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Nguyá Duc Tue video oral history interview and transcript
No full textThis recording and transcript form part of a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation and donated to the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes video recordings of interviews with Vietnamese Americans native to or living in Texas. This interview forms part of the national 500 Oral Histories Project conducted by the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation.Doctor Nguyá Duc Tue (also called Viet Nguyen) was born in Saigon on 11 July 1950. He arrived in the United States on 31 March, 1978. His current occupation is as an emergency and family physician. He is Buddhist. Doctor Nguyá Duc Tue first arrived in Portland, Oregon where he refined his medical skills. He consequently moved to Independence, Louisiana where he worked in a hospital as an emergency physician. After a year, he became an emergency medicine resident in New Orleans, Louisiana while studying Tulane University. After graduation in 1982, he moved to Cleveland, Ohio where he worked as an emergency physician. After 1983, he moved to Houston where he worked as a family and emergency physician at Spring Branch Memorial from 1983 to 2003. He now works at St. Luke’s. Doctor Nguyá Duc Tue’s two older brothers left to study so he stayed behind to care for his elderly parents who did not want to leave the country, despite the opportunity to leave earlier than he did. Dr. Nguyen Duc Tue remembers with great anguish a big event, that was the TET Offense (1968) when the Viet Cong attacked cities of South Vietnam. At that time, he was the student representative of Chu Van An High School and a boy scout. He eye-witnessed many sufferings of his countrymen and volunteered to work at the refugee camp which was built at the school.
Dr. Nguyen Duc Tue graduated from the Saigon School of Medicine in 1975 then worked at Binh Dan Hospital, right before the Communist took over South Vietnam. On April 30, 1975, he eye-witnessed tanks of the Communist approaching the Independent Palace. Everybody was petrified when they saw North Vietnamese soldiers in tanks on the streets.
Dr. Nguyen Duc Tue continued working at Binh Dan Hospital while many older doctors were sent to the re-education camp. In order to replace those doctors, the North sent unqualified doctors to the hospital because their policy was “It’s rather Red than Expert†.
The conditions at the hospital were very bad. Doctors had to followed the new policies, there were lack of supplies (anesthetic, suture, etc) in addition the salaries of doctors was very low. It was not enough to support one.
To compare the level of medical knowledge between the North and the South, Dr. Nguyen Duc Tue states that at that time, the North was 50 years behind the South. For the public health, they did not have enough supplies, bad services, unqualified doctors.
Dr. Nguyen Duc Tue narrates his escape by a barge from the Saigon River with 150 persons in 42 days on the sea. After 7 days, the engine of the barge broke down, they were saved by a Thailand fishing boat. In an island of Thailand, 150 persons of his barge and 150 other persons were put into one boat, and then were pulled to the international waters. After more than a month on the sea, they were saved and the UNHCR let them live in a refugee camp in Malaysia. Dr. Nguyen Duc Tue feels that the period of time living at the refugee camp was the happiest time of his life because he just escaped from the communist regime. Dr. Nguyen Duc Tue thinks that most persons who escaped from the country have the post-traumatic syndromes. Although they have lived in the United States or other countries for a long time, they still have had nightmares on being arrested, put in jail, beaten, raped or died at sea.
Dr. Nguyen Duc Tue asks himself why the Americans helped Vietnamese refugees with open-hearted behaviors while millions of them had to escape from their country which was governed by persons who were of the same race, same skin color, same blood, same manners and customs with them.
Besides being a medical doctor, Dr. Nguyen Duc Tue is also a writer. His pen name is Viet Nguyen. He likes politics and writes an article every 2 weeks for “Ngay Nay†Newspaper in Houston and “Nguoi Viet†Newspaper in California. The story of his escape by barge was posted in a novel with the title “Freedom in the Sea of Blood†. He praises the work of preserving the History and Culture of VAHF. He mentions that a young man who grows up in America usually finds his roots when he reaches 35-40 years old,
Dr. Nguyen Duc Tue analyzes the “Jasmine Revolution†event which happened in 2010 in Africa and Middle East, and reasons it did not happen in Asia
Beth Nguyen: 47th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textBeth Nguyen is the author of the recent memoir Owner of a Lonely Heart, which was a New York Times Editors’ Choice Pick, as well as the memoir Stealing Buddha’s Dinner, and two novels. She has received an American Book Award and a PEN/Jerard Award and her work has appeared in publications including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Time, and Best American Essays. She teaches at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she also directs the MFA Program in Creative Writing
Molecular dynamics study of thermal disorder in a bicrystal model
No full textThesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 1989.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 205-209).by Tue Nguyen.Ph.D
Breast and cervical cancer screening : knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Vietnamese Canadian women living in Toronto, Ontario / by Tue Tran Nghi Nguyen.
No full textBreast cancer is the most common cancer, and cervical cancer is the second most
common cancer, among Vietnamese women in North America. This ranking replicates
the order of cancer prevalence among women residing in Vietnam. Unfortunately,
Unfortunately, Vietnamese women are less likely to report ever having had recommended
screening procedures for these cancers and are more likely to be overdue for them than
women in the general populations (Miller, Kolonel, & Bernstein, 1996). Many factors
have been highlighted from previous studies to shed light into this cancer prevalence.
These factors include but not limited to accessibility of service, lack of knowledge on
breast and cervical cancers, inadequate number of female physicians, language barrier,
etc. Therefore, the overall purpose of this project is to examine the knowledge, attitudes,
and practices of Vietnamese Canadian women ages 40 to 60 toward breast and cervical
cancer screenings.
Objectives of the Study:
1. To identify the possible barriers in race or ethnicity, culture, and socioeconomic
status (SES) that Vietnamese Canadian women face in their efforts to take preventive
measures and participate in breast and cervical cancer screening.
2. To make recommendations and develop strategies for ethnic-focused breast and
cervical cancer health promotion
Is Vietnam economic paradigm sustainable for catch up
No full textIn the course of catching-up, Vietnam faces risks in two sectors: in real sector and in financial sector. In this paper we focus mostly on risk in real sector: the risk of getting stuck in middle-income trap. Vietnam is still far lagged behind her neighbors and much more further to developed economies. Does the economic paradigm that Vietnam follows in the last two decades allow her to catch up with those economies? We show that Vietnam’s economic growth in the last two decades based essentially on cheap but low skill labor and physical capital. Participation in international and regional production network probably lock Vietnam in low-tech position, hence low value added. If Vietnam keeps on growing in present paradigm, hardly can it catch up the neighboring economies.Flying geese paradigm, VAR models, TFP, Technological improvement, catch-up, Vietnam.
Overview and Assessment of the current SME Development Policy and Supporting Industry Promotion Policy in Vietnam
No full textThe paper discusses the general background of rise of the Vietnamese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and the contemporary significance of the Vietnamese supporting industry promotion policy through reviewing existing research papers and published statistics. Firstly, in the chapter 1, the rise of the private sector with advanced deployment since the Doi Moi1) (Nguyen Thi Tue Anh, 2014) is overviewed in a brief. The following chapter 2 discusses a trend of the Vietnamese SMEs enhancement policy, which includes supporting industry development policy for SMEs. The third chapter summarizes actual situation and some challenges regarding the Vietnamese SMEs supporting policy as well as some policy implication for improvement of the current Vietnamese SME policy implementation
Overview and Assessment of the current SME Development Policy and Supporting Industry Promotion Policy in Vietnam
No full textThe paper discusses the general background of rise of the Vietnamese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and the contemporary significance of the Vietnamese supporting industry promotion policy through reviewing existing research papers and published statistics. Firstly, in the chapter 1, the rise of the private sector with advanced deployment since the Doi Moi1) (Nguyen Thi Tue Anh, 2014) is overviewed in a brief. The following chapter 2 discusses a trend of the Vietnamese SMEs enhancement policy, which includes supporting industry development policy for SMEs. The third chapter summarizes actual situation and some challenges regarding the Vietnamese SMEs supporting policy as well as some policy implication for improvement of the current Vietnamese SME policy implementation
Suggestions for improvement in Vietnam employment laws in the context of gender equality
No full text5 p.Improving gender equality in the workplace is an urgent task for Vietnam Communist Party and the Government. Despite the ratification of international conventions on labour, women rights, as well as amendment to relevant domestic laws, it appears that the provisions have not satisfied the requirements set forth to combat discrimination at work against women. Through this article, the author intends to propose some ideas to improve the laws on the protection of the current female workers’ rights based on the 2012 Labour Code (amended and supplemented in 2019), related laws and sub–law documents
Citizen's Satisfaction With Public Administrative Services At The One-Stop Shop Of Districts In Thai Nguyen Province, Viet Nam
No full textThe research was conducted to determine the factors affecting Citizens's satisfaction with public administrative services in the one-stop department of districts in Thai Nguyen Province. The study is based on the survey data of 324 citizens. Data analysis method through SPSS software with descriptive statistical tools, test scale with Cronbach alpha coefficients, discovery factor analysis (EFA) and Regression analysis was performed to clarify the problems related to the research hypothesis. The Regression model consisting of six variables: Capacity of civil servants, Service attitude of civil servants, Facilities, Work assignment process, Time and Cost is used to identify the factors that affect Citizens's satisfaction. The research results show that the variables in the model have a positive relationship with Citizens's satisfaction. In particular, the Capacity of civil servant factor has the highest Beta coefficient of 0.303. From the research results, the author also proposed a number of solutions to improve the satisfaction of citizens at the One-stop shop of districts in Thai Nguyen Provinc
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