Thursday, May 16th, 2013
‘Napalm Girl’ speaks about the horrors of her childhood and the importance of peace
Kim Phuc, the little girl set afire by napalm bombs during the Vietnam War, described to students, parents and teachers May 10 in Ahmanson Lecture Hall the horrors of being a nine-year-old engulfed by four napalm bombs.A photo taken that day in 1972 by Associated Press photographer Nick Ut, then 19 years old, became an iconic image of the war.Phuc… [Read Full Article]education travel programs,Peace Works Travel
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Spotted At The Space: Nick Ut & Kim Phúc
IntroductionOn our unprecedented educational field trip to the Annenberg Space for Photography War Photos, Peace Works Travel students and schools enjoyed a conversation with Living History icons, the 1972 “Napalm Girl” Kim Phuc, and the Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer, Nick Ut. Illustrating that our program offers enrichment far beyond the standard educational travel tours, students were treated to a personal lunch… [Read Full Article]Kim Phúc,Nick Ut,Vietnam War,War,War/Photography
Monday, May 06th, 2013
‘He gave me the most heartfelt smile’
All educational travel programs are not created equally. Our student spring break packages invite teachers to creatively integrate their passion, our history curriculum and long-term relationships with dynamic NGO’s in the destination country. This year’s Investigative Journalism Adventure in Laos taught students how to make compelling videos through interviewing survivors of UXO (unexploded ordnance) leftover from the Vietnam War. Student… [Read Full Article]education travel programs,educational field trips,Student Spring break program
Wednesday, May 01th, 2013
Young Vietnamese Americans learning the lessons of Black April
Introduction What better way to understand the complexities of history than through educational field trips abroad? On our immersive itineraries in Vietnam, we offer free travel for teachers and an unprecedented opportunity to meet local people on all sides of history’s iconic moments. April 30th is the anniversary of the “Fall of Saigon” or “Reunification” of Vietnam, depending on one’s… [Read Full Article]education travel programs,educational field trips,free travel for teachers
Monday, April 29th, 2013
‘We could see a lot of pockmarks in the ground – bomb craters’
IntroductionStudent spring break traveler Marcy Park describes the depth of her profound learning experience on our Peace Works Travel tour of Laos, spring break 2013. The Investigative Journalism Adventure is an inspired approach at international student volunteer education. With daily lessons in technique from an Emmy-Award winning journalist, Students interviewed UXO (Unexploded Ordnance) victims, agricultural people in the highlands of… [Read Full Article]International student volunteer program,Student Spring break program