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June 20 – July 2, 2023
The American War: The Struggle for Independence in Vietnam
Dr. Butler
Orlando, Florida
Flagler College Students
info@stoneandcompass.com
Fly overnight to Vietnam
COURSE MISSION: To orientate students with the most important landmarks in the city related to its history (including but not limited to the Vietnam War).
COURSE MISSION: This day centers on the Vietnam War and will take the class to three of the most important sites related to the conflict located in and around the city. At night, the course will include a cultural experience that has been and remains central to residents in Ho Chi Minh City.
COURSE MISSION: This day centers on the Vietnam War and will take the class to three of the most important sites related to the conflict located in and around the city. At night, the course will include a cultural experience that has been and remains central to residents in Ho Chi Minh City.
COURSE MISSION: To expose students to the importance of rural areas to both the Communist and American efforts during the
Vietnam War and to, once again, experience a traditional rural Vietnamese custom.
COURSE MISSION: This day connects the ‘American War’ to its colonial past, particularly the period of French occupation. Bao Dai remains a controversial figure in Vietnamese history and, in visiting his former palace, students will evaluate how he is portrayed by the government in modern times.
COURSE MISSION: Our final day in the Central Highlands will emphasize the importance of geography in understanding how the American War progressed and emphasize the centrality of Buddhism and the natural landscape in the conflict’s development.
COURSE MISSION: To place the most publicized American atrocity into proper historical context. The course will provide readings to give students an intellectual understanding of the My Lai massacre, which will raise several questions about the American presence in Vietnam and how the Vietnamese understood its military presence. Today allows students to combine knowledge and experience by visiting the place where the event actually happened – the magical combination that happens only in Study Abroad programs like this.
COURSE MISSION: To visit one of the most crucial places in the war’s military operation – the 17th Parallel. Students will experience the environmental impact of history on people and places, which deepens understanding of the long-term impact of the independence struggle in contemporary Vietnam.
COURSE MISSION: Another day that will place Vietnamese history into a context that goes well beyond its war with America. Hue provides a physical setting and history that link the nation’s imperial past and its war against America. Students will also see first-hand why the Tet Offensive was most successful here, and will learn about some tactics (both military and psychology) the communists used during the monumental campaign.
COURSE MISSION: The visit will allow students to compare the capital of the former North Vietnam to the capital of the former South Vietnam, which is Ho Chi Minh City, and provides a stark reminder that the nation is still divided by region on many levels. The day will also give students a perspective on the importance of Ho Chi Minh to contemporary notions of Vietnamese national identity. The day is heavily centered upon the Vietnam War, with the visits to the Hoi La Prison and the Ho Chi Minh Complex.
COURSE MISSION: Today is another valuable day that takes students beyond the ‘American War’ and examines the nation from a much wider cultural angle. The region’s physical beauty, natural wonder, and long-standing fishing culture reinforces the program concept that Vietnam (particularly to its inhabitants) is much more than a War.
COURSE MISSION: The travel experience ends by capping the program theme in a very direct manner. The museum demonstrates that the Vietnamese War for Independence was a long struggle against imperial occupation that its people consider central to its contemporary national identity. This is a museum that also highlights the artifact collection and display techniques of a Communist nation and serves as a great juxtaposition to the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City.
Payment can be made in full or following the payment schedule below. Tuition for FlagSHIP programs is provided by the college, students will not be charged for tuition. More details including how payments can be made can be found here.
$3,300
Includes $75 study abroad administrative fee added upon course registration
$500
Due: December 1, 2022
$500
Due: February 1, 2023
$2,300
Due: March 1, 2023