Messages From Viet Nam 1993-1995

About the Book

Messages From Viet Nam is a collection of 99 passages based upon three visits to Viet Nam in 1993, 1994, and 1995. The passages document the author’s personal experiences; professional and social interactions with Vietnamese government and university officials and citizens; observations on daily life in Viet Nam; and memories evoked by images and events experienced. Messages From Viet Nam complements the author’s daily diary recorded during his 1993 travels in Viet Nam previously published by Xlibris (Viet Nam – 1993 – A New Beginning. An American Professor’s Journal of Discovery, Exploration, and Introspection). The work is illustrated extensively with photographs of the people and landscapes of Viet Nam.

About the Author

Louis Grivetti is Professor Emeritus of Nutrition, University of California, Davis. He worked at Siwa and Qara Oases during 1965-1966. The Song of Siwa was conceived as an epic tribute to honor the residents of these remote desert localities. http://nutrition.ucdavis.edu/faculty/grivetti/index.cfm Alison Smith is a multidisciplinary visual artist, singer, and performer. Inspired by memory, story and place, she uses a variety of media and materials to create highly detailed, multi-sensory narrative performances. She lives and works in Northern California.