1. Vietnam By Kelly Henry and Zoe Leichty

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3. Background Info - Timeline 1940: World War II - Japan takes over 1946: France tries to regain control of Vietnam 1954: The Vietminh defeats the French. 1959: Conflict between North and South begin Vietnam War 1965: United States steps in 1973: U.S. signs a peace accord with North Vietnam 1975: South Vietnam surrenders 1982: Vietnam Veterans Memorial 1995: U.S. and Vietnam relations 2007: Vietnam joins the World Trade Organization as its 150th member. http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/vietnam/history-timeline

4. Background info ●Rainforest, mountains, ●village life ●128,000 square miles ●Three general regions: North, Central, South ●Lots of religion ●Food: rice, fruit, soup, fish ●Language: vietnamese ●People: 85 million people in Vietnam. ●Follow the lunar calendar ●Tet http://www.geographia.com/vietnam/

5. http://vietnamflag.facts.co/vietnamflagof/vietnamflag.php The National Flag of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (cờ đỏ sao vàng or red flag with a gold star) is rectangular in shape, its width is equal to two thirds of its length, in the middle of fresh red background is a bright five-pointed golden star

6. ●Child labor ●Causes: poverty, duty ●Government vs. Parental expectations ● https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=936011896422636 https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=936011896422636 http://www.eldis.org/go/home&id=39600&type=Document#.VRILr_nF-b8 Pressing Social Problem #1

7. Pressing Social Problem #2 ●Birth defects ●Causes: Vietnam war ●Agent Orange, herbicides, dioxins ●Fish and milk in mothers http://www.voyagesphotosmanu.com/vietnam_social_issues.html

8. ●30+ social work programs in Vietnam offering undergraduate degrees ●no institutions offering a graduate degree. ●only 50 to 60 people hold MSW degrees ●2004: social work was recognized as an academic field ●Madame Nguyen Thi Oanh ●Lack of research ●No field placement http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/vietnams-social-workers-need-training-cohesion-and-recognition-3956.html Social Work Practices/Education

9. ●Developing ●Health insurance, social security, benefits ●Becoming supportive of social work ●Although a program, not really active in society until recently ●Vu Trong Kim Attitudes About Social Work

10. ●Most of them are located outside of the country and offer services inside o Board members are in the US but have a base or location in vietnam o offer volunteer opportunities to travel to vietnam ●Catalyst Foundation o http://www.catalystfoundation.org/media/videos/ Typical Operation of Social Welfare Organization

11. ASIALIFE. (2014, April 4). Social work in vietnam. Retrieved April 16, 2015, from http://www.asialifemagazine.com/vietnam/social- work-vietnam/ Barnes, A., & Newfield, N. (2008). Reinstituting social work in vietnam. Social Work Today, 8 (8), 1-4. Buchat, E. (2013, April 14). Vietnam: Social issues. Retrieved April 15, 2015, from Photographic Book: http://www.voyagesphotosmanu.com/vietnam_social_issues.html Catalyst Foundation. (2015, January 1). Mission. Retrieved April 17, 2015, from http://www.catalystfoundation.org/about-us/mission/http://www.catalystfoundation.org/about-us/mission/ InterKnowledge Corporation. (1997-2005). Vietnam. Retrieved April 20, 2015, from http://www.geographia.com/vietnam/ Takai, A., Thapa, G., Long, G., Huong, P. Q., Gaiha, R., Fritzen, S., et al. (2008, January 1). Social issues under economic transformation and integration in Vietnam. Retrieved April 15, 2015, from Eldis: http://www.eldis.org/go/home&id=39600&type=Document#.VTVYyBcmw4q TIME For Kids. (2015, January 1). Vietnam timeline. Retrieved April 15, 2015, from Around The World: http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/vietnam/history- timeline VOVWORLD. (2014, November 11). Vietnam observes 2014 World Social Work Day. Retrieved April 15, 2015, from Vietnam Breaking News: http://www.vietnambreakingnews.com/2014/11/vietnam-observes-2014-world-social-work-day/ References