Resources On Vietnam On The Internet

There are many sites on Vietnam on the World Wide Web. A particularly comprehensive and useful site is:
The World Wide Web Virtual Library - Socialist Republic of Vietnam, http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/VietPages/WWWVL-Vietnam.html

It collects sites together under 26 headings. The sites discussed below were all accessed using the Coombs site as a starting point.

Search under the following topics:

GENERAL
Askasia - The Asia Society
http://www.askasia.org/
The site does not focus specifically on Vietnam, but it does provide a number of teaching resources for teachers, including lessons on stereotypes, and on cultural values, which may suggest approaches and strategies to implement in classrooms.

Contacting schools
http://www.askasia.org/adult_free_zone/e_pals/e_pals.htm
This site provides an email form to register contact with over 2000 schools world-wide. There may not be any Vietnamese schools on the list.

Travel information of Vietnam
http://www.asiatravel.com/vietinfo.html
Travel information about Vietnam.

Viet Gate
http://www.vietgate.net/
The Viet Gate site encompasses many topics including travel, business, photography and other aspects. It includes links to religious sites such as Buddhist and Cao Dai web sites in Australia.

CIA World Factbook: Vietnam
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/vm.html
The World Factbook, published by the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) in the USA provides the best statistical information on Vietnam.

VietTouch.com
http://www.viettouch.com/
This site provides a wide range of general information on Vietnam.

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Vietnam (images)
http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/vietnam.html
An excellent collection of images of Vietnam.

ABC Radio news on Vietnam
http://search.abc.net.au/search/search.cgi?form=simple&collection=abcall&query=vietnam
News about Vietnam from the ABC.

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HISTORY
http://www.askasia.org/frclasrm/lessplan/l000073.htm
The Hmong people and their Story Cloth handicraft show how traditions are transmitted through folklore and art. There are examples, with exercises, of Hmong textile patterns. This site also provides a good museum lesson approach using an artefact from Mongolia in a way which could be adapted for a Vietnamese artefact.

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
The Blue Web site provides dozens of lesson plans and teaching ideas. The Biography Maker could be used to help direct research on Vietnamese historical figures.

http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~vern/van_kien/leaders.html
Photos of Vietnamese leaders such as Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dien Diem are available on this site.

http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~vern/ban_do/ban_do.html
The Coombs site also provides a number of historical maps of Vietnam.

Vietnam: Behind the Lines (scroll down to the bottom of the page and select the 'Vietnam: Behind the Lines' link)
http://www.fathom.com/feature/190228/
x Two sites about an exhibition of Vietnamese paintings from the Vietnam War.

http://www.thingsasian.com/goto_article/article.586.html
http://www.thingsasian.com/article/old_quarter/old_quarter_hanoi02.htm
The history of Hanoi's Old Quarter, a walking guide of the 36 Streets area, and a list of the meanings of Vietnamese street names.

Vietnam War
http://grunt.space.swri.edu
This site opens up access to materials and experiences pertaining to the Vietnam War, from the perspective of the United States military and exiled/refugee South Vietnamese community in the United States. There are memoirs, descriptions, histories, comments, and memorials of the war available on the many sites accessible through this reference.

http://vietnam.vassar.edu/
This site provides information, documents and other links to aspects of the Vietnam War 1945-1975.

http://servercc.oakton.edu/~wittman/
'Vietnam - Yesterday and Today' contains a great deal of material and signposts to other sites for teaching and studying the Vietnam War.

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ENVIRONMENT
http://www.asianenviro.com/
The Asian Environmental Review occasionally has material on Vietnam which could provide useful starting points for implementing the environment issues in Vietnam - Young People, Old Country.

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/south_east_asia/vietnam/
The Lonely Planet web site offers similar information to that found in their books.

http://www.mekongriver.org/
http://www.irn.org/programs/mekong/
An abundant amount of information on the Mekong River can be found on the Internet and could provide additional material for the role play information provided in the unit 'Should the Mekong be Dammed?', Vietnam - Young People, Old Country: Secondary.

http://www.mrcmekong.org/
The website of the Mekong River Commision, which comprises representatives of Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Vietnam and the Yunnan Province of China.

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/stories/s10623.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ockham/stories/s162033.htm
Transcripts of Radio National programs which look at various development issues related to the Mekong River.

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POLITICS
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~vern/van_kien/docs.html
A number of key twentieth century political documents, including the abdication of Bao Dai, the Declaration of Independence, Vietnam's Constitution and national anthem, are provided.

http://www.vietnamembassy.us/learn_about_vietnam/politics/constitution/
Vietnam's Constitution can be found on this site.

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SOCIAL/CULTURAL/TRAVEL
http://www.asiatravel.com/vietinfo.html
Travel information about Vietnam.

http://www.vietgate.net/
Viet Gate encompasses many topics including travel, business, photography and other aspects. It includes links to religious sites such as Buddhist and Cao Dai web sites in Australia.

http://www.viettouch.com/
This site provides a wide range of general information on Vietnam.

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/south_east_asia/vietnam/
The Lonely Planet web site offers similar information to that found in their books.

http://www.libbyhathorn.com/lh/Wishing/start.htm
The Wishing Cupboard is an interactive story by Libby Hathorn featuring folk tales and legends from Vietnam.

Tet
http://www.saigon.com/~nguyent/tet.html
This site provides a good description of many of the elements of Tet, the Lunar New Year celebration.

Food
http://www.ivietbusiness.com/vietnamese-food-recipe.htm
This site provides Vietnamese recipes.

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