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“Giữ Gìn Sự Trong Sáng Của Tiếng Việt”: Vietnamese Accent Discrimination At Home and Abroad
I would like to acknowledge the support and inspiration of Vietnamese Professor/Visiting Lecturer Trần Diễm Trang from the East Asian...
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May 3, 20225 min read


Bad Refugees and Recalcitrant Countries
Back in December, The Atlantic broke the story that the Trump administration was in talks with their Vietnamese counterparts to...
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Sep 20, 20195 min read


Downstream Downturn: How Hydropower in Laos May Choke Vietnam
In the mountains of Tibet, Asia’s sixth-longest river shares its headwaters with two of China’s most important. But the Mekong River,...
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Nov 3, 20175 min read


A House Divided: How Consensus in ASEAN Shapes Southeast Asian Relations
Despite its 50-year history, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) remains one of the most misunderstood regional...
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May 11, 20176 min read


Rex Tillerson Returns to the South China Sea
Rex Tillerson has brushed up against China before. So have his competitors. In 2006, Chevron executives thought they had spotted a golden...
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Apr 16, 20175 min read


Cold War in the South China Sea
In February, President Barack Obama hosted a summit for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at Rancho Mirage, California,...
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Mar 20, 20166 min read
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