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Submissions from 2024
Career Readiness: A Study of Vietnamese University Students' Views on Post-Graduation Prospects, Tobias Amstutz, George Washington University
Exploring Diasporic and Local Perspectives: Overseas Vietnamese’s Relationship With Their Homeland’s Culture, People, and Development, Amanda Le, Rice University
Submissions from 2023
Grabbing the Paycheck: A Glimpse into the Modern Economic Livelihoods of Xe Máy Grab Drivers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Maddie Davis, University of Puget Sound
The Legacy of War: A Holistic Analysis of Socio-Economic and Healthcare Resources for People Affected by Agent Orange In Việt Nam, Ashley Malone, Tufts University
Exploring the Influence of Globalization and Self-Expression in Shaping the Vietnamese LGBTQ+ Community in Urban Vietnam, Minh-Thy Tyler, Emory University
Submissions from 2022
‘Too shy to talk about this topic’: The impacts of gender conceptions on the embodied sexual experiences and perceptions of urban Vietnamese students in Ho Chi Minh City, Lily Kafka, Skidmore College
Submissions from 2019
The Influence of Gender on Female Business Owners in Ho Chi Minh City, Abby Busis, Emory University
The Process of Conducting Socioeconomic Research in Vietnam: An Internship with the Development and Policies Research Center (DEPOCEN), Kira Le, The George Washington University
“In Principle” versus “In Reality”: Assessing the potential of adaptive urban governance toward urban flooding in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7, Cindy Pham Nguyen, Colby College
Submissions from 2018
Sustainable Tourism Practices in Vietnam: The Influence of Institutions and Case Study of Sapa’s Growing Tourism Industry, Alexandria Cahill, George Washington University
An Exploratory Study on Mental Illness Perspectives in Hanoi, Margaret Cox, Vanderbilt University
Submissions from 2017
At the Intersection of History, Diplomacy, and Domestic Affairs: Vietnam’s Difficult Position in the South China Sea Dispute, Michael Lanin, Skidmore College
Submissions from 2016
University Expectations and Preparations at the Upper-Secondary School Level: A Case Study at the Experimental High School of Hanoi and Hanoi University, Charlotte Andrews, Hamilton College
Traditional Fresh Markets and the Supermarket Revolution: A Case Study on Châu Long Market, Carly Giddings, George Washington University
Continuing Efforts to Alleviate "Orange Pain" An Internship with the Da Nang Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin, Loan Heilner, Colby College
The Challenge of Adverse Selection to Domestic Seafood Markets in Vietnam: Assessing Consumer Demand and Supply-Side Policy Options, Eliot Martin, Vanderbilt University
An Interpersonal Exploration of Zen Buddhism: A Case Study of Thiền Viện Trúc Lâm, Yuwen Michelson, Hamilton College
Hanoians’ Experience: Suspending Moral Bias to Recognize Human Dimensions of War, Maggie Norsworthy, Lehigh University
Women in Microfinance and its Social Effects on the Community: A Case Study in Hue, Vietnam, Madison Spigel, Wheaton College
Submissions from 2015
Environmental Education in Vietnam: A Case Study at Le Loi Elementary School, Emily Heck Heck, Oberlin College
The Role of Productive Uses of Electricity in Rural Development: A Case Study of Xẻo Trâm and Hòa Đức Hamlets of Hòa An village, Vietnam, Gabrielle Short, University of Vermont
Remnants of the American War: An Interactive Documentary, Jacob Sussman, Wesleyan University
Intercountry Adoption and Child Sponsorship in Vietnam: A Practicum-Based Exploration of a Complex Relationship, Rainah Umlauf, Vassar College
Submissions from 2014
Traveling Through Space: A Look at the Evolution of Transportation in Vietnam and its Implications, Joe Crook, Brandeis University
Culture & Schizophrenia: How the Manifestation of Schizophrenia Symptoms in Hue Reflects Vietnamese Culture, Rebecca Gaines, Hamilton College
Development and Mental Health Care Services: A Case Study at RTCCD, Hanoi, Michelle LaFortune, Tufts University
Evaluating the Effectivesness of Information Sources regarding HIV Among Gold Miners in Quảng Nam, Noah Landesberg, Johns Hopkins University
Nông Thôn Mới and Rural Development in the Mekong Delta: A Comparative Study of Bàu Môn and Hòa Phụng C Hamlets, Alex Lintz, George Washington University
Submissions from 2013
Written Journalism in Vietnam, Conor Grant, Middlebury College
Land Law, Land Rights, and Land Reform in Vietnam: A Deeper Look into “Land Grabbing” for Public and Private Development, Kaitlin Hansen, Northwestern University
Large-Scale Urban Planning, Culture & Environment: A Case Study in Saigon South Urban Area, John Kennedy, Hamilton College
Luxury’s Last Frontier: An Analysis of Hanoi Residents’ Perceptions of the Luxury Market in Vietnam, Rachel Schuh, Carleton College
Submissions from 2012
The VACB model in Hòa An Village and Xeo Trâm Hamlet: Comparison and Analysis through a Gendered Lens, Alyssa Bosold, Gettysburg College
Awareness of Type II Diabetes in the Developing World: Case Study in Binh Du’o’ng, Vietnam, Anna Hong Le, Wofford
Vietnam to Việt Kiều and Back: An In‐depth Look at the Relationship Between Overseas Vietnamese and Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City, Minh Le, Emory University
Effects of Globalization and Tourism on the Commercialization of Hue Royal Cuisine, Helenka Lepkowski Ostrum, Barnard College
Living with Autism in Vietnam, Libie Motchan, Macalester College
Housing and Urbanization: A Socio-Spatial Analysis of Resettlement Projects in Hồ Chí Minh City, Michael J. Stumpf, Brown University
Submissions from 2010
Innovation Education: Problems and Prospects in Governance and Management of the Vietnamese Higher Education System, Taylor Brooks, Emory University
“Real Culture” Preservation, Authenticity, and Change in Hoi An’s Heritage Tourism Industry, Ursula James, Southwestern University
Vietnamese Beauty: Exploring the Definition of Female Beauty in Present Day, Urban Vietnam as Seen Through the Desire for White Skin, Dorie Topolsky, Wheaton College
Submissions from 2009
Forever Home: Funeral, Burial and the Life After This Life in Hue, Vietnam, Molly Bennett, Colby College
Bodhisattvas in the Pagoda and in the World: Socially Engaged Buddhism in Hue, Rachel Cotterman, Oberlin College
Sex Trafficking: Social Constructions and Stereotypes of Recovery in Viet Nam, Linh Huynh, Northwestern University
Rising Buddhism in Vietnam, H. Rebecca Lockwood, Hartwick College
Moving On From the War: The Factors That Influence Contemporary Perceptions of Former Enemies, Erin Martin, Beloit College
The Phoenix, Catherine Jean Pond, Skidmore College
Weathering a Different Kind of Storm: Vietnam's Reaction to Financial Disaster, Rebecca Price, University of the South
Conflicting Loyalties: Changing Roles and Relations of Labor Unions in Vietnam, Jan Slezak, University of New England
“Edutainment”: The Role of Mass Media in the Development of an Effective HIV/AIDS Youth Awareness Campaign in Viet Nam, Carmin Smoot, University of Puget Sound
Changing Chalk and Talk: The Reform of Teaching Methods in Vietnamese Higher Education, Jessica Thompson, George Washington University
Vietnamese Resistence Mentality, Michael Williams, Hamilton College
Submissions from 2008
A Concentrated Look at HIV/AIDS: Transmission to Low Risk Women Through Intravenous Drug Users and Female Sex Workers in Da Nang City, Vietnam, Danielle A. DePeau, Stonehill College
Teaching the War: What the Vietnamese Government Wants Students to Learn About the American-Vietnam War, Alex Joseph, Wellesley College
Submissions from 2006
Migrant Working Children in Ho Chi Minh City: Emerging Trends Between Economic Migrant and Runaway Child Workers, Paige Fern, Georgetown University
The Scholarship of Vietnameseness: The Dialectic of “National Identity” Between Self and Society in Vietnamese Education, Amber North, Northwestern University