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Perspectives on Commemorating the Vietnam War

“There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our…

The Senselessness of Rambo and Other Things

It was the beginning of another morning session for Contested Territory and I was still circulating ideas in my mind about connections between Vietnam and the South Side…

Embracing the Complexity and Chaos of the Humanities Through a Photo

On May 8th, 1957, South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem was greeted by President Dwight Eisenhower (along with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles) at Washington National Airport…

Vietnamese Declaration of Independence

The introduction of the Vietnamese Declaration of Independence from the Nancy Gardner presentation was one of the high points of the week for me. Until that time I…