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John Hickok 2022-23 international library visits: September

VIETNAM: HANOI

1. Visiting the National Library of Vietnam and coordinating with librarians there ("Thu Vien" = Library, "Quoc Gia" = National)

John at National Library of Vietnam        John with librarians at the National Library of Vietnam

 

 

 

 

2. Visiting our feeder university, Foreign Trade University (FTU), and planning joint-library instruction efforts with their library director, Mr. Hoàng Vũ
John at FTU university in Hanoi, Vietnam John with library staff at FTU, Hanoi Vietnam

 

 

VIETNAM: DANANG

1. Visiting Danang University of Economics Library, as a partner for the ALA ASEAN Sister Library project.  (Right: visiting the university's "Clubfest" event, at the English Club's booth).
John at Danang University of Economics library John at Danang University of Economics

2. Children's book delivery project (Pollak Library & CSUF Vietnamese Students Association joint project).  Left: with Ms. Nga Phan Thu, Danang librarian partner in the book delivery project.  Right: Selfies with the students at the donation site school (middle school).  Bottom: reading with the students (introducing Curious George!)
John delivering books to Danang, Vietnam school
 John posing with students at Danang, Vietnam middle school
John reading to students in Danang, Vietnam middle school
 

VIETNAM: HO CHI MINH CITY

1. Visiting the Ho Chi Minh City public library ("General Sciences Library"), a partner in the ALA ASEAN Sister Library project.  With me are librarians Ms. Van Anh Nguyen (R.) and Ms. Tran Thi Hoan Anh (L.)  The library was originally built in 1972 as the National Library in the South.

John at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam public lilbrary

2. Delivering children's books to a Ho Chi Minh City district suburb elementary school, for the Pollak Library and CSUF Vietnamese Students Association joint project, in partnership with the HCMC public library.  Below: conducting story time reading (Frozen!)

John delivering books to a Ho Chi Minh City school John delivering books to Vietnamese children

John reading to Vietnamese children John reading to Vietnamese children


3. Conducting an English language training activity at the U.S. Consulate's American Center: "Using American TV Game Shows to Improve your English."  The event was attended by 75 high school and college students.
John conducting English workshops for the U.S. consulate Graphic advertising John's English workshop at the U.S. Consulate in Vietnam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


4. Visiting a school library--the Pennsylvania American private school--a partner library in the ALA ASEAN Sister Library project.  Right: with one of the librarians, Ms. Yen Ho (Vietnamese-American, MLIS from Drexel University, Pennsylvania)

children reading in private school library in Vietnam John with librarian at private elementary school in Vietnam

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