LIN Series: Empowering Vietnamese Women Through Culinary Arts
3/16/10 •
This article was written by Guest Blogger Dana R.H. Doan of the LIN Center for Community Development (LIN). LIN is a new resource for local not-for-profit groups, individuals and corporate philanthropists based in and around Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This article marks the first of a series of publications from LIN on Vietnam Talking [...]
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Asian Students Do Think for Themselves
3/15/10 •
03.15.2010 – This article was jointly written by Brian Luong and Isabella Lai
“According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if a you go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than [...]
Graduate Schools: Getting into Law School
3/13/10 •
Doctor, lawyer, engineer–the three dream jobs every Vietnamese parent has for their children. Today, I’m going to talk about lawyers, and specifically the long path towards law school that begins right about now for many students across the nation.
The great thing about law school is that it doesn’t require any specialized undergraduate degree. Sure, there’s a ton of [...]
Vietnamese Students Abroad: Where to Start?
3/13/10 •
As I was contemplating on whether I should go abroad to get an advanced college degree, I was asking myself a question: What if a Vietnamese national wanted to study abroad? Where would they start?
I started ‘googling’ with the keyword ‘du hoc my’ for an answer and I found tons of services, but I did not [...]
Where to Start Looking for a Job in Vietnam
3/12/10 •
Although the job market is tough, one of the benefits of a growing economy in Vietnam is that new opportunities continue to arise, which will take advantage of skills offered by candidates with the right background. We explore some of the popular online job boards with responsibilities varying from driving a car to teaching to managing a regional office.
A Village Called Versailles
3/11/10 •
In a New Orleans neighborhood called Versailles, a tight-knit group of Vietnamese Americans overcame obstacles to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, only to have their homes threatened by a new government-imposed toxic landfill. The film A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES is the empowering story of how the Versailles people, who have already suffered so much in their [...]
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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