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Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The tales chosen for this book share the Vietnamese five great virtues: Nhan (Compassion), Le (Rituals), Nghia (Righteousness), Tri (Wisdom), and Tin (Trust). The author notes that her parents used traditional stories to teach children values and morals. Now the author, who is a story teller, uses the same tales to help Vietnamese children learn their traditional culture and values.
Author
Series
Largo recorrido volume 131
Publisher
Editorial Periférica
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In October 1963, President Kennedy proposed withdrawing from Vietnam, gaining him a durable reputation as a skeptic on the war. However, drawing on secret White House tapes, Marc Selverstone reveals that JFK never had a firm intention to withdraw. The real value of the proposal lay in obtaining political cover for his open-ended Vietnam policy"--
Author
Publisher
Trine Day LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Very few of the many books about the Vietnam War fully address why the fighting was conducted in such a cruel manner, why it was prolonged far past its logical end, or what, ultimately, went wrong. American literature has been reluctant to emphasize the fact that between 3.5 and 5 million Southeast Asians died--many of them peasants--that the majority of the bombs dropped from American planes landed on South Vietnam--our ally and an impoverished...
92) The Vietnam War
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the timeline of the Vietnam War, including the causes of the conflict and the role played by the United States' involvement, and explores the war's impact upon today's political and cultural development.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Vietnamese
Description
On the bustling streets of Saigon, three very different people all seeking connection are about to collide. A beautiful flight attendant looking for love, a zookeeper hiding within his animal kingdom to nurse a broken heart, and the young flower-selling runaway who brings them together.
Author
Publisher
Yobe Qiu Publishing
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
The Moon Festival is a special time of year, filled with food, dances, parades, and so much more! Follow along with three different families as they observe Zhong Qiu Jie in China, Tết Trung Thu in Vietnam, and Tsukimi in Japan.
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