Summer Session Class
Robert Hayden will again offer the "Vietnamese American Experience" (Soc. Sci 189), during Summer Session I, June 24 - August 1, CS 208.
Course Description: An introduction to the study of Vietnamese American history, beginning with the historical antecedents of Vietnam to current life experiences in America. The class will be interactive, with discussion playing a central role in each class period. Each week will include geography exercises, videos, readings and discussion.
Reading List:
Vietnam: The Struggle for National Identity, by D. R. Sar Desai.
Family Tightrope: The Changing Lives of Vietnamese Americans, by Nazli Kibria.
Once Upon a Dream: The Vietnamese American Experience, by De Tran, Andrew Lam & Hai Dai Nguyen.
The Dream Shattered: Vietnamese Gangs in America, by Patrick Du Phuoc Long.
Videos under consideration for viewing:
From Hollywood to Hanoi: Viet Kieu returns to Vietnam.
Rescue Mission on the South China Seas: Boat people.
The Story of Vinh: Amerasians.
Bui Doi: Life Like Dust: Vietnamese gangs.
Monterey's Boat People: Vietnamese fisherman.
Vietnam: At the Crossroads: Opening of Vietnam.
Living in Exile: Montagnards from Vietnam living in North Carolina.
