2022-23 Resources

The Best We Could Do

• Resources about the Vietnam War
  • George C. Herring, America’s Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975
    • 4th ed. at Chico State Meriam Library or 6th ed. near you
  • Doan Van Toai and David Chanoff, Vietnam: A Portrait of Its People at War
    
    • Near you
  • Documentary: Ken Burns and Geoffrey Ward, The Vietnam War
    
    • Stream on PBS (subscription required)
  • Southeast Asian Studies: Digital Resources: Viet Nam (University of Washington Libraries)
• Pronunciation Guide (Publisher)

  Some of the names and words that appear in this story may be unfamiliar to students.

  The publisher's website includes a list of approximately 100 names and terms in Vietnamese, French, and Malay, along with recordings of their appropriate pronunciations.

• Teacher's Guide (Publisher)
  A guide prepared by Gregory Lum and Thi Bui.
• Teaching and Curriculum Guide (U. of Oregon)

  A guide prepared by University of Oregon faculty in 2018-19, including (PDF)

  • Many classroom activities
  • Vietnamese pronunciation guide
  • Keywords, themes, and contexts
  • Definitions
  • Big questions
  • Resources
• Additional Resources

  Resources from the University of Oregon Common Read in 2018-19, including

  • About the Book and Author
  • Experiences of Refugees, Immigrants, and Families
  • Vietnamese Diaspora
  • Art, Culture, and Creative Expression
  • Activism and Advocacy
  • History of Vietnam

  Resources from the National Endowment of the Arts Big Read in 2022-23, including

  • Discussion Questions
  • History of Vietnam War, 1980 Refugee Act, and the Graphic Novel Form
  • Related Readings

  "Between Two Worlds - The Vietnamese American Experience: 1975-2016" Documentary website, including 

  • Film description and trailers
  • Introduction on Vietnamese Americans
  • List of resources on Vietnam War

  The Critical Refugee Studies Collective: Critical Research, Teaching, and Public Initiatives on Refugees