CANH THÂN
Notes on Vietnamese history and culture
February 3, 2025
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...
January 18, 2025
“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,...
December 24, 2024
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...
November 8, 2024
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....
September 9, 2024
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...
July 19, 2024
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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