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Crooked Bamboo is a political memoir centered on Nguyen Thai's
inside account of South Vietnam's Ngo Dinh Diem regime. Thai was a
close personal aide for Diem as well as Director General of Vietnam
Press, giving him significant access to Diem and other Ngo family
members. Although the Diem era is the focus of the memoir, Nguyen
Thai's post-1963 career as a government official, businessman, and
confidant of several key South Vietnamese figures sheds light on
the aftermath of the Diem regime and the dilemmas of South
Vietnam's anti-communist elite throughout the Vietnam War. Thai's
attempts to help bring the war to a negotiated end and his
experiences as one of the first former South Vietnamese officials
to return to Communist Vietnam also offer important reflections on
the meaning of the war and its aftermath.
Americans have access to some of the best science education in the
world, but too often black students are excluded from these
opportunities. This essential book by leading voices in the field
of education reform offers an inspiring vision of how America's
universities can guide a new generation of African Americans to
success in science. Educators, research scientists, and college
administrators have all called for a new commitment to diversity in
the sciences, but most universities struggle to truly support black
students in these fields. Historically black colleges and
universities (HBCUs) are different, though. Marybeth Gasman, widely
celebrated as an education-reform visionary, and Thai-Huy Nguyen
show that many HBCUs have proven adept at helping their students
achieve in the sciences. There is a lot we can learn from these
exemplary schools. Gasman and Nguyen explore ten innovative schools
that have increased the number of black students studying science
and improved those students' performance. Educators on these
campuses have a keen sense of their students' backgrounds and
circumstances, familiarity that helps their science departments
avoid the high rates of attrition that plague departments
elsewhere. The most effective science programs at HBCUs emphasize
teaching when considering whom to hire and promote, encourage
students to collaborate rather than compete, and offer more
opportunities for black students to find role models among both
professors and peers. Making Black Scientists reveals the secrets
to these institutions' striking successes and shows how other
colleges and universities can follow their lead. The result is a
bold new agenda for institutions that want to better serve African
American students.
Human intelligence has two attributes or qualities: 1. being
systematically intelligence or smart or wise 2. being universally
knowledgeable My book "Roadmap to Knowledge" tries to help you to
acquire those two qualities. Is my endeavor too pretentious? Not
more than a physician who bases his/her applied science and art of
healing on anatomy, physiology and morbidity. The "ingredients" of
my intellectual "recipe" are: Some theology Philosophy Psychology
Logic, Pedagogy And Thirty years of teaching Watered by a lot of
prayers Meditations I split my "Roadmap to Knowledge" in two books
for the obvious reason of treating with caution, diligence and
respect for each quality to acquire. My books are destined not only
for reading, but also for practicing along with, if you are serious
about cultivating your own intelligence. GOOD (INTELLECTUAL)
APPETITE!
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