The William Joiner Center and its collaborative institutions and programs at the University of Massachusetts Boston are pleased to announce the selection of the Rockefeller Fellows in the Humanities for the academic year 2001-2002 in the initiative “(Re)Constructing Identity and Place in the Vietnamese Diaspora”. This initiative is the result of the collaboration of several university institutes, departments and programs, including the Asian American Studies Program, the East Asian Studies Program, the Institute for Asian American Studies, the Coalition for Asian-Pacific American Youth and the Graduate School of Education. For the academic year 2001-2002, we are happy to announce the appointment of seven fellows - Ms. Karin Aguilar-San Juan, Mr. Henry Nguyen Huu Liem, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh, Ms. Trin Yarborough, Mr. Dang Tien, Mr. Do Quyen, and Mr. Ta Chi Dai Truong. Ms. Karin Aguilar-San Juan, a professor of Comparative North American Studies Program at Macalester College, will study various aspects of the community building process of the Vietnamese American community in Boston. Mr. Henry Nguyen Huu Liem, editor-in-chief of TRIET (A Vietnamese Journal of Philosophies and Ideas, 1996-98) and current Philosophy Instructor at San Jose City College, will work on two chapters of his book “The Prescriptive Language of New Identities: A Philosophical Investigation.” Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh, Education Instructor at the College of Education, UMASS Boston will investigate the classical dilemma facing every Vietnamese refugee family: “How can we preserve the traditional order in the family and in society, yet let our children have rooms for critical and creative thinking ?” Ms. Trin Yarborough, a journalist, will use her residency to complete her ongoing non-fiction book - “Surviving Twice,” a study of the Vietnamese Amerasians. Mr. Dang Tien, a leading literary critic of Vietnamese literature, will complete his long-term project of an overview of Vietnamese Overseas Poetry 1975-2000 from the vantage of a Paris observer. Mr. Do Quyen, another well known critic who currently resides in Canada, will study the major themes of the Diaspora through a series of past and present interviews with prominent figures from all sides of the conflict. Mr. Ta Chi Dai Truong, one of the most respected historians of our time, will examine how Vietnamese history has been consistently distorted by external factors and propose a new way to look at Vietnamese History - “Vietnamese History Through a
Vietnamese Lense: A Different Perspectivee.This year the Standing Committee had many outstanding applications. We received a number of great proposals globally - from Canada, France, Australia, Vietnam, and the US., and the selection process was a difficult and time-consuming one. For añitional information on the fellows, please visit http://omegacc.umb.edu/Adiaspora/fellows.html. Application deadline for the academic year 2002-2003 is January 31, 2002. For further information, please contact Kevin Bowen or Nguyen Ba Chung, William Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125-3393. Phone 617-287-5850, Fax 617-287-5855
E-mail:”chung.nguyen@umb.edu”,
Website “http://omegacc.umb.edu/Adiaspora”.
ROCKEFELLER FELLOWS 2001-2002
· Karin Aguilar-San Juan
· Đặng Tiến
· Đổ Quyên
· Henry Nguyễn Hữu Liêm
· Nguyễn Thị Thanh
· Tạ Chí Đại Trường
· Trin Yarborough
KARIN AGUILAR-SAN JUAN
Rockefeller Project Proposal:
"“The Foundations of Boston’s Vietnamese American Community”"
Những nền tảng xây dựng cộng đồng người Việt ở Boston
- PhD, Brown University, Sociology, 2000
- Assistant Professor of Comparative North American Studies Program, Macalester University (St. Paul, MN)
- Editorial Board, Journal of Asian American Studies (1997-Present)
Đặng Tiến
Rockefeller Project Proposal:
"Thơ Việt Nam Hải Ngoại" 1975-2000” (Vietnamese Overseas Poetry
- Instructor of Classical Vietnamese Literature, University of Denis Diderot (Paris Seven)
- Doctoral Candidate, University of Aix-en-Provence, Ngôn Ngữ Thơ - Doctoral Candidate, University of Aix-en-Provence, “Ngôn
- B.A. in Literature, University of Saigon,
Đỗ Quyên
Rockefeller Project Proposal:
"Cộng Đồng Người Việt Ở Nước
Ngoài Qua Phương Pháp Phỏng Vấn?)
- Graduate study, Dubna Research Institute, Moscow, 1988-90
- B.S. in Atomic Physics, Hanoi Polytechnic School, Vietnam, 1972-77
- Researcher, Dubna Research Institute, 1988-90
- Instructor in Atomic Physics, Hanoi Polytechnic School, 1977-88
- Refugee in Germany, 1990-96
- Currently resides in Canada
HENRY NGuyễn Hữu Liêm
Rockefeller Project Proposal:
“The Prescriptive Language of the New Identities: A Philosophical Investigation”
(Ngôn Ngữ Quy Kết Của Những Căn Cước Mới: Một T́m Hiểu Triết Học)
- M.A., Philosophy, San Jose State University, 1998
- J.D., University of California, Hastings College of The Law.
- Philosophy Instructor, San Jose City College, 1998-Present
- Publisher & Editor-in-chief, TRIET: A Vietnamese Journal of Philosophy and Ideas, 1996-98
- President, Viet-American Bar Association of Northern California, 1999-00
- Deputy District Attorney, Santa Cruz County, California, 1988
- Chair of Board of Directors, Center for Southeast Asian Refugee Resettlement, San Francisco, 1986-88
Nguyễn Thị Thanh
Rockefeller Project Proposal:
"Where should we go from here: How we can preserve the traditional order in
the family and in society, yet let our children have rooms for critical and
creative thinking?" (Khởi Từ Điểm Này Chúng Ta
Phải Đi Đâu: Làm Thế Nào Để Chúng Ta Có
Thể Duy Tŕ Kỷ Cương Truyền Thống Trong Gia
Đ́nh Và Xă Hội Và Đồng Thời Tạo Điều
Kiện Cho Con Em Chúng Ta Suy Nghĩ Với Tinh Thần Phê Phán
Và Sáng tao
- Ed.D. in Education, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, 2000
- Ed.M., Administration, Planning and Social Policy, Graduate School of Education,
Tạ Chí Đại Trường
Rockefeller Project Proposal:
"Lịch sử Việt Nam Trong Tầm Mắt Của Người
Việt: Một Lối Nh́n Khá?Lịch" sử Việt Nam Trong Tầm Mắt Của Người Việt:
- MA in History, University of Saigon, 1964
- First year Doctoral Candidate, History, 1975
- Captain (ARVN, 1964-1974).
TRIN YARBOROUGH
Rockefeller Project Proposal: To complete an on-going book project:
"“Surving Twice", A Narrative Non-Fiction Book About the 32,000 Vietnamese Amerasians Who Came To the United States as teens and Young Adults Between 1988-94.
("Sống Sót Hai Lần" Truyện của 32,000 Người
Việt Mỹ Lai Đến Hoa Kỳ Ở Tuổi Vị
Thành Niên Hoặc Thanh Niê(?Sống Sót Hai
- Journalist, Contributor to the L.A. Times, L.A. Weekly, Amsterdam’s NRC, etc.
- Director of Communications, Oxfam America, 1980-86
- Director of Communications/Editor, Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, D.C., 1976-1980.
