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The Overseas Vietnamese Experience

31 March - 01 April 2000
Texas Tech University International Cultural Center - Lubbock, Texas

The views and opinions expressed in these papers, presentations, and videos are strictly those of the presenters and authors and do not represent The Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, or the State of Texas.

Friday, March 31st

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9:00 am Opening: Official Opening of Conference

  • Opening Remarks
    Dr. James Reckner , Vietnam Center Director, Texas Tech University

  • Welcome
    Dr. Donald Haragan , President, Texas Tech University

  • Introduction to "The Vietnamese: Self-Portrait of a People" Photo Exhibit
    Jeff Brody , California State University, Fullerton

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10:15 am Panel 1: US-Vietnamese Relations

Moderator: Professor Douglas Pike, Texas Tech University

  • US-VN Relations and How Vietnamese-Americans Can Contribute to the Mutual Interests of Both Nations
    Tran Dieu Chan , UC Santa Cruz

  • Transnational Linkages Between the Vietnamese American Community and Vietnam
    Caroline Kieu Linh Valverde , UC Berkeley

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11:15 am Talk: Reception/Break/Other

Moderator: Khanh Le, Texas Tech University

  • The Experience of Teaching Vietnamese Language in Australia
    Dr. Phan Van Giuong , Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia

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11:45 am Lunch: Reception/Break/Other


  • Hon. Bui Diem , Former Ambassador to the United States

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1:15 pm Panel 2: Records of the Overseas Vietnamese Experience

Moderator: Dr. Ron Frankum, Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

  • Recorded Information on Overseas Experience: Issues in Organization and Use
    Vinh The-Lam , University of Saskatchewan

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  • Documenting the Overseas Vietnamese Experience: The Southeast Asian Archive of the University of California, Irvine Libraries
    Anne Frank , SEA Archive, UC, Irvine

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3:00 pm Panel 3: The Vietnamese-American Community

Moderator: Dr. Nguyen Manh Hung, George Mason University

  • Building Democratic Values: Community Building and the Politics of Vietnamese Communities in Host Countries
    Long S. Le , University of Houston

Saturday, April 1st

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9:00 am Panel 4: The Houston Vietnamese Community

Moderator: Dr. Henry Nguyen, Texas Tech University

  • Political History of Houston^D>'s Vietnamese Community
    Roy Vu , University of Houston

  • Building a New Life: Profile of the Vietnamese Community in Houston, TX
    Thao Ha , University of Houston

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10:15 am Panel 5: Politics of the Overseas Vietnamese

Moderator: Jeff Brody, CSU, Fullerton


  • Dr. Christian Collete , UC, Irvine


  • Dr. Jeff Brody , CSU, Fullerton


  • Pham X. Quang , Writer

11:15 am Talk: Reception/Break/Other

Moderator: Professor Douglas Pike, Texas Tech University

  • Vietnam: a Vietnamese-American View
    Philip Phu Bui

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11:45 am Lunch: Reception/Break/Other

  • Vietnam Since the War: A Photographic Essay
    Antonia Neubauer

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1:15 pm-2:15 pm Talk: Reception/Break/Other

Moderator: Dr. James Reckner, The Vietnam Center, Texas Tech University

  • The Vietnamese Experience and Vietnamese Culture in Germany
    Britta & Joachim Gaedecke , Gottingen University, Germany

  • The Overseas Vietnamese Experience
    Dr. Pho Ba Long

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2:30 pm Panel 7: Probelms of Acculturation

Moderator: Ambassador Bui Diem

  • Vietnamese Traumatic Experiences, Psychological and Emotional Adjustment in the US, and Acculturation Process
    Dana Nguyen

  • Attitudes of Southeast Asian Immigrant Students Toward Counseling
    Dr. Phu Dinh Hoang