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Second Chances and a “New Age” in Singapore and L.A.
1 June 2014, Singapore “… ‘Welcome to the new age’! the familiar chorus from Imagine Dragon’s global hit “Radioactive” reverberated through the atrium at the NUS Business School. Earlier this year,...
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A Good Fortune in New Orleans and 2014 Year-End Greetings
French Quarter, New Orleans, 19 November 2014 “… Long life, much travel and creativity… you have found your balance — except for love. That will come later as you make money again… and be less...
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Forty Years After the Vietnam War: From the Extreme Orient to a Modern...
7 June 2014, Saigon, Vietnam “… The fresh, young coconut juice at Nha Hang Ngon restaurant in a restored French colonial villa – was the perfect elixir on this humid summer evening in Saigon. For a...
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Summer Solstice & Birthday Celebrations
June 20, 2015, Santa Monica, California “Maybe one of the birthday boys would like to join me for my final song,” Joseph Eid said in feigned surprised as he gestured me to join him on stage. Moments...
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Lifelong Learning and Lessons Learned
July 7, 2015, Singapore “So, what do you hope to accomplish with this degree?” my fellow classmate Jakob asked, as we celebrated after our graduation ceremony earlier that day from the National...
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When Worlds Align: 2015 Year-End Reflections and New Year Greetings
1 January 2016, Los Angeles, California “When Worlds Align: 2015 Year-End Reflections and New Year Greetings” “Make sure they call you Professor Nguyen!” My friend Nhutrang said jokingly when I...
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A Birthday and a Brexit in London: Years of Uncertainty Ahead
June 23, 2016, London, United Kingdom “Remain, of course!,” my English legal scholar friend Carol explained her vote that day to my German friend Ben as we gathered for my birthday dinner at Hutong...
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Return to Vietnam: Offering Global Perspectives to a New Generation
11 August 2016, Hanoi, Vietnam (Postcard) “… On perhaps my eighth trip here over the past two decades, I have visited with family and colleagues from Da Nang & Hoi An in the Central coast to...
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Advancing Americanism at Home and Abroad: #ImWithHer
November 7, 2016 Los Angeles, California The 2016 elections are thankfully, almost over, assuming Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump score a decisive victory in the Electoral College after the polls close...
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After the 2016 U.S. Elections: Whose Land Will It Be?
Los Angeles, California November 14, 2016 This American election, unlike any since the Civil War, has been nation and earth shattering in its implications. This was not normal, and it may take awhile...
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