Alumni Travel Reading 2018-2019: Coastal Vietnam, 2019

Nine stories from new short story writer Philip Huynh focus on the Vietnamese diaspora. The Purple Forbidden City is within the Imperial City at Hué in Vietnam.

Wild Mustard is an anthology of prize-winning short fiction by contemporary Vietnamese writers. In nineteen stories the writers collected into this volume present interpretations on the experiences of Vietnamese youth, looking for opportunities through migration and education, at home and abroad.

The critically acclaimed winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and seven other literary awards. Other books by the author include the short story collection The Refugees (2017), and nonfiction works Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War (2016), and Race and Resistance: Literature and Politics in Asian America (2002).

This literary anthology, published fifty years after the Vietnam War, features writings by descendants of Vietnam veterans and refugees--American, Vietnamese, Vietnamese Diaspora, Hmong, Australian, and others. In these stories, the writers consider the war, its consequences, and what followed.

On the borders of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, is a region known as "the lost world." Large mammals never seen before by Western science have popped up frequently in these mountains in the last decade. The text explores the research, the international trade in endangered species, the lingering effects of Agent Orange, and the effort of a handful of biologists to save the world's rarest animals.

Known for its natural beauty, remoteness, and abundance of wildlife, the Mekong river basin runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. It is home to more than seventy million people and has for centuries been one of the world's richest agricultural zones. Development and urbanization threatens the ecosystem of the Mekong. Eyler makes the case tfor environmentally-sound solutions possible through international cooperation.

A country uncommonly rich in plants, animals, and natural habitats, Vietnam shelters a significant portion of the world's biological diversity, including rare and unique organisms and an unusual mixture of tropical and temperate species.

220 photographs and insightful commentary capturing the essence of Vietnamese style and art. Find in a library near you.

The first comprehensive work on the architectural history of Vietnam from the beginning to the contemporary period. Le Phuoc focuses on the architecture of the Kinh, Viet, or ethnic Vietnamese. Find in a library near you.

Briefly discusses the history of styles of painting, sculpture, and architecture in the countries of Southeast Asia. From the bronze tombs of the Dong-son people in 500 BC, to the mystical, dramatic form of Indonesia puppetry in current day Java and Bali. From architectural wonders such as Borobudur, to a host of pagodas, shrines, and temples. Find in a library near you.

This journal article covers the history of Buddhism in Vietnam

Vietnam's history has often been neglected and understudied. Descending Dragon, Rising Tiger chronicles Vietnam's history, from the Bronze Age to the present. It is the first English-language account of the Vietnamese people.

This history focuses on pre-19th century Vietnam, its regional differences and its relationship with China. In particular the author goes beyond the stereotypes held by many.

This look at Vietnam's prehistory, explores the origins of ancient civilization in the Red River Delta of Vietnam.

A modern history of the Vietnam War from the New York Times author of The Secret War. Based on interviews, American and Vietnamese documents, and memoirs, Hastings presents evidence suggesting that there were no winners in this brutal war.

Ben Kiernan narrates the history of the peoples who have inhabited the land now known as Viet Nam over the past three thousand years.

Drawing on the latest research and discoveries in Vietnamese, French and English, Goscha describes both the grand narrative of Vietnam's story and provides an entree to its cultures and peoples.