Previous posts on “recent articles” include one from 2016 and two from 2019. This one is on the following articles:
Last week was the first time that I set foot in Central Texas, flying into Austin for archival research at several depositories in Austin and Waco. I spent two afternoons at the Briscoe Center for American History, and had a chance to visit the museum at the LBJ Presidential Library right next door.
Continue reading “Two surprises during a visit of the LBJ Library”
Continue reading “Daily life in North Vietnam: Harish Mehta’s article on “economic crime””
Click here to read or download the first article–and here for the second article.
Continue reading “My two articles on Vietnamese Catholic refugees”
In order of discussion:
Continue reading “Five recent articles on the Vietnam Conflict”
I wrote the last post about the beginning of Cursillo to South Vietnam, and this one is about the beginning of the Blue Army of Our Lady of Fátima. Both occurred during the 1960s around the Americanization of the Vietnam War. Catholics in the Philippines were instrumental to the establishment of Cursillo in South Vietnam. When it comes to the Blue Army, however, it was the initiative of a Vietnamese then studying in the U.S., followed by eager assistance from the Americans, Australians, etc. and eager participation among Vietnamese Catholics.
Continue reading “The Blue Army of Our Lady of Fátima in South Vietnam”
Continue reading “Cursillo in South Vietnam: the Filipino connection”
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