South Vietnamese Students at SIU Strive for Normalcy Amid War
Twenty four South Vietnamese students at Southern Illinois University study English and other subjects to serve their country after return home. They praise American help, describe cultural pride, and compare life in the U.S. and Vietnam. Sam from Cholon and Nha of Vinh Binh discuss homesickness, weight, and plans to teach English or education upon return.
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Sally Weulands
Mlinoisan
Vietnam
Southern Tinois University
Sam
Saigon
Cholon
South Vietnam
United States
Tran Paong Nha
Siu
America
Nica
Fresno State College
Nha
Vinh ‘Binh
SIU Doctor Serves in Vietnam Civilian Hospital
Dr. Thomas W. Clark of Southern Illinois University Health Service joined more than 30 American physicians at Da Nang Civilian Hospital during the Tet offensive. He described crowded wards, poor sanitation, and the heavy wartime toll on health services as he aided in treating war casualties, plague and tuberculosis amid a staff shortage.
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Thomas W. Clark
Southern Illinois University Health Service
South Vietnam
da Nang
Agency For International Development
American Medical Association
Vietnam
Twas
Clark
Southeast Asia
Wasl Clark
Yvonne
Armistead Adviser To South Vietnamese Students At SIU
Armistead serves as academic adviser to all SIU students in Agency for International Development programs and teaches education administration. Of 24 South Vietnamese students at SIU, all but four hold AID scholarships covering tuition, room, board, and living costs. Armistead, 61, spent six years in South Vietnam aiding teacher training and helped recruit many students to study in the U.S. The advisory contract, funded by AID, keeps the Vietnam program active. he and his family left Saigon July 1, 196? to August 3, 1967.
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SIU
Fred J. Armistead
Agency For International Development
Armistead
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Ibn Iemnam
Mother daughter students share Vietnam tale at SIU
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Xuan and her daughter Cuc, the only mother daughter team of South Vietnamese students at SIU, recount coming to the United States for education. She describes opportunities, AID scholarships, and delays at the embassy, while both pursue degrees and plan to teach in South Vietnam. They display homeland photos and translated books to show a different side of a war scarred country.
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Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Xuan
Siu
Nguyen
Cuc
First generation Montagnards enter SIU delegation
Pierre Marie Briuh and Y-Char, Montagnards from South Vietnam, joined SIU in Carbondale. Briuh, born around 1939 1940 in Di Linh, studied in Ban Me Thuot and Dat Lat, taught French, arrived in 1966 to study and work toward a degree in elementary education. Y-Char, born Boon-Bang, came in 1966, aims for a BA in elementary education in 1970 and a Master’s in school administration, and led Montagnard Representatives Committee during the 1964 rebellion.
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Pierre Marie - Briub
Holok- Y-Char
South Vietnam
Briuh
di Linh
Gamdong
Y-Char
Ban Me Thout
Darlac
University of
Dat Lat
United States
Carbondale
Harwaii
Washington D.C
Boon-Bang
Saigon
Char
Nguyen du
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