I. General information

• Year of birth: 1956; gender: Male
• E-mail:chinhnv@ussh.edu.vn
• Degree:PhD (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands);Post Doctoral Research Fellow: National University of Singapore (NUS)                    
• Title: Professor, Senior Lecturer
• Work unit: Department of Development Anthropology, Faculty of Anthropology.

• Working time at Hanoi National University: From January 1979
• Language proficiency: English, French, Dutch.
• Main research directions: Ethnological research methods; Historical development of anthropology; Migration, poverty and social change; Ethnic identity; Cross-border ethnic groups in the mountains of Southeast Asia and South China.
• Training process:

• Overview of ethnology and socio-cultural anthropology
• Research methods in ethnology
• History of Anthropology of Vietnam and the world
• Vietnamese Ethnology
• Villages, Rural Areas and Farmers in Asia Compared
• Urban Anthropology

• Marxism and Anthropology
• Migration, poverty and social change
• Gender and gender relations in Vietnamese family and society
• Ethnic identity and local traditions in Indochina
• Transboundary Peoples in the Mountains of Southeast Asia and Southern China
• Anthropology of Development

• An Introduction to the Vietnamese Culture (Cultural Study Program, Oslo University, Norway)
• Vietnam Contemporary Society (University of California Berkeley, USA)
• Beyond War and Peace: Social Transformation in Vietnam, 1858-1998 (College of Connecticut, USA)

Ethnicity, Local Traditions and States in Indochina (USA Council for International Education Exchange, CIEE)
III. Scientific works

Scientific topics under research or completed

1. National University level scientific topic "Research on the cultural identity of the Ngai ethnic group in Vietnam", 2017-2018. Code: QG.17.06. Project leader.
2. State-level project, Northwest Program: “Research and evaluation of religious trends of the Hmong Protestant community and some new religious phenomena in the Northwest region”. Code: KHCN-TB.13X/13-18 (2014-2016) Research member.

1. Work Without Name: Changing Patterns of Children's Work in a Northern Vietnamese Village. University of Amsterdam, (UvA), the Netherlands, PhD Dissertation, 2000, 250 pages, published online by UvA:https://dare.uva.nl/search?identifier=3860b286-c13a-4243-91ec-edccebb3f8b8

1. Chair of the Vietnam component of the research project “Religion, Public Policy and Social Transformation in Southeast Asia”, funded by the Henry Luce Foundation, coordinated by the Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (ICRS).
2. Chair of the Vietnam component of the research project “China's Rise and Its Impacts in the Mekong Region” and the Project “Chinese Capitalism in Southeast Asia”, coordinated by the Thai Research Fund (TRF) of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Thailand, Chiang Mai University.
3. Project Leader “The Growing Presence of China in the Mekong Region and Its Influence”; API Research Project, Nippon Foundation, 2010 – 2011.
4. Coordinator of the international research collaboration project “Contemporary Chinese Migration into Southeast Asia: Case Studies of Vietnam & Malaysia”, SEASREP Research Project, Japan Foundation, (2010 – 2011), funded by the Japan Foundation.
5. Head of scientific project at Hanoi National University: "Livelihood issues and care for people with disabilities in rural areas of the Red River Delta", 2008 - 2009.
6. Coordinator (Vietnam component) of the international collaborative research project with the National University of Singapore, Australian National University, Yunnan University (China): Beyond Hills and Plains: Rethinking State, Society and Economy in the Southeast Asian Massif", 2007 – 2010 National University of Singapore.
7. Project manager of the scientific topic "The Making of Vietnamese Anthropology" funded by the Toyota Foundation, 2002 - 2003.
8. Head of the scientific project "Representations of Japan in the Vietnamese School Textbooks" funded by the Sumitomo Foundation (Japan), 2003.
9. Co-director of the international cooperation research project "The Mekong as a social-cultural space" funded by the Rockefeller Foundation & SEASREP, 2002 - 2005.
10. Director (Vietnam component) of the regional collaborative research project "The Mon-Khmer ethnic groups in the mainland Southeast Asia" funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and Chiang Mai University (Thailand), 2005 - 2007.
11. Migration, poverty and development.Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi, 2021. ISBN: 978-604-308-788-8
12. The high mountains covered with clouds(co-authored). Writers Association Publishing House, Hanoi, 2021, p.65-112. ISBN 978-604347-246-2.
13. Statutory and Customary Forestry Rights and Their Governance Implications. The Case of Vietnam; (co-authored). IUCN: Gland, Switzerland and Hanoi, Vietnam; 2008; ISBN: 978-2-8317-1124-9
14. Mekong Arranged and Rearranged(co-editor with MS Diokno), Mekong Press, Chiang Mai, 2006; ISBN-10:974-94804-9-X
15. Des Montagnards aux Minorités Ethniques.Quelle integration national pour les habitants des hautes terres du Vietnam et du Cambodia?(co-authored). L'Harmattan & IRASEC, Paris & Bangkok, 2003, ISBN 2-7475-3288-7
16. Social Change in Rural Vietnam: Children's Work and Seasonal Migration in Northern Vietnam. Political and Social Change Dept. Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, 1997; ISSN 0157-2776, ISBN 73152672-4.
17. History of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Hanoi City(co-authored). Hanoi Youth Union, 1986

1. Vietnam-China Economic Ties and New Chinese Migrants in Vietnam; Print:Rising China and New Chinese Migrants in Southeast Asia, edited by Leo Suryadinata and Benjamin Loh, ISEAS Singapore 2022, pp. 213-241, ISBN: 9789815011586.
2. Urban Anthropology. Print:Anthropology: The science of humans. Nguyen Van Suu (Cb.), Hanoi National University. 2020, pp. 257-275. ISBN 978-604-336-140-7.
3. Educational Anthropology (Co-written with Dinh Thi Thanh Huyen) Print:Anthropology: The science of humans. Nguyen Van Suu (Cb.) National University, Hanoi, 2020, pp.296-310. ISBN 978-604-336-140-7.
4. Tradition and change in the structure of Vietnamese village communities. In: Traditional values ​​and Vietnamese people today. Phan Huy Le, Vu Minh Giang (Cb.) Ho Chi Minh City National University. 2020, pp. 235-254
5. Vietnam — China Economic Cooperation: Aid or Burden? (co-authored with Dinh Thi Thanh Huyen) In:Suthiphand Chirathivatet al. (edited),China's Rise in Mainland ASEAN,Regional Evidence and Local Responses.World Scientific, Singapore,2020, pp. 185-207. ISBN 9789811217036, ISBN 9789811217403
6. Vietnamese Anthropology at the Crossroads of Change. Print:Southeast Asian Anthropology, National Traditions and Transnational Practices, edited by Eric C. Thompson and Vineeta Sinha, National University of Singapore Press, Singapore. 2019, Pg. 83-108. ISBN: 978-981-4722-96-4, ISBN: 978-981-3250-09-3(ebook)
7. On policies to support the development and preservation of the culture of very small ethnic groups in Vietnam. In: Institute of Ethnology.Some issues on ethnicity and ethnic policies in our country today.Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi, 2019, pp.298-322.ISBN9786049563782
8. China's Economic Integration and New Chinese Immigrants in the Mekong Region. Print:The Sociology of Chinese Capitalism in Southeast Asia: Challenges and Prospects, edited by Yos Santasombat. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018, pp. 195-220. DOI:10.1007/978-981-13-0065-3_9
9. The Rise and Revitalization of Ethnic Chinese Business in Vietnam. PrintChinese Capitalism in Southeast Asia: Cultures and Practices, edited by Yos Santasombat, New York:Palgrave Macmillan, 2018,pp. 257-276, ISBN 978-981-10-4695-7.
10. Rural Unrest and Collective Protests in Vietnam. In: Satha-Anand, C. (ed.)The Promise of Reconciliation? Examining Violent and Nonviolent Effects on Asia Conflicts.New York: Routledge. 2017, pp. 103-126, ISBN 978-1-4128-5697-3; ISBN 978-1-4128-5663-8.
11. The Ngai people in Vietnam, local groups and ethnic identities. Institute of Ethnology.Basic and urgent issues of ethnicity and ethnicity in our country today. Theory and practice. Social Science Publishing House, 2017, pp. 177-206. ISBN 978-604-956-108-5
12. Border Studies: Issues, Theory and Methods. In:Some issues on ethnicity and ethnic groups in border and inter- and cross-border areas in our country today. Institute of Ethnology, Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi 2018, pp. 27-54,ISBN9786049563782
13. Railways, tourism and mountain cities: The case of Sa Pa (joint article). Print:History of Vietnamese cities, Hanoi National University Publishing House, 2016, pp. 497-524.
14. China's Comrade Money and Its Social-Political Dimensions in Vietnam. In: Yos Santasombat (ed.),Impacts of China's Rise on the Mekong Region. Palgrave Macmillan, 2015, pp. 53-84. ISBN 978-113-747-621-0.
15. A century of Vietnamese ethnology and challenges on the path of innovation and integration. Various authors:Some historical and theoretical anthropological issues. Tri Thuc Publishing House, Hanoi, 2014, pp. 33-67. ISBN: 978-604-943-035-0 (An earlier version of this chapter was printed in the magazineFolk Culture, No. 5(113), 2007, pp. 47-67).
16. China's Confucius Institutes in and Its Civilizing Mission in the Mekong region. In: The Asian Public Intellectuals (API),Culture, Power and Practices: The Globalization of Culture and Its Implications for Asian Regional Transformation. The Nippon Foundation for API Fellows, Bangkok 2013; pp. 234-243.
17. From Swidden Cultivation to Fixed Farming and Settlement: Effect of Sedentarization Policies among Khmu in Vietnam, In:'Minorities at Large: New Approaches to Minority Ethnicity in Vietnam', Chapter 2, in Philip Taylor (ed.), ISEAS, Singapore,2011, pp.44-80, ISBN: 9789814345415.
18. Structure and deconstruction of Hanoi's cultural identity. Vietnam National University, Hanoi:Faculty of History A historical research journey (2006-2011),World Publishing House, Hanoi. 2011 pp. 163-192
19. Migrants in urban space: A case study of a slum in Hanoi.In: Vo Quang Trong & Amareswar Galla (eds.)Museum and Urban Anthropology; Vietnam Museum of Ethnology: Hanoi2009, pp. 242-262, QĐXB: 1059-2009/CXB/2-118/TĐBK
20. Social Transformation and Children's Work in Vietnam. In: Hindman Hugh (Ed.) TheWorld of Child Labor:An Historical and Regional Survey. New York: Sharpe ME,2009, pp. 941-956. ISBN: 978-0-7656-1707-1. Imprint Routput;eBook ISBN9781315698779.
21. Ancestor worship, Cultural Identity and Nationalism in Vietnam's Contemporary Anthropology. In: Research Center for Regional Resources, LIPI:"Question of Nationalism and Cultural Identity in Present Day Asia;Jakarta, Indonesia. 2007, pp. 147-172, ISBN 978-979-799-222-4.
22. Introduction: Mother of Waters (co-writer MS Diokno) In:The Mekong Arranged & Rearranged(MS Diokno, Nguyen Van Chinh (Eds.) Mekong Press, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2006. ISBN-10:974-94804-9-X.
23. Children in Domestic Service: A Different Childhood Narrative In: Butalia, U., J. W. Lee, M. Ohashi, K. Bolasko (Eds.)The Community of Asia: Concept or Reality?Anvil Publishing Inc. 2006, pp. 245-257, ISBN 971-27-1782-8.
24. Knowledge, habits, and practices of newborn care at home and in the community in rural areas of Vietnam, In: Vietnam National University, Hanoi,A journey of historical research (2001-2006). World Publishing House, Hanoi, 2006, pp. 196-229.
25. Learning a Trade for Life? Commercialized Craft and Child Labor in a Northern Vietnamese Village. Print:Acting Asian: Contradictions in a Globalizing World. Japan Foundation, Tokyo & Manila, 2004, pp. 63-90, ISBN 971-27-1782-8
26. Gérer la “question ethnique” sur les hautes terres: un exercice d'equilibriste. Print:Vietnam Contemporary, edited by Stephane Dovert et Benoit de Tréglodé. IRASEC – Les Indes Savantes, 2004, pp. 383-432, ISBN 2-84654-045-4
27. Male-dominated family structure and Vietnamese fertility practices. In: Mai Quynh Nam (Cb.)Familyfamily in the sociological mirror.Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi 2002 (reprinted many times), pp. 231-256. ISBN 103756. (Earlier version of this chapter printed in the journalSociology,No. 3&4 (1999), pp. 85 – 97).
28. Internal Migration in Vietnam: Changing Patterns and Survival Strategies. In:Faculty of History, a journey of scientific research. National Political Publishing House, Hanoi. 2000. pp. 175-200, ISBN 978-604-57-1983-1.
29. Phan Huy Le and His Works (co-authored). Print:Liber Amicrum, Mélanges Offets au Professors Phan Huy Le.Papin & Kleinen eds. CASA.1999. IIAS, EFEO & Thanh Nien, pp. 227 – 240 ;ISBN978-285-539-585-2.
30. Work versus Education? An Empirical Study of Rural Education in a Transitional Economy of Vietnam. Print:Vietnamese Society in Transition. The Daily Politics of Reform and Change. Edited by J. Kleinen. Het Spinhuis, Amsterdam, 1997, pp. 64-101; ISBN 90 5589 170-3.
31. Socio-economic change and rural-urban labor migration in Northern Vietnam”, In:Human environment and urbanization in Vietnam, Southeast Asia and Japan(Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Social Sciences published in 1997, pp. 219-260). (Earlier version printed in the JournalSociology,No. 2, 1997, pp. 25 – 38).
32. Tradition and change in the structure of Vietnamese village communities (Through research results of La Tinh village, Dong La commune, Hoai Duc district, Ha Tay province. Print:Traditional values ​​and modern Vietnamese people(Phan Huy Le & Vu Minh Giang, editors, 1994. Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi; pp. 325 – 352.

1. Cultural resources and community development from an anthropological perspective Journal of Ethnology No. 5(227), 2021, pp. 3-16. ISSN 0866 7632.
2. Ethnic Chinese in the Sino-Vietnamese Borderlands: Debates over Loyalty and Identity, Journal of Vietnamese Studies Vol. 16, Issue 4, 2021, pp. 1-35, ISSN 1559-372-X. https://doi.org/10.1525/vs.2021.16.4.1
3. Chinese people in the Northeastern border region: identity, homeland and homeland. Journal of Ethnology No. 5 (221), 2020, pp. 3-23. ISSN 0866 7632.
4. Vietnam-China cross-border population groups, cultural identity and ethnic composition. Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Vol. 5 No. 3/2019, pp. 266-281. ISSN 2354 – 1172.
5. Memories, Migration and the Ambiguity of Ethnic Identity: The Cases of Ngai, Nung and Khach in Vietnam. In: Asian and African Area Studies (Kyoto University), Vol.17 Issue2, 2018, pp. 207-226 ISSN: 2188-9104 https://doi.org/10.14956/asafas.17.169.
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7. Conversion, adaptation and cultural transformation: The case of Protestant Hmong, Lao Cai province. Journal of Museums and Anthropology No. 2(22). 2018. pp. 3-18. ISSN 0866-7616
8. Southeast Asian studies: Looking forward, looking back Regional Journal of Southeast Asian Studies Vol.2, No. 2, 2017, pp. 86-93. ISSN 2507-8895.
9. New Religious Movements and Policy Responses in Vietnam: The Case of Protestant Hmong Religion, Public Policy and Social Transformation in Southeast Asia: Religion, Identity and Gender; Dicky Sofjan (ed.), Focus 44, Geneva, Vol.2, 2017, pp. 175-208 ISBN 978-2-88931-201-6 (online), ISBN 978-2-88931-202-3 (print)
10. Education and the Role of Religions in History of Education in Vietnam Vietnam Social Sciences, No. 4, 2017, pp.1-18, ISSN 1013-4328.
11. Religious education and the role of religion in the history of Vietnamese education (co-authored with Nguyen Quang Hung). Journal of Religious Studies No. 5 (155)/2016, pp.81-101. ISSN 1859-0403.
12. Ancestor Worship and Reconstruction of National Identity in Vietnam's Post-Socialism Era Regional Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. Vol.1, No.1, 2016, pp.143-163. ISSN 2507-8895.
13. Ethnic theory and new challenges in ethnic research in Vietnam. Journal of Ethnology No. 1 + 2/2016, pp. 131-146. ISSN 0866 7632.
14. China's economic integration and new Chinese migrants in the Mekong region. In: Asian Review, Vol.28 No.2, 2015, pp. 29-58. ISSN 0857-3662
15. Rural Unrest and Collective Protests in Vietnam. Peace & Policy Vol.20, 2015, pp. 76-92, ISSN 1043-647X.
16. Ethnic issues in anthropological research of Southeast Asian countries. Journal of Ethnology No. 1+2/2015, pp. 135-146. ISSN 0866 7632
17. Ethnologist Hoang Luong and his journey to find the ancient Tay Thai people in
18. Vietnam. Journal of Ethnology, No. 1+2/2015, pp. 147-150 ISSN 0866 7632
19. Confucius Institutes in the Mekong Region: China's Soft Power or Soft Border? Issues & Studies (World Scientific), Vol. 50, No.4, 2014, pp. 85-117. ISSN (print): 1013-2511, ISSN (online): 2529-802X.
20. Ethnic issues in Western countries: A reference view for Vietnam. Journal of Ethnology No. 1+2/2014 pp. 22-34, ISSN 0866 7632.
21. Recent Chinese Migration to Vietnam. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, Vol. 22, No.1, 2013: 7-30. ISSN 1755-0882
22. Ethnology in America: Characteristics, trends and theoretical basis Journal of Ethnology, No. 1+2/2013, pp. 103-114. ISSN 0866 7632.
23. Vietnamese press writes about ethnic minorities from the perspective of cultural anthropology. Journal of Past and Present No. 357, 358 & 359, 2010, pp.3-17. ISSN 868-331X.
24. On the representation of ethnic minorities in the Vietnamese press, Folk Culture Magazine No. 4(130) 2010, pp. 3-17, ISSN 0866-7284.
25. Ancestor worship, cultural identity and nationalism in Vietnamese cultural anthropology, Journal of Human Studies. No. 2/2010, pp. 21-32. ISSN 0328-1557 (earlier version published at the international scientific conference of the Center for Contemporary Religion, 2009).
26. Cultural Identity and Nationalism in Anthropology: Discussions on Ancestor Worship in Vietnam. In: University of Social Sciences and Humanities. Religious Culture in the Context of Globalization. Religion Publishing House, 2009, pp. 606-654. Publication No. 434-2010/CXB/47-64/TG
27. From Swidden Cultivation to Fixed Farming and Settlement: Effects of Sedentarization Policies Among the Khmu in Vietnam. Journal of Vietnamese Studies Vol.3 Issue 3, 2008, pp. 44-80. ISSN 1559-372-X, ISSN 1559-3738 (online), https://doi.org/10.1525/vs.2008.3.3.44
28. A century of Vietnamese ethnology, and challenges on the path of innovation and integration, Journal of Social Sciences, No. 2(27) 2008, pp. 87-108 ISSN 1013-4328. (An earlier version of this article was published in the Journal of Folk Culture, No. 5(113), 2007, pp. 47-67).
29. A century of Vietnamese ethnology, and challenges on the path of innovation and integration. Journal of Folk Culture, No. 5(113), 2007, pp. 47-67.
30. The Issues of Child Domestic Workers in Vietnam and Asia Viewed from a Comparative Perspective Vietnam Journal of Gender and Family Studies Vol.2 No.2, 2007, pp. 39-54 ISSN 1859-1329.
31. Newborn care practices in families and communities. Institute of Ethnology, Ethnological Bulletin, 2006, Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 322-336.
32. Socio-economic transition and child labor in Vietnam. Vietnam Journal of Family and Gender Studies Vol.1, No. 2, 2006, pp. 33 -56. ISSN 1859-1329
33. Approaching the Mekong Region as a Socio-Cultural Space. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies No. 3, 2005, pp. 30 – 37.
34. To be a Shoeshine Boy in Hanoi: A Different Childhood Narrative Journal Health and Human Rights, Harvard School of Public Health, Vol.8, 2005, pp. 138 – 158. ISSN 10790969, 21504113
35. Child labor in the transitional economy of Vietnam. Journal of Sociology No. 2 (90), 2005, pp. 57-73.
36. Some Southeast Asian issues in Vietnamese general education textbooks. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies No. 3, 2004, pp. 38-48.
37. Overview of the research situation in the field of mountainous development and training of ethnic minority cadres (co-authored with Hoang Luong), Journal of Ethnology No. 3, 2003, pp. 18 – 28. ISSN 0866 7632.
38. Vietnamese Village in Transition: Background and Consequences of Reform Policies in Rural Vietnam by Bernhard Dahm and Vincent J. Houben. In: Asian Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 30, No. 2, 2002, pp. 455 – 457
39. Contribution to research on child labor issues, Journal of Science (VNU Hanoi) No. 2, 1999, pp. 01 – 11, ISSN 0866-8612
40. Male-dominated family structure and Vietnamese fertility practices, Journal of Sociology, No. 3&4,1999, pp. 85-97.
41. Japan and Regional Concerns, Journal of Social Science Information No. 11, 1998, pp. 18-26.
42. Socio-economic change and the problem of rural-urban labor migration in Northern Vietnam, Journal of Sociology, No. 2, 1997, pp. 25-38.
43. Post-nationalism or the return of ethnography (discussions around the issues of research objects and methods) Journal of Ethnology No. 3(91) 1996 pp. 61-71 ISSN 0866 7632
44. The problem of "labor market" in Hanoi, Sociology Journal No. 2, 1996 pp. 58 - 69
45. The issue of Vietnamese farmers and villages through some recent studies by foreign authors. Journal of Ethnology, No. 2, 1991, pp. 72 - 75. ISSN 0866 7632.
46. Crafts in the economic structure of the Northern Delta, Journal of Economic Research No. 4 (170), 1989, pp. 34 – 44. ISSN 0866-7489
47. Initial research on Thuy Nguyen village [Co-authored]. Hai Phong Historical Research Journal, No. 2, 1986
48. Thirteen Camps Area: Population origin, tutelary god beliefs and economic characteristics (joint article) Journal of Science (Hanoi National University), No. 1 (1986), pp. 26-41, ISSN: 0866-8612.
49. Learn more about the Thirteen Camps, Journal of Ethnology No. 2 (1985), pp. 39 – 44, ISSN 0866 7632

1. Chinese loans for infrastructure development? The Narrative of Railways, Highways, and China's Belt and Road Initiative in Vietnam. Nguyen Van Chinh & Dinh Thi Thanh Huyen. Chiang Mai University, 9 April 2022.
2. Confucius Institute and “One Belt & One Road Initiative”: A Regional Perspective”. International conference on China's Rising Influences and Belt and Road Initiative: Its Significance, Progress and Challenges for ASEAN”. ASEAN Center, Chulalongkorn University & China Development Institute, July 27-28, 2019.
3. Cyberspace, Intellectuals and Social Movements in Vietnam. International Conference “Asia on the Rise”; Association for Asian Studies (USA) and Thammasat University, Thailand. Bangkok 1-3 July 2019
4. In search of the Chinatown in Hanoi". International workshop on “Neighborhood Histories” in Southeast Asia. SEASREP & Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, July 3-4, 2019
5. (Co-authored) China's aid to Vietnam: Gift or Burden? International Conference, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, June 14-15 2018.
6. Capital Flow and Human Flow: Chinese New Immigrants in the Mekong Region”. Proceedings of the International Conference on “Strategizing the Rise of China: Development, Dynamics and Driving Forces”. Chengchi National University, Taiwan, May 6-7, 2016, pp.189-220.
7. “The Rise and Revitalization of Ethnic Chinese Business in Vietnam”; International Conference on “Chinese Capitalism, ASEAN Economic Community and Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia”. Sinica Academia, Taiwan, Feb 21-22. 2016.
8. Ethnographies on the Sino-Vietnam cross-border ethnic groups” The 5th Sino-Vietnamese Red River Basin Social Development Forum at Honghe Academy, Yunnan, China, 14 Nov. 2015
9. New Religious Movement and Policy Challenges in Vietnam: The Case of Protestant Hmong. International Research Conference on “Religious Changes and Gender Relations in Southeast Asia. Georgetown University, Washington DC April 21-23 2015
10. The Vietnamese Anthropology at the Crossroad of Change. International workshop on “Southeast Asian Anthropology” National University of Singapore, 2-3 October 2014.
11. Chinese “bang” and the Development of Chinese Capitalism in Vietnam International Conference on Chinese Capitalism in Southeast Asia”. Chiang Mai University Chiang Mai, Thailand, July 26-27, 2014.
12. The Public Intellectual and Civil Society in Contemporary Vietnam. International Conference on “Twenty-first Century Globalization, Democracy and Alternative Futures: Challenges and Responses from Southeast Asia”. Chulalongkorn University, Thailand October 15-16 2014.
13. China's Aid to Vietnam: Between Politics and Economic Gains International Conference on China's Soft Footprint in Southeast Asia, SEASREP, Puecto Princess, Philippines, 12-13/Feb/2014
14. Minority, Majority and Ethnicity: The Question of Ethnic Disintegration in Vietnam. International Workshop, International Conference “Coping with Disintegration: From the Perspectives of Local to Global, Chulalongkorn University, September 13-14 2010, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
15. Vietnam – China Border Region Development Policies and Challenges to the Regional Integration. International Workshop “Transnational Dynamics and Territorial Redefinitions in Southeast Asia: The Greater Mekong Subregion and Malacca Strait economic corridors”; Dec 14-17. 2010 Vientiane, Laos.
16. From Romantic to Pragmatic Approach: An Overview on Vietnam's Migration Policies and Its Effects, 1960s -1990s. IWAI Research Project, Kanda University, Japan, 2010.
17. An Overview on Vietnam's Migration Policies and Its Effects, 1960s -1990s. IWAI Research Project, Kanda University, Japan, 2010.
18. Ethnographies on Sino-Vietnamese Cross-Border Ethnic Groups. World Congress of Anthropology and Ethnology, Yunan University, Kunming, China July 2009.
19. In Search of Change: Insights from the Recent Trends of Vietnamese Anthropology. Proceedings of papers presented at the Southeast Asian Session "20th Century Vietnamese Anthropology Contextualized: Debates and Contestations", AAS Annual Meeting, March 2007, Boston, USA.
20. People with disabilities in Vietnam, a qualitative approach. International workshop "Livelihood of people with disabilities in rural Vietnam”. USSH & Osaka University, Hanoi, September 2007.
21. The State and Local Communities: Customary Laws and Forest Governance in Vietnam's Mountainous Regions. Paper presented to the international workshop Beyond Hills and Plains: Rethinking State, Society and Economy in the Southeast Asian Massif. Dec 2007, National University of Singapore.
22. The Khmu in Vietnam: Sedentarization, adaptation, and marginalization. Conference Proceedings, RCSD Annual Meeting, Kunming, China, 2005
23. Sedentarization Scheme in Vietnam: Policies, Practices and Consequences. [Re]Inventing Tradition, Articulating Modernity in the Mekong Region; An Giang University & Chiang Mai University: RCSD, June 2005.
24. Reflections from the glass-ceiling: the Notion of Minorities in Southeast Asia. Paper presented at the International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS 3), 2003 Singapore.
25. Work and education of children in a northern Vietnamese village. IRewOC/ILO/UNICEF workshop, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, September 1999.

1. Ethnic Groups of the Ta Oi, Pakoh and Ka Tu in the Districts of A-Luoi and Nam Dong, Thua Thien Hue: Implications for Development. Nordic Assistance to Vietnam (NAV), Hanoi: 1999.
2. Child Rearing Practices of the Pakoh in Ta Rut, Dakrong District, Quang Tri Provinces. The Save Children United States (SC/US): Hue, 2000.
3. Sedentarization and Poverty Reduction in Vietnam. Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and Asian Development Bank (ADB), Hanoi 2001.
4. Rural Poverty Reduction: Lessons Learnt from Credit, Forest and Sedentarization Policies and Programs in Vietnam, [Co-author]. Asian Development Bank (Project TA 3464-VIE); Hanoi, 2001.
5. Co-author] Characteristics of Poverty among the Small Ethnic Groups in the Northern Mountainous Region of Vietnam: Cases of the Khmu, Xinh Mun, Tay (Da Bac), Ha Nhi, Phu La, Cao Lan, and Dao Quan Trang. Department for International Development, United Kingdom (DFID) and the World Bank, Hanoi: 2001.
6. The State of Newborn Care in Vietnam as Viewed from the Household and Community Levels (co-authored). WHO, MOH & SC/US; Hanoi, 2002.
7. Social Impacts of Water Resources Management in the Red River Delta. Asian Development Bank (Project RSC C20340-VIE), Hanoi 2002
8. Integrated Management of Coastal Zone, Central Provinces of Vietnam [Co-author], (Project TA 3080- VIE, ADB), Hanoi, 2003.
9. Anthropological approach in ethnic work in Vietnam. Committee for Ethnic Minorities & UNESCO, Hanoi, 2015.
10. Building a set of criteria for evaluating development projects in ethnic minority areas. Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs & UNESCO, Hanoi, 2016.

1. Member of the Faculty of History, HonorsHeroic Labor Unit in the renovation period, 2000.
2. PhD ThesisWork Without a Name: Changing Patterns of Children's Work in a Northern Vietnamese Village” was awarded the Distinguished PhD dissertation awarded by NVMC (the Netherlands Association of Social Sciences and Cultural Sciences, 2000.
3. Certificate of Merit from the President of National University for outstanding achievements, 2007.
4. Medal for the Cause of Education of the Ministry of Education.
5. Postdoctoral Research Fellow awarded by National University of Singapore, 2001.
6. Asian Leadership Fellow (ALFP) awarded by the Japan Foundation, 2004.
7. Asian Public Intellectual Fellow (API), awarded by the Nippon Foundation, 2010.
8. Research grant awarded by the Japan Foundation for the projectContemporary Chinese Migration into Southeast Asia, 2011.
9. Research grant awarded by the Sumitomo Foundation (Japan) for the projectRepresentations of Japan in the Vietnamese School Textbooks, 2003.
10. Research Grant awarded by the Rockefeller Foundation for the projectThe Mekong as a social-cultural space,2003.
11. Research grant awarded by the Toyota Foundation for the projectThe Making of Vietnamese Anthropology,2002.