Thursday, June 07th, 2012
War Photography for Peace
Nick Ut photographed by Tim MantoaniIn May a small group of Santa Barbara high school students gathered in Hope Ranch over nems and Vietnamese curry to reflect on their March tour through Vietnam. Their trip had been extraordinary. Armed with cameras and critical minds, these students revisited the site of the Vietnam War’s famous photograph of Kim Phuc (the “Girl… [Read Full Article]Global Education,Kim Phúc Vietnam War Survivor,Peace Works Travel,Political Thoughts
Thursday, April 26th, 2012
Looking at "Laos Scarred by Secret War"
Just a few weeks ago a group of our students returned from Laos, where they experienced first hand the ravages of the "Secret War," played out by the CIA during the 1960s and 70s. While the press covered the horors of what was occurring in Vietnam, the millions of tonnes of cluster bombs concurrently dropped on Laos went largely unrecorded. When American… [Read Full Article]Global Community,Global Education,Laos Student Trips,Political Thoughts
Monday, April 02th, 2012
Laguna Blanca Students Support Lao UXO Victim’s Children – April 2012
Laguna Blanca School in Laos Dori Shimoda, founder of Give Children a Choice, guest blogs about his experience in Laos meeting the Laguna Blanca students traveling with Peace Works Travel.Barbara and I were very fortunate (and we thank our good friend Fred Branfman for the introduction) to have met Ms. Alethea Paradis. She’s an attorney, turned teacher, turned entrepreneur who… [Read Full Article]Global Education,Laos Student Trips,PWT Guest Bloggers,Student Community Service,Teacher Highlights
Monday, March 26th, 2012
Legacies of the Vietnam War: Learning from Living History
Santa Barbara students in VietnamHi everyone,Just a quick update to let you know that the group is doing fantastic! The kids are great and their enthusiasm is inspiring!Yesterday was a full day of unprecedented educational opportunities. Nick Ut and Chris Wain gave the group an exclusive conference room for an eyewitness play-by-play of the fateful napalming that burned Kim Phuc… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,Global Education,Kim Phúc Vietnam War Survivor,Student travelers,Vietnam Student Trips
Thursday, March 22th, 2012
Reflections on Cambodia: The Long Road to Recovery
As we’ve learned from our friends at Cambodian Living Arts, recovering from the legacy of the Khmer Rouge is a long and on-going process. After years of debate between the UN and Cambodian government, a war crime tribunal, designed to persecute those culpable for the mass slaughter that killed 1.7 million Cambodians between 1975-1979, was established in 2003. But it… [Read Full Article]Global Community,Global Education,Political Thoughts