Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, published an August 25, 2017 article in The New York Times' Vietnam '67 series titled "North Vietnam Had an Antiwar Movement Too" about the lesser known history of the antiwar efforts within North Vietnamese society. "The antiwar movements in the … [Read more...]
Watch WEAI’s Video about the Growth of Southeast Asian Studies at Columbia
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a short video introducing viewers to new faculty members who are expanding the study of Southeast Asia at Columbia University. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umARvzQur2o Introduced by Eugenia Lean, Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Associate Professor of Chinese History, the video features … [Read more...]
WEAI Research Scholar Kristy E. Kelly Receives Luce Foundation Grant for Vietnam Research
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute congratulates Research Scholar Kristy E. Kelly, who received a new grant from The Luce Foundation for a two-year research project on gender and corruption in Vietnam. Dr. Kelly has also been invited to serve as Associate Director of the Center for Vietnamese Philosophy, Culture, and Society, housed at Temple University. Dr. Kelly, who … [Read more...]
“Global Development at War: The United States and South Vietnam’s Struggle for Survival, 1968-1975”
INTERACT Lecture "Global Development at War: The United States and South Vietnam’s Struggle for Survival, 1968-1975" Simon Toner, Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Southeast Asian Studies at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Moderated by Lien-Hang Nguyen, Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia, Columbia … [Read more...]
Lien-Hang Nguyen writes New York Times article “Who Called the Shots in Hanoi?”
Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, wrote a February 14, 2017 article in The New York Times's Vietnam '67 series titled "Who Called the Shots in Hanoi?" "Even by 1967, America’s military, intelligence and civilian leaders had no real idea who was actually calling the shots in Hanoi," … [Read more...]
