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Facts and Figures: 

World Fact Book:  Vietnam  – A comprehensive list of basic information about Vietnam from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. 

Vietnam:  A country study – An online book on Vietnam from the Library of Congress. 

Languages of Vietnam – An authoritative listing of the spoken living languages of Vietnam by the SIL International’s Ethnologue site.
 

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Articles and Links: 

Vietnam:  Journeys of body, mind and spirit – An online exhibit about Vietnam from the American Museum of Natural History.

Vietnam:  Cultural background for ESL/EFL teachers – Tuong Hung Nguyen’s primer on Vietnamese culture for teachers.  Published in 2002 in The Journal of Vietnamese Studies, 2 (1). 

Montagnards:  Their history and culture – An extensive cultural profile of the Montagnards published by the Center for Applied Linguistics and the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (U.S. Department of State).  

What you should know about the Montagnards – An overview of the Montagnard population in North Carolina by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

Between Two Cultures:  Struggles of Vietnamese American adolescents – Peter Van Do’s research on the challenges faced by second-generation Vietnamese Americans.   Published in 2002 in The Journal of Vietnamese Studies, 2 (1). 

Elderly Keep Ever Green Down South – An article about elderly Asian immigrants in North Carolina from AsianWeek.com. 

Vietnam Veterans Help Bring Some 900 Montagnard Refugees to North Carolina – An article about newly arrived Montagnards in North Carolina from AsianWeek.com. 

A Journey into Vietnamese Culture – Tony Nguyen’s site on traditional and current Vietnamese customs.
 

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Oral Narratives from Residents of Greater Mecklenburg County, NC:

Hang Pham – Hang Pham gives a brief description of her life and learning English. 

John Pham – John Pham talks about education in Vietnam. 

Phuong Vo – Phuong Vo talks about her determination to learn English. 

Pheng Vue – Pheng Vue tells a number of stories, including an account about his grandfather during the Vietnam War.

Yang Mee Vue – Yang Mee Vue discusses how his great-great-great-grandfather died defending his land.
 

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Personal Accounts of Life in Vietnam and the United States: 

Goodbye Saigon – Darlene Nguyen Ely’s account of leaving Vietnam.  Published in 2001 in The Journal of Vietnamese Studies, 1 (1). 

Diversity and Diaspora:  Vietnamese adopted as children by non-Asian families – Indigo A. Williams’ account of her experience as a Vietnamese child adopted into a non-Asian family U.S. family.  Published in 2001 in The Journal of Vietnamese Studies, 1 (1). 

Pilgrimage of the Spirit:  Connecting with my ancestors – Jonathan H.X. Lee’s account of growing up as a refugee in the United States.  Published in 2002 in The Journal of Vietnamese Studies, 2 (1).
 

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