March 25, 2005
In Search of Ho Chi Minh: Things We Should Have Known
Sophie Quinn-Judge, Department of History, Temple University
"Putting Vietnam in the Vietnam War: A Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the Michigan Teach-Ins Against the Vietnam War" seeks to continue the original purpose of the teach-ins: to give U-M students and the community at large information and historical context for the Vietnamese experience of the war in the 20th century. Prof. Quinn-Judge's talk will focus on perceptions of Ho Chi Minh in the colonial period, how our focus was blurred by later events, how he covered his traces, and how his image was re-created in the '50s and '60s.
11:00 am - 12:00 pm, Rackham Assembly Hall, Fourth Floor, RackhamBuilding
Series: Putting Vietnam in the Vietnam War
March 25, 2005
Vietnam Since the Teach-In: What We Now Know about "America's Enemy" and What We Have Forgotten Since Then
David Elliott, Professor of Government, Pomona College
The Vietnamese Middle Class and the Vietnam War
Duong Van Mai Elliott, Independent Author
"Putting Vietnam in the Vietnam War: A Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the Michigan Teach-Ins Against the Vietnam War" seeks to continue the original purpose of the teach-ins: to give U-M students and the community at large information and historical context for the Vietnamese experience of the war in the 20th century. David Elliott will speak about American knowledge of Vietnam in the 1960s. Mai Elliott will discuss how the war in Vietnam ripped apart the Vietnamese middle class.
12:00 - 1:30 pm. Rackham Assembly Hall, Fourth Floor, RackhamBuilding.
Series: Putting Vietnam in the Vietnam War
March 25, 2005
The Poets' War: Voices of Vietnamese and American Soldiers
Bruce Weigl, Distinguished Professor, Lorain County Community College; Poet, Vietnam Veteran, and Translator of Vietnamese Soldier Poets
"Putting Vietnam in the Vietnam War: A Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the Michigan Teach-Ins Against the Vietnam War" seeks to continue the original purpose of the teach-ins: to give U-M students and the community at large information and historical context for the Vietnamese experience of the war in the 20th century. Bruce Weigl is a poet much of whose work stems from his service in Vietnam. He is also a leading translator of poetry by Vietnamese soldiers he once fought against.
2:30 - 3:30, Rackham Assembly Hall, Fourth Floor, RackhamBuilding
Series: Putting Vietnam in the Vietnam War
March 25, 2005
The Teach-Ins, Then and Now
Richard D. Mann, Prof. Emeritus, Psychology, The University of Michigan
"Putting Vietnam in the Vietnam War: A Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the Michigan Teach-Ins Against the Vietnam War" seeks to continue the original purpose of the teach-ins: to give U-M students and the community at large information and historical context for the Vietnamese experience of the war in the 20th century. Dick Mann was the central organizer of the Teach-Ins at Michigan. He will share his reflections on the University and the nation in 1965 and today, followed by audience discussion.
3:30 - 4:30 pm. Rackham Assembly Hall, Fourth Floor, RackhamBuilding.
Series: Putting Vietnam in the Vietnam War
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