Tuesday, March 24th, 2015
The Scene of the Crime
A reporter’s journey to My Lai and the secrets of the past. BY SEYMOUR M. HERSH There is a long ditch in the village of My Lai. On the morning of March 16, 1968, it was crowded with the bodies of the dead—dozens of women, children, and old people, all gunned down by young American soldiers. Now, forty-seven years later,… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,Global Community,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Peace Works Travel,Peace Works Travel Upcoming Trips,Vietnam Student Trips,Vietnam War,War
Thursday, March 12th, 2015
The Lethal Legacy of the Vietnam War
Fifty years after the first US troops came ashore at Da Nang, the Vietnamese are still coping with unexploded bombs and Agent Orange. George Black February 25, 2015 | This article appeared in the March 16, 2015 edition of The Nation. On a mild, sunny morning last November, Chuck Searcy and I drove out along a spur of the old… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,education travel programs,education travel tours,educational field trips,Educational travel programs,free travel for teachers,Global Community,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Peace Works Travel,Peace Works Travel Upcoming Trips,Power to the Peaceful,Vietnam Student Trips,Vietnam War,War
Tuesday, March 03th, 2015
Readers' Voices: An American in Cuba
USA Today features Tom Millington, a U.S educator in Cuba Tom Millington wanted to be a diplomat. Instead, he's an educator in Cuba. But he acts as an ambassador of sorts, coordinating a study abroad program that helps American students learn more about the island nation. And with the historic shift to normalize U.S.-Cuba relations announced Dec. 17, he is… [Read Full Article]Arts and Culture,Educational travel programs,Political Thoughts
Tuesday, February 24th, 2015
Francis Parker Exploring South East Asia
Thursday, Feb. 19: The Final Countdown It may be cliché to say that everything seemed to go by too quickly, but there really is no other way to say it. Our trip took advantage of every minute of the day. While the days seemed long, in hindsight the trip went by all too fast. Each one of us made new… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,education travel tours,Francis Parker Vietnam 2014,Global Education,PWT Guest Bloggers
Monday, February 23th, 2015
Francis Parker Exploring South East Asia
Wednesday, Feb. 18th: A Glimpse of the Past and a Glimpse of the Future Standing at the center of every country, there seems to lie a defining moment in the state's history that, more often than not, stands as a point of pride. In the United States, people are proud of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the… [Read Full Article]Cambodia Student Trips,Education Travel,education travel tours,Francis Parker Vietnam - Cambodia 2015,Live Learn Travel,PWT Guest Bloggers,Student travelers,Vietnam Student Trips,War