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Notes on Vietnamese history and culture

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MEMORABLE MUSIC: A TOAST TO THE NEW YEAR WITH PHẠM ĐÌNH CHƯƠNG’S “A CELEBRATORY GLASS OF WINE”
Happy New Year! Chúc mừng năm mới! Another year, another holiday song… Phạm Đình Chương’s “A Celebratory Glass of Wine” was one of my favorite holiday songs for the Lunar New Year when I was a kid. It...
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3. ADVENTURES OF A FIRST-TIME AUTHOR: THE WRITING PROCESS
“Writing is a process.” That was the mantra that was drilled into my head by countless teachers since about fifth or sixth grade. Yet it wasn’t until I wrote my first book that I developed a thoughtful,...
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A GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST FROM HANOI, 1958
A ghost from Christmas past! That was my first thought upon laying eyes on the document. I was visiting Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa, and I happened on a memo that recounted a dramatic confrontation...
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2. ADVENTURES OF A FIRST-TIME AUTHOR: THE WRITING ROUTINE
The most common advice that first time authors receive is that they should develop a writing routine. There’s a great deal of good suggestions on the internet about writing routines for academic authors....
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1. ADVENTURES OF A FIRST TIME AUTHOR: A SAMPLE BOOK PROPOSAL
Publishing a book is a goal of many early-career scholars and mandatory for junior faculty on the tenure-track at research universities. Just like with applications, there is a great deal of advice on...
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PARTICULARITY AND UNIVERSALITY IN THE TEACHING OF PREMODERN VIETNAMESE HISTORY
I regularly teach a survey course on the history of Vietnam, and I’m often struck by the stark differences between my introduction to the subject compared to my students. I grew up in a Vietnamese-American...
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