11.24.09 - Influential Vietnamese: Maggie Q Name: Maggie Denise Quigley Date of Birth: May 22, 1980 Place of Birth: Hawaii Nationality: Polish-Vietnamese Profession: Actor, Model Maggie Quigley, a renown top model and celebrated film actress of Hong Kong secured her first U.S major role in Mission Impossible lll. Maggie was born in Hawaii to a Polish-Americian father … [Read more...] about Influential Vietnamese: Maggie Quigley, Model & Film Actress
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The Horrors of Human Trafficking
11.23.09 - Finally home in Lang Son, Vietnam and given a chance to start her own family, Nguyen Thi Phuong is exulting with joy while holding her first child. Phuong was a victim of human trafficking to China, where she was kept captive for over two years. Lured to the China and Vietnam border, Phuong was taken against her will to an unknown village in China, sold to become … [Read more...] about The Horrors of Human Trafficking
Volunteer in Vietnam: Good Samaritans Medical Dental Ministry (GSMDM)
11.22.09 - by Guest Blogger: Ben Khuc, a fourth year human biology major and premed at UCSD, is a GSMDM committee member whose passion is to serve the people of Vietnam. Change lives, one at a time. This is the mantra and goal of the Good Samaritan Medical and Dental Ministry. This is why I joined the mission back in 2008, to be a part of this vision. During that Summer I … [Read more...] about Volunteer in Vietnam: Good Samaritans Medical Dental Ministry (GSMDM)
Volunteer in Vietnam: ChildFund International
11.20.09 - One of our fans, David, brought ChildFund to our attention. Thanks David! The Vietnamese Government in partnership with ChildFundVietnam and Unicef, World Vision, Save the Children, Plan will host a four-day National Children's Forum in the days leading up to the 20th anniversary of the Convention on Rights of the Child. Forum attendees include Vietnam Vice … [Read more...] about Volunteer in Vietnam: ChildFund International
Doctors Without Borders: The Diary of a Physician on the Front Line
11.17.09 - Last week, a large audience of students, community leaders, parents, children, and people of different age and race gathered in a packed lecture hall at Harvard College for the highly anticipated screening of Dung Dot (Don't Burn). A usual skeptic of Vietnamese-made film, I was hesistant about attending this screening because of my previous negative experiences with … [Read more...] about Doctors Without Borders: The Diary of a Physician on the Front Line