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Resources to Download and Print

Complete Reader Resources Packet (PDF), a 17-page document that includes:

  • Welcome to the OBOC Program
  • Author & Book Information
  • Calendar of OBOC Events
  • List of Participating OBOC Faculty
  • Discussion Questions for The House on Dream Street
  • Recommended Books on Vietnam
  • Recommended Websites on Vietnam
  • Evaluation form for the OBOC Program

Individual parts of the Reader Resources Packet:

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Resources to Browse on the Web

Sites for Vietnamese Culture

VietTouch
http://www.viettouch.com
Presents images of Vietnamese art, musical instruments, Vietnamese heroes and heroines, as well as an illustrated historical timeline and a wealth of textual information about Vietnamese art, history, and culture.

VDict.com
http://vdict.com/
A free online Vietnamese/English/French dictionary.

East and Southeast Asia: an annotated directory of internet resources; Vietnam: history & culture
http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/vietnam-cul.html
Links to articles about Vietnamese culture and history, including Vietnamese art, cinema, and architecture.

Vietnam: an interactive tour
http://www2.centenary.edu/vietnam/lairson/index.html
A series of photographs and videos taken in Vietnam between 1994 and 1998.

 

Metasearch site

Vietnam WWW Virtual Library
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-Vietnam.html
Visitors of this site can plug in searches for Vietnamese art, Vietnamese music, culture, etc., and return other sites and articles.

 

General Information about Vietnam

World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/vm.html
A general encyclopedic entry on Vietnam that describes the geography, demography, and economy of Vietnam.

Things Asian
http://thingsasian.com/
Includes lots of articles, information, and book reviews about Vietnam and other parts of Southeast Asia.

VietnamUniverse.com
http://vietnamuniverse.com/
Dana Sachs' website, which features information on the art of culture of Vietnam, as well as on traveling in Vietnam.

 

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Last updated: 9 June, 2005 19:39
Comments and Suggestions: Liza Palmer <palmerl@uncw.edu>