1 Experiencing Vietnam Don Kopka, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Management Dept. Fulbright Scholar – Vietnam 2004
2 Beginning With a Dream SEE THE WORLD
3 India
4 Nepal
5 Khyber Pass
6 Turkey
7 Back to Bangkok
8 Peace Corps – Time Tunnel Danced with Mother Tereista 1982 Danced with Daughter Rahani 2004
9 Progress
10 To Vietnam Why? Fulbright Program
11 Student Life
12 College Student Life Entry based on national exam 220 credits to graduate No electives Classroom culture Rent room for $8.00 per month Share room with 8 other students No money at end of month Noodles – a diet staple Universal for women? SHOPPING
13 First Day Teaching
14 Entrepreneurship Business Plan Presentation
15 Café Life
16 Eating and Drinking
17 Libations
18 Technology and Globalization Cell phones Internet access - Telecommunications Wide product availability – effects of trade liberalization –Wine and liquor –Appliances –Electronics Japanese, Korean, Chinese dominance Limited U.S. presence
19 Woodcraft Goes Digital
20 Globalization IS REAL!!
21 Vietnamese Culture Dating –First you date me, my sister, my friends Family - Ancestors Destiny Chinese Origins Communal society Role of women
22 Marriage and Family
23 Groom Minh and Bride Huong
24 Relaxing Night??
25 Women Bandits
26 Rural Life – A Different Country
27 Government One Party State – Communism “Market Economy Under Socialist Orientation” Open Trade Stability People Know What to Say
28 Uncle Ho
29 Uncle Ho Shrine
30 Marx-Lenin Olympics
31 Rural Libraries
32 Reflections - Guidance Previous experience shaped my approaches Developed familiarity beforehand Avoid being judgmental Be curious and open United States beacon for the world It is harder to be a good guest than to be a good host Warning – others may not be interested in your foreign experiences
33 Vietnam – A Country Not a War For more: