Here are the concluding paragraphs of my latest CounterPunch piece. If you're interested in reading the essay in its entirety, follow this link. If Humpty Dumpty – as world view and personal identity – were to have a great fall, I’m afraid it would be exceedingly difficult for all of the king’s horses and men … Continue reading “Humpty Dumpty” As World View, Overseas Vietnamese-Style
Commentary
Snowplow Parents: A Global Phenomenon?
Here's a story you don't see every day though there are probably countless more than are reported in professional Facebook groups. Mommy and Daddy know best. These parents are interchangeably referred to as lawnmower or snowplow parents,. Their (dis)service to their children is to remove every obstacle in the latter's path. Think of it as … Continue reading Snowplow Parents: A Global Phenomenon?
VOA Connect: Telling America’s Story
The Internet is chock-full of ironies. Tragically, Celia Barquin Arozamena, an international student from Puente San Miguel, Spain, was brutally raped and murdered earlier this week in the US heartland. Sadly, that, too, is part of America's Story. Click on the image to read this VOA report. Peace, MAA
The Latest Fake News on Vietnam
Follow this link or click on the image to read a 12 September 2018 article version of a blog post I wrote on 12 August 2018. Peace, MAA
Political Incest
Let's say you were a sniper in Iraq, and you had 20 confirmed kills. Years later, you realize the entire war was a Lie because Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with September 11th and Iraq never had any weapons of mass destruction and the U.S. Government knew it all along. So, as an American … Continue reading Political Incest
“More Demons Unleashed After Fulbright University Vietnam Official Drops Rhetorical Bombshells”
This 17 August 2018 CounterPunch article is the third in a trilogy. Here are the first and second articles. This should be my last word about this sad story. Pardon the nasty military metaphor but it's not nearly as nasty as some of the quotes from "one of the most influential figures in the US-Viet Nam relationship you’ve never heard … Continue reading “More Demons Unleashed After Fulbright University Vietnam Official Drops Rhetorical Bombshells”
Fake News About Viet Nam
The above photo was taken at a 10 June 2018 demonstration in HCMC against a bill to create three new special economic zones (SEZs) in Quang Ninh and Khanh Hoa provinces, as well as on Phu Quoc Island. (There are already 18 SEZs.) As a result of considerable feedback from the public, including in the … Continue reading Fake News About Viet Nam
“We’ll Become Your Partner, If…
You Send Us a Student" I recently had a chat with a US higher education colleague about whether or not it would be advisable for his institution to require prospective education agents to send them at least one student before signing an agent agreement. Think of it as a test that prospective agents need to … Continue reading “We’ll Become Your Partner, If…
“(US) American Ex-Pats Explain Why They Quit the USA”
The work/life balance sucks, there are too many guns, and thanks to a certain someone now in charge, things are likely to get worse. This oldie but goodie from 2017 is the tip of the iceberg. One could write a book about this topic. There are many other US Americans living outside of the US … Continue reading “(US) American Ex-Pats Explain Why They Quit the USA”
Working with Education Agents: A View from Vietnam
Below are a couple of excerpts from a blog post I wrote at the invitation of NAFSA's International Enrollment Management (IEM) Knowledge Community. While there are some indications that growing numbers of students, who are better informed and more empowered than ever, are applying directly to foreign educational institutions - a trend that we should all encourage because … Continue reading Working with Education Agents: A View from Vietnam
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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