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Global Insights presents: Vietnam

Thursday, 20 October, 2016

Step away from the history books and get a glimpse of Vietnam from the perspective of 21st century college students on October 20, 2016 at 11:30am in the Forum, Edward Leahy Hall, Room 235. Registration for this event is required. Students will receive “Life of the Mind” passport credit for attending this event. To register for this event, please click here.

Nhu Nguyen, sophomore, International Business, originally from Ho Chi Min City, relates “Most people don’t know about the uniqueness of the Asian countries.”  Vietnam, located in southeast Asia, once split into North and South sovereign nations, was reunified in 1975 after the infamous Vietnam War. Despite the unified country holding a communist government, Nguyen says “The relationship between Vietnam and the United States has been good for some time. While Vietnam is communist, the people are very open to doing business internationally, to know more about other countries and to learn from them.” Co-presenter, Phuong Nguyen, first-year student Health Administration, originally from the Vietnam capital Hanoi, shared “Hanoi is like Washington, D.C in Vietnam. It has a lot of historical buildings and art.”

This program is being sponsored by a Diversity Initiatives Grant offered by the Office of Equity and Diversity, and hosted by Office of International Student and Scholar Services, Cross Cultural Centers, Residence Life and Office of Equity and Diversity. For more information, please contact Huey Shi Chew at hueyshi.chew@scranton.edu or 570-941-7575.

 

Nhu Nguyen, '19 and Phuong Nguyen, '20 will pesent on Vietnam

Contact:

Huey Shi Chew

Phone: 570-941-7575

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Edward R. Leahy Jr. Hall, The Kane Forum

237 Jefferson Avenue
 Scranton, PA 18510