The United States, with its love of big cars, big houses and blasting air-conditioners, has contributed more than any other country to the atmospheric carbon dioxide that is scorching the planet. Source: The U.S. Is the Biggest Carbon Polluter in History. It Just Walked Away From the Paris Climate Deal, 1 June 2017, New York … Continue reading “Air quality: Vietnamese professor calls for power price increase over unsustainable GDP growth”
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Lansdale’s Ghost
Below is a review of Max Boot's book about Edward Lansdale by Thomas A. Bass that appeared in the May 2018 issue the Mekong Review. In case you don't know who Max Boot, check out this Wikipedia entry. He is one of the resident US nationalists at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Bass describes … Continue reading Lansdale’s Ghost
The Vietnamese Student Pivot to the Great White North
This was the original title of my latest University World News article. Why? Because overseas study is not a zero-sum game or a black & white issue but rather a complex and technicolor phenomenon with many different forces at work, including push and pull factors. While it's true that growing numbers of Vietnamese student are … Continue reading The Vietnamese Student Pivot to the Great White North
How the Vietnamese Use the Internet, Including Social Media
Since most young Vietnamese, including those planning to study overseas, are online, one question to ask yourself is: how big is your digital footprint in Viet Nam? Here is my latest PIE News blog post. It's about an important topic that I discussed during my E20 webinar last week and in my recent StudyUSA Higher … Continue reading How the Vietnamese Use the Internet, Including Social Media
If I Were US Ambassador to Vietnam…
Here is my latest piece for CounterPunch. Think of it as a Viet Nam-related sociopolitical fantasy. A guy can dream, can't he? MAA
US-Based Unaccredited HE Institutions in Viet Nam: A Look Back at the End of An Era
Here's an excerpt from a 2016 book entitled Transnational Education Crossing "Asia" and "the West": Adjusted Desire by Le-Ha Phan, which mentions the work I've done to combat, counteract, and raise awareness about the activities of US-based rogue providers in Viet Nam and in general. Out of the many reported examples of problems and corrupt unethical activities … Continue reading US-Based Unaccredited HE Institutions in Viet Nam: A Look Back at the End of An Era
Top 10 Host States for International & Vietnamese Students
Rajika Bhandari, head of research, policy and practice at IIE, says there are a variety of reasons certain parts of the country generally appeal more to international students, such as population diversity and proximity to industry. The latter partly explains the appeal of Texas, she says, which is the No. 3 most popular state for … Continue reading Top 10 Host States for International & Vietnamese Students
Saigon woman ISSUED visa to visit dying father in US
The title of this post is the positive version of the title of a heartbreaking article I read on US Thanksgiving Day. I can't say it's a happy ending because a daughter's father is going to die very soon but it is good news for both father and daughter. Here's the sad story in a … Continue reading Saigon woman ISSUED visa to visit dying father in US
Fulbright University Vietnam & Free Speech: “Do As We Say, Not As We Do”
hy·poc·ri·sy həˈpäkrəsē/ noun noun: hypocrisy; plural noun: hypocrisies the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense. This is a concept to which US Americans, including and perhaps especially those who represent the US government and affiliated institutions, pay lip service. Presumably, this also … Continue reading Fulbright University Vietnam & Free Speech: “Do As We Say, Not As We Do”
“To many Vietnamese, US still a top overseas study destination in spite of Donald Trump”
Check out the facts and figures on why so many students are heading state-side. This is my latest English language article, written at the request of VNExpress International. I think it provides a pretty comprehensive update about the current situation for those with a personal and/or professional interest in the status of US-bound Vietnamese students. … Continue reading “To many Vietnamese, US still a top overseas study destination in spite of Donald Trump”
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