The Spring issue of the Friends of the Vietnam Center newsletter is now available for download on the Vietnam Center newsletters page.

The Friends of the Vietnam Center newsletter is a quarterly publication produced by the Vietnam Center and Archive. Articles are written by our staff and include information about our various activities such as conferences, exhibits, and our annual study abroad student trip to Southeast Asia as well as updates on our Oral History project, Archive holdings, and the Virtual Vietnam Archive. If you would like to receive a printed copy of our newsletter, please follow the instructions listed on our membership form available by clicking here. Ten dollars a year is all it takes to begin receiving our high quality full color newsletter in your mailbox. We appreciate your support!

On June 6, Vietnam Center Director Steve Maxner, along with Dr. Ron Milam and Mr. Khanh Le departed for Hanoi, Vietnam with six TTU students for a Study Abroad program through Southeast Asia. During the four-week trip, the students will visit historic and cultural sites in Hanoi, Hue, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, and the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam; Vientiane, Laos; Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and Angkor Wat, Cambodia; and Bangkok, Thailand. While on the trip, our Tech students will have opportunities to meet with Vietnamese college students, government officials, and other friends of the Vietnam Center. The group will return to the States the first week of July. For more information about this program, visit Study Abroad at Texas Tech website.

The Spring issue of the Friends of the Vietnam Center newsletter is now available for download on the Vietnam Center newsletters page.

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The faculty and staff of the Vietnam Center and Archive extend our congratulations to Senior Editor Victoria Lovelady on her recent graduation from Texas Tech University. Mrs. Lovelady has earned a B.A. in Communication Studies. She was also awarded the Undergraduate Academic Achievement Award and the Undergraduate Service Award by her department. Congratulations, Victoria!

Session videos and presentations from the 6th Triennial Symposium are now available online at the link listed below. There are versions of the videos for both high-speed and slower connections.

6th Triennial Symposium Session Videos and Presentations

The agenda for the 2008 6th Triennial Vietnam Symposium is now available online. The Symposium will occur on March 13-15th, 2008, at the Holiday Inn Park Plaza in Lubbock. Presenters will speak on a wide variety of topics.
Please note that speakers and the schedule are subject to change, and we will update this agenda as changes become know.

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Symposium Agenda

Officials from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on Wednesday awarded James Reckner an honorary medal for the cause of Vietnam Archives – making him the first American to receive such an honor from the United States’ former enemy.Reckner, executive director of the Institute for Modern Conflict, Diplomacy and Reconciliation, has played an instrumental role in growing the Vietnam Center into one of the world’s foremost Vietnam-related archival and diplomatic instruments. Reckner said the award is a reflection of the continuing process of reconciliation between former enemies, and reflects the importance of the work of the Vietnam Center. “Cooperation in archival matters as well as cooperation in developing joint education programs, such as the ones currently being discussed by the delegation now in Vietnam, are the sort of activities that help heal the wounds of a war that concluded 33 years ago,” Reckner said.

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The Summer and Fall combined issue of the Friends of the Vietnam Center newsletter is now available for download on the Vietnam Center newsletters page.

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The Vietnam Center & Archive is pleased to announce that Steve Maxner, PhD, has been appointed as the new Director of the Vietnam Center. Maxner replaces James Reckner, PhD, who founded the Vietnam Center in 1989 and served as its director for 18 years. Reckner now serves as Executive Director of the recently created Institute for Modern Conflict, Diplomacy, and Reconciliation (IMCDR).

The Vietnam Archive is also pleased to announce that Mary McLain Saffell, C.A. has been named Associate Director and Archivist of the Vietnam Archive. Saffell held the position of Associate Archivist at the Vietnam Archive before accepting this new position.