July 31, 2011
American instructor found his calling after learning and failing as a producer and director Hollywood film instructor Dov Simens (in black suit), who admits that he is a mean, rude, and direct teacher, gave a lecture on filmmaking in HCMC from July 26-28 Hands on his hips, the grey-haired foreigner in a black suit [...]
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July 17, 2011
Occupational therapist goes native to help special children in Vietnam Takao Maiko, 27, plays with children at the Daycare class of the Ho Chi Minh City’s Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Center for physical disabled children “Open it, baby,” Takao Maiko tells the seven- year-old polio-stricken boy in slow, but clear Vietnamese. Nothing happens. The little [...]
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April 7, 2011
Students at the Saigon Cooking Class learning Vietnamese cuisine Saigon is chock-full of cheap, fresh and easy dining options. It’s no surprise that most expats living here feel little need to cook. Even those with the best intentions find crowded markets daunting: little is labeled in English, haggling is a necessity, and buying enough for [...]
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March 22, 2011
An HIV-positive girl at a pediatric hospital in Hanoi last year. The law bans discrimination against HIV-positive individuals, but it remains a widespread practice that compounds children’s grief. Tran Tan Tam shrivels up in the arms of his grandmother whenever he encounters a stranger. He grips her hands tightly and does not respond when I [...]
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January 28, 2010
LookAtVietnam – Under the current regulations, students of state-owned primary schools are exempt from tuitions. Still, parents would rather pay tuition. Voluntary or compulsory? At the beginning of each semester, twice a school year, parents receive notice on the fees they must pay for their children’s study. Parents have long complained that these fees are ridiculous. With [...]
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January 16, 2010
Young people shout “mot, hai, ba… yo” at a drinking table in central Nghe An Province. Alcohol has become the prime entertainment activity for increasing numbers of youth in the country. They are not only starting young, but also getting an early start.The Luu Linh pub in Vinh Town, named after Liu Ling â“ one [...]
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December 27, 2009
LookAtVietnam – To celebrate Christmas we look at how generous gifts from a kind teacher sparked letters to Santa Claus. Students of Dream House School celebrating ChristmasSome days before Christmas, Thanh Van, the teacher of 4L class of Kim Lien Primary School in Dong Da District in Hanoi, sent letters to every student and a [...]
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December 20, 2009
Thien and his students made paper lanterns, while celebrating the Mid Autumn Festival.VietNamNet Bridge – No table, no chair, no blackboard, no chalk. It is hard to imagine how it could be a class. But it was – a class of a blind teacher. Students sit down in the yard, and put books on their [...]
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December 5, 2009
After losing her ability to talk, Le Thi Thu Xuong remained strong and worked hard to become a teacher for deaf students. Le Thi Thu Xuong (second) left) teaches sign language at the club.LookAtVietnam – After losing her ability to talk, Le Thi Thu Xuong remained strong and worked hard to become a teacher for [...]
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October 29, 2009
Lien Hoa pagoda is the place, where hundreds of poor children from the ‘immigration village’ at Nhi Thien Duong bridge pier go to learn. Like other classes, the class at the Lien Hoa pagoda has a teacher and students. However that is where similarities end. As the children of rural migrants, students here have neither cash [...]
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