Reflections on the wars in Vietnamese history from the point of view of a young man who came to the U.S. as a child in 1975. Also included is one of his poems from a collection "green plums" published in 2005.   more »

An effective and lasting strategic cooperation, such as NATO or the U.S.-Japan Alliance, requires that the partners share the same moral values and political ideology. In other words, only a free and democratic Vietnam, enjoying popular support and the support of the community of free nations can stand up to China's aggression and effectively contribute to regional security.   more »

Editor's Note: The killing of nine Vietnamese fishermen by the Chinese navy is a marker of China's aggressive designs on natural resources in the Eastern Sea. Thi Q. Lam is the author of The Twenty-Five Year Century; A South Vietnamese General Remembers the Indochina War to the Fall of Saigon. Article reprinted from Calitoday2, Vietnamese Communications.   more »

Review of new book by Quang X. Pham, first Vietnamese American pilot in the U.S. Marines, looking for his father, a Vietnamese Air Force pilot, who did not escape with the Americans but got his family safely removed. Reviewer is a U.S. History instructor.   more »

Ross Meador was a 19-year old American serving alternative military duty at orphanages in South Vietnam in April, 1975, when the communists invaded. These are thoughts written on April 2, 2005 as he flies to Ha Noi as a businessman whose life has been intertwined with Vietnamese Americans and adoption issues since his service. His letter is to Jean Libby, retired U.S. History instructor and editor of Viet-Am Review.   more »

The Viet Nam Literature Project is a visionary educational venture of Ph.D. candidate Dan Duffy (University of North Carolina) to provide free Vietnamese literature in English online for teachers and students. First featured writer is the dissident poet Nguyen Chi Thien, who will speak at Yale University on April 26, 2005.   more »