To the young, they had a summer full of meaning, the dedication and experience to grow.

Open learning opportunities for young Vietnamese

Hien Liu (second from right) subjects TOEFL lecture for a class of IVCE at HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Photo: Cong Nhat

12g45 lunch. In room C205 HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hien Luu (20 years old, University of Notre Dame, USA) is painfully theater writing on the blackboard. The next room, Ming Ming (21, University of Berkeley, USA) has just recited the lecture by taking advantage of voice chat disquietingly Hue with a few students to class early.

1330 hrs. Lessons begin. "You want to sit on a chair or on the ground?", Now kept asking. The class chose to sit limp and flaccid ground. Even board canned text are scattered, do not hesitate Hien Save sat right down on the floor with everyone. Although the provisions of the class is to use only English, but sometimes are hard to explain Hien Save the difficult knowledge of Vietnamese capital of their scant. Teaching two classes from 1330 to 1630 continuously, and Minh Minh Hien Liu smiled and rattled.

Save and Minh Minh Hien are two of the volunteers of IVCE Vietnamese Americans (Educational Cultural Institute in New York VN, USA) to participate in curriculum subjects unpaid TOEFL, SAT, GMAT ... VN in summer 2012.

Earlier in early June, the delegation of 30 Vietnamese and American students from the University of Houston (USA) also made series of activities related to the Microfinance Project Zero Interest (to raise funds, vocational training and loans are not free take interest in some poor areas in VN).

Many DHS has also actively connected with young people in the implementation of community activities. Typical of these is the collaboration between students with DHS University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam in the U.S., Singapore ... to negotiate, please bring copyright and TEDx (one of knowledge sharing event known around the world) about VN since 2011 under the name TEDxMekong. 2012 TEDxMekong scheduled in early August with the participation of many prestigious speakers in the world.

"Join TEDxMekong, the DHS does not get you any assistance, even they have to put the money bag and spend a lot of time. Yet you still involved and oblivious of all their hard work, hard ... "-Le Quynh Truong Tuong (SV Ho Chi Minh City Economics University, BTC chief events TEDxMekong 2012) said.

Go to complete yourself

"Growing up in America, I have a lot of distance with the family. I hope the trip back home to help yourself better understand the language, Vietnamese culture, so that closer to their parents, "Hien Save share. That was the general answer of many young people under the program IVCE.

Not hide his emotion when in contact with young Vietnamese are less fortunate peers, Sean Chen and Matthew Lakis, Sam Kahler (15 years, Brisbane Grammar School, Australia) said the trip length roamed around VN country, hand share the love with the piece of bad luck that helped them realize: "We have now only know the school and home or omission. Through this trip, we know you appreciate life more, and finds itself needs more attention to family and community. "

H.Minh (a U.S. DHS) pull pant leg to reveal scars scattered, Shy said: "My family surrounded me very carefully. If you know me being leeches, mosquito bites or scratches legs like this make restrictions immediately. " Still, you affirm summer to teach at the West River area recently are needed to challenge myself more sturdy, bravery.

"Having received the support of all her brothers, her former DHS in previous years, we thought we should have the responsibility and obligation to share these opportunities to go after", which is shared by the You Doan Nguyen Duy Anh (MIT, USA), Diem Anh Thu (Franklin & Marshall University, USA) ... Passing the torch workshop 2012.

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