All events take place at 1st Floor of the Rose Garden Tower at 170 Ngoc Khanh Street, Hanoi, except those noted otherwise. Remember to bring your ID with you. Members of the media are welcome to attend public events at the American Center. However, if you intend to being in still or video cameras, please contact the Media Team at least 24 hours in advance so we can determine whether the speaker is comfortable and, if so, request security access for your equipment. Please note that not all speakers will want to be filmed and interviewed. Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.
| Time | Program | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| from Apr. 21 to Aug. 1 | Ambassador’s Entrepreneurship Challenge (PDF-205KB) | American Center |
| Jun. 7, 10:00 – 11:00 | AC Student News | AC Intern |
| Jun. 7, 3:00 – 4:30 | The 2016 Presidential Election: Looking Back at the Primaries and Ahead to the Conventions and General Election | Larry Berman |
| Jun. 8, 2:00 – 3:30 | American English Club | AC Intern |
| Jun. 8, 4:00-5:00 | MOOC 13 “Entrepreneurship 3: Financing and Profitability” (PDF, 570KB) – Introduction Session at the American Center. Register here | Nikki Nguyen |
| Jun. 9, 3:00-4:30 | MOOC 12 “English for Business and Entrepreneurship” (PDF, 1.25MB) – Facilitated discussions #4. Register here | Amy Baum |
| Jun. 9, 4:00 – 5:15 | Public Participation in Environmental Law | Avi S. Garbow, General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Jun. 10, 10:00 – 11:00 | Conversation Hour | David McAuley |
| Jun. 10, 11:00 – 11:30 | Introduction to eLibraryUSA | American Center |
| Jun. 10, 2:00 – 3:00 | Short History of U.S. Relations with Native American Tribes | Sapphire Carter |
| Jun. 14, 3:30 – 5:00 | English Conversations with the U.S. Military Cadets | U.S. Cadets |
| Jun. 15, 3:00 – 4:30 | Debate Club: “Does protecting environment hold back development?” | AC Intern |
| Jun. 16, 11:30 – 1:00 | Pronunciation Workshop | Amy Baum |
| Jun. 16, 3:00-4:30 | MOOC 12 “English for Business and Entrepreneurship” (PDF, 1.25MB)– Facilitated discussions #5 (final). Register here | Amy Baum |
| Jun. 16, 5:00-7:00 | MOOC 13 “Entrepreneurship 3: Financing and Profitability” (PDF, 570KB)- Facilitated discussion #1 at Vietnam Silicon Valley, 24 Lý Thường Kiệt Street, Hanoi. Register here | Nikki Nguyen |
| Jun. 17, 10:00 – 11:00 | Conversation Hour | David McAuley |
| Jun. 17, 11:00 – 11:30 | Introduction to eLibraryUSA | American Center |
| Jun. 17, 2:00 – 3:00 | Cultural Stereotypes of Native Americans | Sapphire Carter |
| Jun. 17, 3:30 – 5:00 | English Conversations with the U.S. Military Cadets | U.S. Cadets |
| Jun. 22, 2:00 – 3:30 | American English Club | AC Intern |
| Jun. 22, 3:30 – 5:00 | Conversations and Mingling with of the U.S. Military Cadets | U.S. Cadets |
| Jun. 23, 11:00 – 11:30 | MEAS Training Session 1 | Sapphire Carter, Le Minh Trang |
| Jun. 23, 11:30 – 1:00 | Pronunciation Workshop | Amy Baum |
| Jun. 23, 1:30-3:30 | MOOC14 “English for Business and Entrepreneurship“ (Round 2) – Facilitated discussions #1 Register at https://goo.gl/WsURqs |
Amy Baum |
| Jun. 23, 3:30-4:30 | Coming Out, Struggles, Challenges, Successes and LGBT Rights in the U.S. | Lina Bradford |
| Jun. 23, 5:00-7:00 | MOOC 13 “Entrepreneurship 3: Financing and Profitability” (PDF, 570KB) – Facilitated discussion #2 at Vietnam Silicon Valley, 24 Lý Thường Kiệt Street, Hanoi. Register here | Nikki Nguyen |
| Jun. 24, 10:00 – 11:00 | Conversation Hour | David McAuley |
| Jun. 24, 11:00 – 11:30 | Introduction to eLibraryUSA | American Center |
| Jun. 24, 3:00 – 4:30 | MEAS Training Session 2 | Sapphire Carter, Le Minh Trang |
| Jun. 28, 10:00 – 11:00 | AC Student News | AC Intern |
| Jun. 29, 8:00 – 2:00 | Model East Asian Summit Meeting: Universal Access to Water | American Center |
| Jun. 29, 3:00 – 4:30 | Debate Club: “Should the Press be Regulated by the Government?” | AC Intern |
| Jun. 29, 4:30 – 5:00 | Information Session: Mock Election (PDF, 346KB) | AC Intern |
| Jun. 30, 11:30 – 1:00 | Pronunciation Workshop | Amy Baum |
| Jun. 23, 2:00-4:00 | MOOC14 “English for Business and Entrepreneurship“ (Round 2) – Facilitated discussions #1. Register at https://goo.gl/WsURqs | Amy Baum |
| Jun. 30,10:00-11:00 | Team Work Skills | Benita Ning |
| Jun. 30,2:00-3:00 | College Life in the U.S. | Benita Ning |
| Jun. 30, 5:00-7:00 | MOOC 13 “Entrepreneurship 3: Financing and Profitability” (PDF, 570KB) – Facilitated discussion #3 at Vietnam Silicon Valley, 24 Lý Thường Kiệt Street, Hanoi. Register here | Nikki Nguyen |
Conversation Hour
Fridays, 10:00 – 11:00 am
David McAuley
Call it a conversation, or any one of this word’s synonyms – chat, colloquy, converse, dialog, discussion, etc. – this is an hour of informal talk and your opportunity to improve your English speaking and listening skills. An American host of the hour will introduce a topic and guide you through discussion around it. Come to chat and learn. Bring your friends and make even more friends!
American English Club
American Center Interns
Come join our American English Club to improve your English speaking skills and enhance your English vocabularies on variety of topics. This club is also a good chance for you to meet new friends and enjoy lot of fun games, discussions and activities.
AC Student News
American Center Interns
Adapted from the CNN Student News, this program encouraged participants to reflect on and discuss international issues, while using opportunity to sharpen English language skills, especially listening and speaking.
Debate Club
American Center Interns
The goal of the American Center’s Debate Club is to create friendly environment where anyone can express and freely debate their ideas on interesting current topics. So if you like to analyze facts, communicates openly, or just interested in debate please make your way to the AC to join our club.
Introduction to eLibraryUSA
Fridays, 11:00 – 11:30 am
eLibraryUSA is an online library with free access to 30+ up-to-date databases including researches, journals, books, articles, encyclopedias, films, photographs, magazines, topics and references for students, teachers, youth, businessmen and kids. Please come join in our orientation session to learn more about a plentiful and helpful resource of information, then you can register to get your own login account to access to eLibraryUSA from any Internet connection.
Pronunciation Workshop
Thursdays, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Amy Baum
This 7-week pronunciation course focuses on the pronunciation features of American English and will help students improve their awareness and production of various aspects of pronunciation. Topics include consonant and vowel sounds, stress, intonation, rhythm, and problem areas for Vietnamese speakers of English.
Model East Asia Summit (MEAS) Information Session
June 3, 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Sapphire Carter, Le Minh Trang
Do you enjoy debating current regional or political issues in a formal debate setting? If so, we invite you to attend an informational meeting on June 3, 2016 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm about U.S. Embassy Hanoi’s Model East Asia Summit (PDF-433KB) (Model EAS). Similar to the well-known Model United Nations (click here for information on Model UN in Vietnamese), Model EAS focuses on countries in the region and topics that directly affect Vietnam. Model EAS is an extracurricular activity through which students familiarize themselves with social, political, and economic issues that face government leaders on a day-to-day basis. If you want to improve you debating, presentation, and critical thinking skills and learning about current events, make sure you come to the informational meeting on June 29, 2016 at the American Center!
Registration here (Deadline: June 19, 2016)
The 2016 Presidential Election: Looking Back at the Primaries and Ahead to the Conventions and General Election
June 7, 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Larry Berman
Professor Larry Berman is Founding Dean of the Honors College at Georgia State University and Professor Emeritus at University California Davis. Upon completing his doctorate at Princeton University in 1977, Professor Larry Berman joined the faculty at the University of California, Davis where he has remained through a distinguished scholarly and teaching career. He has developed an international reputation as an expert on American politics, foreign policy, the American presidency, and the war in Vietnam. His many honors derive from an exceptionally strong record of publication, which include the best seller Perfect Spy: The Incredible Double Life of Phạm Xuân Ẩn, Time Magazine Reporter and Vietnamese Communist Agent. A committed teacher, he is recipient of many prestigious awards.
Public Participation in Environmental Law
June 9, 4:00 – 5:15 pm
Avi S. Garbow, General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s General Counsel, Avi S. Garbow for a discussion of public participation in environmental law. Environmental protection goes hand-in-hand with economic growth and helps to foster technological innovation; but the role of public participation and open access to information in environmental decision-making can help take nations further by fostering consistency and predictability and a level playing field for international commerce. From the greening of supply chains to the transformation of energy systems, the active participation of the public is essential to align environmental objectives with on-the-ground implementation.
Short History of U.S. Relations with Native American Tribes
June 10, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Sapphire Carter
To continue the series on Native Americans, Intern Sapphire Carter will give a brief introduction on United States tribal relations past and present and history on Native American tribal governance.
English Conversations with the U.S. Military Cadets
June 14, 3:30 – 5:00 pm
The visiting Cadets, who are college students and Reserve Officer Training Core (ROTC) members, will share about their lives as college students and officer trainees in the U.S. Military. The audience will have an opportunity to speak with the Cadets in smaller groups to practice their English.
English Conversations with the U.S. Military Cadets
June 17, 3:30 – 5:00 pm
The visiting Cadets, who are college students and Reserve Officer Training Core (ROTC) members, will share about their lives as college students and officer trainees in the U.S. Military. The audience will have an opportunity to speak with the Cadets in smaller groups to practice their English.
Cultural Stereotypes of Native Americans
June 17, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Sapphire Carter
In last event on the series about Native Americans, Intern Sapphire Carter will present on stereotypes of Native American peoples within the United States.
Conversations and Mingling with of the U.S. Military Cadets
June 22, 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Practice speaking English one-on-one with the American visiting Cadets, who are college students and Reserve Officer Training Core (ROTC).
Coming Out, Struggles, Challenges, Successes and LGBT Rights in the U.S.
June 23, 2016, 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Lina Bradford
Lina Bradford was born and raised in New York City, across the street from famed Carnegie Hall on the Upper West Side. She identified as Trans at a young age and her career in entertainment began at an early age as a dancer. She studied modern ballet, tap and jazz for 11 years and performed in several companies throughout NYC. Those same moves she learned in rehearsals became a part of her signature style when she began her DJ career 18 years ago by performing throughout the gritty East Village scene. She travels through Europe, appearing in Sardinia, St Tropez, London and Paris. Accolades soon came rolling in, including DJ of the year and Lifetime Achievement awards at the Glammy and Sage Innovator. DJ Lina is often seen hosting the biggest private parties from NYC to Europe. Even with all her accomplishments, she feels as if she is just beginning to hit her stride. “I’ve never felt more sexy and solidified in my life,” she says. “This is by far the most beautiful spot I’ve been in”.
