SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Vietnamese History * [BOOK REVIEW] The Boat marks the debut of a major writer  Sep 14, 2008 The opening and closing stories featuring recent Vietnamese history are terrifying. In the first a student of Vietnamese extraction is studying on a creative-writing course in Iowa (exactly as Nam Le did X and this ability to be quasi-autobiographical in one story, and then write about a country hes never even been to in another, is part of his enviable strength as a writer). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World) Is Massachusetts Ready to Dump Kerry?  Jun 25, 2008 Kerry is credited in Vietnamese history books for turning the war around for the communists. He sided with Daniel Ortega against the Reagan Administration. (Human Events Online) * Say what you see, see what you say  Oct 18, 2007 A joint venture between the Museum of Filipino People, National Museums of Thailand, Museum of Vietnamese History, National Taiwan Museum, National Museum of Prehistory and National History Museum, the exhibit contains 226 cultural artifacts including tapestries, bowls, masks, puppets, stonework and sculpture. There is even a section on betel nuts. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World) Back to History News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2008 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2008