston MBA Students
SEVIS General Summary Quarterly Review: June 2011
This quarterly report (PDF) is a statistical breakdown of the system’s performance and trends in foreign student representation in U.S. academic and exchange programs. As of 30 June 2011, SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) contained records for 1,142,830 active nonimmigrant students, exchange visitors, and their dependents. The total number of records for all … Continue reading SEVIS General Summary Quarterly Review: June 2011
Location, Location, Location…
... combined with the laws of supply and demand=a small (53 m2/602 ft2) building in downtown Hanoi that recently sold for $2.3 million. Where this charming Hanoi house once stood is now a pile of rubble. On this site, at the intersection of Hang Bai and Hai Ba Trung streets in the Hoan Kiem District, which I pass … Continue reading Location, Location, Location…
2nd Annual Fall StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) – Nha Trang (New!) – Danang – Hanoi October 2-8, 2011 Capstone Vietnam, a Hanoi-based human resource development company (small disclosure: I'm the managing director) is pleased to announce the second annual StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam. Vietnam ranks 8th, according to the March 2011 SEVIS By the Numbers quarterly … Continue reading 2nd Annual Fall StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam
TV Show About US Community Colleges & High School Completion Programs
On 9 July Thalia Saplad, executive director of international programs at Shoreline Community College (SCC) in Washington (state) and Nguyen Minh Huy, who just graduated from Shoreline and is headed for Seattle University this fall, were interviewed by the host of HTV's popular Study Abroad Window (Cửa Sổ Du Học), Ha Quyen, about US community colleges, high school … Continue reading TV Show About US Community Colleges & High School Completion Programs
Summer 2011 Update: Despite Economic Instability, Things Are Looking Up in Vietnam
This summer 2011 update is from Vietnomics , a global sourcing consultancy that links US and Vietnamese investors and companies. Thanks, Jeff! Summary Still reeling from the 2009 global recession, Vietnam’s economy has been challenged in the first half of this year. Businesses are coping with runaway inflation, high interest rates, an increasingly unsettled workforce, and inadequate … Continue reading Summer 2011 Update: Despite Economic Instability, Things Are Looking Up in Vietnam
O Canada! One of the Hottest Destinations for Overseas Study
Canada permits graduates of public postsecondary institutions and degree programs at private institutions to work for up to three years, depending upon the length of their program of study. The government has also created an immigration program specifically for international graduates known as the Canadian Experience Class. Graduates with a Canadian degree and/or work experience … Continue reading O Canada! One of the Hottest Destinations for Overseas Study
Trần Mạnh Tuấn: Bridging Cultural & Musical Worlds
Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life. (Confucius) This is a post about music, a saxophonist par excellence, and one of Vietnam’s finest musicians - a man who has taken full advantage of the opportunity to attend a world-class music college, indulge his passion for jazz and pursue his dream … Continue reading Trần Mạnh Tuấn: Bridging Cultural & Musical Worlds
VietAbroader Summer Study Abroad Conferences: Passing of the Torch
Capstone Vietnam, of which I'm managing director, is pleased and proud to be a corporate sponsor of the 2011 VietAbroader Study Abroad Conferences (VAC) on 15 and 16 July in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Hanoi, respectively. VAC, the flagship program of VietAbroader (VA), was first organized in the summer of 2005. (I had the privilege of … Continue reading VietAbroader Summer Study Abroad Conferences: Passing of the Torch
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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