Bourdain cannot live without Vietnamese PHO
3/10/10 •
By Guest Blogger: Quynh Vo, a Public Health Sciences graduate of University of California Irvine. Quynh loves cooking and sharing her knowledge about different cuisines.
Every country has at least one signature dish that is recognizable by many. Anything from Pad Thai to Spanish paella to Indian curry, signature dishes are exemplary of a country’s rich [...]
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100+ Bridges Connecting The Hearts
3/09/10 •
More than 100 bridges have been built by a group of Viet Kieu (Vietnamese people living oversea) to serve the poor people living in rural areas of Vietnam. Since 2004, this group has been consistently planning and building bridges for many villages and regions without costing the residents a single penny.
While many of us are [...]
Ivy Walls: America’s Best Colleges
3/07/10 •
If you’re Asian, more often than not, you’ve probably heard the phrases “Don’t end up working in a nail salon!, “Get into college!” “Be a doctor!”, or something to that effect. College is on the minds of many students and worried parents. From the time a child speaks his first words to the age of [...]
Operation Reunite Returns Amerasians to Vietnam
3/05/10 •
This April, over 40 Amerasians are returning to Saigon for the first time since they left at the end of the conflict in Vietnam 35 years ago. For many of them, the departure was dramatic—part of the hastily-assembled Operation Babylift that successfully evacuated over ,3000 Vietnamese orphans from war-torn Vietnam to the United States, Australia, [...]
Are Women Smarter Than Men?
3/04/10 •
“Are men smarter than women?” It seems time has quickly changed, and the more popular question asked now is: “Are women smarter than men?” A quick Google search on “Are women…” will immediately result in millions of sites offering a wide variety of answers.
What do I believe? I believe what I see. In high school, [...]
How Would You Spend $10 Billion in Vietnam?
3/03/10 •
This year, Bill Gates committed ten billion dollars to help develop and distribute vaccines in developing nations. Mr. Gates believe that better health can be a catalyst for more wide-ranging improvements in the world’s poorest countries. In this article, we ask: what would you spend $10 billion on?
Diaspora Giving: An Agent of Change
3/02/10 •
Over the years, remittances to Vietnam have increased to US$6.8 billion per year and, while a majority of the recipients are relatives and friends, a small portion has extended beyond this group of recipients and can be considered philanthropic gifts.
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