Mike Blackwell
Biographical Info:
Mike Blackwell is a former U.S. Army Special Forces Officer. During the war he served two tours of duty in the Mekong Delta as an advisor to the Vietnamese. He has also served in various command and advisory positions in Malaysia, Thailand and Taiwan. After leaving active duty he earned a Master's Degree in Political Science with a concentration in Southeast Asia Studies. Mike is a principal of Pacific Affairs Associates, a consultancy which concentrates on initiating and developing business and trade ties between U.S. and Vietnamese companies. He serves as a Director of the Vietnamese-American Chamber of Commerce-Hawaii (VACCH), is Editor of the Chamber's bimonthly newsletter and oversees VACCH's Website (www.vacch.org). Mike has also written "After The Thunder, Uncertain Memories: An Analysis of American-Vietnamese Relations," a study of the unique dynamic that has existed since the war between the former adversaries, and the causes for their slow and uneven, but inevitable, reconciliation. Mike lives in Honolulu and can be contacted by email at: paamike@lava.net.
Mike Blackwell's Recent Contributions
Down On the Mekong at Tet (II)
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The Plains of Kien Giang We are on the road again. Can Tho, bustling, celebratory, electrified and electrifying has passed from sight in our rear view mirror. Martin and I, with Hom our driver, are...
Destinations:
Mekong Delta |
Vietnam
Topics:
Culture |
Food |
Travel |
People |
Agriculture |
20th Century History |
War & Conflict
Down on the Mekong for Tet
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"Ah, the Delta," he said, "the Delta is my heart." His English was perfect, the meaning clear. One of Ho Chi Minh City's top officials leaned back in his chair, peered at the large wall map of the...
