Episode 152: Thuy Linh Nguyen, Department of History, Mount Saint Mary College
In this episode, host Namfon Narumol Choochan is joined by Anke Wang, a PhD candidate in the Department of History, to speak with Dr. Thuy Ling Nguyen, an Associate Professor of History at Mount Saint Mary College, on her new book: "From Sand Dunes to Exotic Hard Timber Forests: An Environmental History of Coastal Vietnam." Together, they unpack how Thuy Linh traces the origin of phi lao, a plant that exemplifies the scenery of Vietnam's present-day coast, back to French colonialism. To serve the growing coal mining industry, the French introduced phi lao to Vietnam. Tune in to learn how this…
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