On this Memorial Day, the Vietnam Center and Archive remembers all of the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for us and our freedom. Thank you.
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The Vietnam Center and Archive is Hiring
Specialist IV (Archival Specialist)*This is a full-time, temporary position (1 year)Description: The Vietnam Archive seeks an archival specialist to provide assistance with the development of the Virtual Vietnam Archive. Working with the professional staff of the Vietnam Center and Archive, the Archival Specialist will assist in hiring, training and supervision of student employees; digitize archival collections; conduct quality control checks of digital files and records. The successful candidate will work closely with Archive staff and faculty in fulfilling their mission to collect and preserve primary documentation related to all aspects of the Vietnam War Era, to include military, diplomatic, cultural, and social history.
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree, experience using PCs, scanners, and database software, work experience in a library, archive, or museum setting, interest in and/or knowledge of American history, military history, the Vietnam War era, Southeast Asia; strong organizational skills; strong oral and written communication skills; strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to build successful working relationships with a wide variety of individuals.
Salary and Benefits: Salary range is $10.29-$14.76/hour, commensurate with education and experience. Benefits include health insurance, optional dental, life, and disability insurance; retirement plan; vacation, sick, and holiday leave; longevity pay.
Note: This is a one-year temporary position.
To Apply: Apply online at http://jobs.texastech.edu/postings/45817, requisition number 86120. TTU is an EEO/AA/ADA Employer. Special Instructions to Applicants: Please attach cover letter, resume or CV, and a list of three references with contact information when applying for this position. Review of applications will begin June 7 and continue until the position is filled.
Departmental Contact: Mary Saffell
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Spotlight-ODP Scanning Students
On February 1st, 2012, five student assistants began scanning the Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association/Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation Collection’s Orderly Departure Program Application files.
Quynh QuynhA business (MBA) major from Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon), Quynh enjoys surfing the internet, music, movies, news, going out with friends, and traveling. She has traveled to Oregon and will travel to California this summer. Quynh wants to go to Japan and Korea someday.
Maggie MaggieA Vietnamese American from Dallas majoring in nursing, Maggie enjoys working out, playing with her niece, and shopping.
Dai DaiA finance major from beautiful Da Lat, Vietnam’s California, Dai loves soccer, and plays intramural soccer at Tech, center and mid positions. He enjoys music, playing the guitar, and drinking coffee.
Trang TrangA finance major from Hue, Vietnam’s old imperial city, Trang enjoys music, movies, and traveling. She has studied in Singapore, has traveled to Florida, and hopes to go to Europe someday.
Frances FrancesA history major, with a Women’s Studies minor, from Bulverde, Frances enjoys reading, writing, traveling, fencing, sailing, scuba diving, and water skiing. She will be studying in France this summer and looks forward to writing a Ph.D. dissertation on Khuc Minh Tho.
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Armed Forces Day
Today is Armed Forces Day, a day to pay tribute to the men and women who serve in all branches of the United States’ armed forces. The Vietnam Center and Archive would like to take a moment to thank all our veterans and active duty service members.The Vietnam Center and Archive is proud to be the home to collections of materials from all branches of our military. To see a few of these items, please visit our online exhibits page, which includes the following exhibits:
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Latest Issue of Friends of the Vietnam Center Newsletter Available Online
The Winter 2012 issue of the Friends of the Vietnam Center Newsletter is now available online. This issue includes articles on our project to digitize the Orderly Departure Project Application files of the FVPPA/VAHF collection; information about the Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument; a listing of the 2011 donors to the Archive; an overview of our Audio/Visual digitization efforts; information about our Techsans in the Vietnam War project, and an article about staff changes at the Archive that have occurred over the past few months.If you would like to receive a full color printed version of this newsletter in your mailbox, please consider becoming a friend of the Vietnam Center. Membership information can be found on our Firends of the Vietnam Center webpage.
Links:
Newsletter Current Issue: http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=999nl00051
Newsletters Back Issues: http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/friends/newsletters.php
Membership Information: http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/friends/
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May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), a nationally recognized time to celebrate the many achievements and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the United States’ history, culture, and society. May was chosen as APAHM due to two important historical dates and events relating to the contributions of Asian and Pacific Americans to the U.S. taking place in May. First, May 7, 1843 is the date the first Japanese immigrants to the U.S. arrived. Second, May 10, 1869 is when the transcontinental railroad was completed; many Chinese immigrants labored laying the tracks.To celebrate APAHM, we have updated our APAHM online exhibit to include new information and materials, including items from the Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association collection Orderly Departure Program files that are currently being digitized. These records, donated by the Vietnamese American Historical Foundation, document the history of many Vietnamese who immigrated to the US after the war and who eventually became US citizens.
To find out more about APAHM, view our APAHM online exhibit.
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Reminder: Dr. Raymond Scurfield This Thursday
Renowned PTSD expert Dr. Raymond Scurfield will speak this Thursday, April 19th, as part of our 2012 Guest Lecture Series. The lecture will be in the Lanier Auditorium of the Texas Tech School of Law. Admission is free and open to the public.
The mission of the Vietnam Center and Archive Guest Lecture Series is to enrich the intellectual and cultural life of students, faculty, and the community at large by bringing distinguished individuals to campus for presentations on specific aspects of the Vietnam War, its lasting impact on American politics, society and culture, and on contemporary issues in Southeast Asia.
This lecture series is funded in part by a generous grant from the Helen Jones Foundation. For more information on the 2012 VNCA Guest Lecture Series or about Dr. Scurfield see http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/GLS.
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The 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Film Festival Continues Today
The 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Film Festival continues today with two films:Indochine – 3:30pm
Thanh’s War – 7:30pm
And concludes tomorrow with:
The Scent of Green Papaya – 3:30pm
Sita Sings the Blues – 7:30pm
All showings will be in the Formby Room of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library. Admission is free and open to the public.
For more information see www.vietnam.ttu.edu/2012filmfestival
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The 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Film Festival Begins Today
The 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Film Festival begins today with two films:Sita Sings the Blues – 3:30pm
The Scent of Green Papaya – 7:30pm
And continues tomorrow with:
Thanh’s War – 3:30pm
Indochine – 7:30pm
All showings will be in the Formby Room of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library. Admission is free and open to the public.
For more information see www.vietnam.ttu.edu/2012filmfestival
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Orderly Departure Program Digitization Update
On February 1st five student workers started digitizing the Orderly Departure Program (ODP) Application Files of the Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association (FVPPA) Collection. These files record this history of over 10,000 Vietnamese who applied to immigrate to the United States and other countries following the end of the Vietnam War. Many of the applicants in this collection spent years in reeducation camps before immigrating.
The FVPPA collection was brought to the Vietnam Center and Archive in 2005 by the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation. This year the VNCA received a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for a three year, $144,000 project to digitize the files and make them available through the Virtual Vietnam Archive. This is the second grant we have received for this collection from the NHPRC. In 2008 we received funding to process the collection to make the physical materials available to researchers. Since the start of the digitization project, work has been proceeding quickly and smoothly. Currently over 1200 files have been digitized, totaling over 25,000 pages. This pace of digitization has already put us ahead of schedule on the project.
The files can searched for through the Virtual Vietnam Archive search page (go to Advanced Search to limit your results to just this collection). Those interested can also track the progress of the project on our ODP digitization page, which lists current digitization totals, news about the project, and files made available online in the past day.
