HOMOSEXUALITY IN VIETNAM: INSIDERS’ OPINIONS: * Considered as “social evil” * In 2001‚ 82% of the people surveyed said that homosexuality was never acceptable. In 2007‚ 80% of adolescents surveyed said “no” when asked if homosexuality was a bad thing. * "In reality‚ in Vietnam‚ the issue of homosexuality is not talked about‚ except by only a few groups like the transgendered‚ or those who are openly gay‚" Tung said. (Vu Tung‚ a gay college student in Vietnam) * The family magazine
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Precise figures are not available for Hispanic participation in Vietnam. Prior to the full-scale escalation of the Vietnam War‚ Special Forces Advisor‚ Sergeant First Class Isaac Camacho’s fire base was overrun by Viet Cong in November 1963. After an intense firefight‚ Camacho was taken prisoner. He is most likely the first Hispanic POW of the Vietnam era. Remarkably‚ Camacho escaped his captors after 20 months and made his way to freedom. He was awarded the Silver and Bronze Stars in September
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The United States got involved with the fight in Vietnam mostly as a result of three things: Eisenhower believed in what’s known as the domino theory‚ which is the belief that if one country in southeast Asia gave into communism more and more would start to follow suit‚ just like falling dominoes. Eisenhower said in his speech “This would lead to disintegration in Southeast Asia‚ with the "loss of Indochina‚ of Burma‚ of Thailand‚ of the Peninsula‚ and Indonesia following” (http://www.history.co
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Throughout the Vietnam War‚ the Americans used many tactics to defeat the Vietcong. The reason for the American involvement in the war was to prevent the spread of communism. This spread was known as the Domino theory. Two of the tactics used were ‘Search and destroy’ and ‘defoliation.’ Both of these tactics were used greatly throughout the War. As well as this‚ both tactics were implemented by General Westmoreland. There were two kinds of Search and Destroy and they were search and destroy in
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Economy of Vietnam By Adam McCarty Introduction Vietnam has been a country ruled by colonists‚ divided or at war for most of the twentieth century. Unification of the country in 1976 was followed by invasion of Cambodia in 1978‚ and a subsequent brief but violent war with China. This troubled history had profound consequences for economic development in general‚ and attempts to impose central planning in particular. Central planning was imposed upon Northern Vietnam in the 1950s‚ and upon
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Vietnam‚ which is an Asian country‚ used to be known as a peaceful‚ ancient and traditional land. However‚ as the living standard is being developed day by day‚ the images of the wide‚ broad streets on which people rode their bicycles sparsely are no longer existed nowadays. That is the reason why Miles Walker (2007)‚ who founded New Asian Values for the 21st Century‚ wrote an article: "The Streets of Vietnam - a Fatality Every 45 Minutes" to criticize most of the cities in Vietnam for being "uncontrolled
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Women in Vietnam played a significant role in defending Vietnam during the Vietnam War from 1945 to 1975. They took roles such as village patrol guards‚ intelligence agents‚ propagandists‚ and military recruiters. By becoming "active participants" in the struggle to liberate their country from foreign occupation‚ Vietnamese women were able to free themselves from "centuries of Confucian influence that had made them second-class citizens".[2] Historically‚ this character and spirit of Vietnamese women
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The Vietnam War versus the Iraq War With a husband in the Army and currently on his third deployment to Iraq‚ I am often asked how I think this war is different from past wars. In order to answer this question properly‚ I found that I needed to do a little bit of research and acquaint myself with some war history. As I learned about previous wars that Americans have been involved in‚ I learned that only two wars have had a great deal of controversy. The Vietnam War and the Iraq War‚ while
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Lessons of History and Lessons of Vietnam DaviD H. Petraeus This article was first published in the Autumn 1986 issue of Parameters. One of the few unequivocally sound lessons of history is that the lessons we should learn are usually learned imperfectly if at all. —Bernard Brodie1 Trying to use the lessons of the past correctly poses two dilemmas. One is the problem of balance: knowing how much to rely on the past as a guide and how much to ignore it. The other is the problem of selection: certain
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million vehicles per year. Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) was established in 1995 and official opening in October 1996. President is Mr. Akito Tachibana. Vietnam Toyota’s product includes Hiace‚ Camry‚ Corolla Altis‚ Innova‚ Vios and Fortuner (Locally-produced models)and Land Cruiser‚ Hilux (Imported models)‚ with a production capacity of 20‚000 vehicles/year. TMV is possessed by three associates: Toyota Motor Corporation (70%)‚ Vietnam Engine and Agricultural Machinery Corporation – VEAM
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