Why Study Vietnam?

The 15th most populous country with a rapidly growing economy and a rich history that transcends the war that put it on most Americans' radars, Vietnam is more than worth studying. This 15-minute video and educational resource introduces topics in Vietnamese Studies and features expertise from top US scholars:
-Erik Harms, Professor of Anthropology & Southeast Asia Studies and Director of Graduate Studies at Yale University; Chair, Council on Southeast Asian Studies
-Pamela McElwee, Professor in the Department of Human Ecology in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
-Lien-Hang Nguyen, Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University and Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute
-Martina Thucnhi Nguyen, Associate Professor of History at Baruch College
-John Phan, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures in the Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures at Columbia University
-Tuong Vu, Professor of Political Science at the University of Oregon