University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU Hanoi

I. General Information

• Year of birth: 1956; Gender: Male
• E-mail:chinhnv@ussh.edu.vn
• Degree:PhD (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands);Postdoctoral Research Fellow: National University of Singapore (NUS)                    
• Job title: Professor, Senior Lecturer
• Affiliation: Department of Developmental Anthropology, Faculty of Anthropology.

• Period of employment at Hanoi National University: From January 1979
• Foreign language proficiency: English, French, Dutch.
• Main research areas: Ethnographic research methods; History of anthropological development; Migration, poverty and social change; Ethnic identity; Transboundary ethnic groups in the mountainous regions of Southeast Asia and Southern China.
• Training process:

• An overview of ethnology and socio-cultural anthropology
• Research methods in ethnology and anthropology
• History of Anthropology in Vietnam and the World
• Vietnamese ethnography
• Asian villages, rural areas, and farmers in comparison.
• Urban Anthropology

• Marxism and Anthropology
• Migration, poverty, and social change
• Gender and gender relations in Vietnamese families and society.
• Ethnic identity and local traditions in the Indochina region
• Transboundary ethnic groups in the mountainous regions 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 research topics that are currently underway or have been completed.

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

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 in 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. The Vietnamese component of the research project “China's Rise and Its Impacts in the Mekong Region” and the project “Chinese Capitalism in Southeast Asia” are coordinated by the Thai Research Fund (TRF) of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Thailand.
3. Project leader for the research project “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. Project leader of a national-level scientific research project at Hanoi National University: "Issues of livelihood 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, the Australian National University, and Yunnan University (China): "Beyond Hills and Plains: Rethinking State, Society and Economy in the Southeast Asian Massif", 2007–2010 [From the mountains to the plains: Rethinking the State, Society, and Economy in the Southeast Asian Massif] National University of Singapore.
7. Project leader of the scientific research project "The Making of Vietnamese Anthropology" funded by the Toyota Foundation, 2002-2003.
8. Project leader of the scientific research project "Representations of Japan in the Vietnamese School Textbooks" funded by the Sumitomo Foundation (Japan), 2003.
9. Co-leader of the international collaborative research project "The Mekong as a social-cultural space," funded by the Rockefeller Foundation & SEASREP, 2002-2005.
10. Project Leader (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. Cloud-covered highlands(co-authored). Vietnam 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 the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of 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 human beingsNguyen Van Suu (ed.), Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 2020, pp. 257-275. ISBN 978-604-336-140-7.
3. Educational Anthropology (Co-authored with Dinh Thi Thanh Huyen) In:Anthropology: The science of human beingsNguyen Van Suu (Editor), Vietnam 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 People of Vietnam Today. Phan Huy Le, Vu Minh Giang (Editors). Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City. 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. Regarding policies to support the development and preservation of the cultures of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam. In: Institute of Ethnology.Some issues concerning ethnicity and ethnic policies in our country today.Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi, 2019, pp. 298-322.ISBN 9786049563782
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 identity. Institute of Ethnology.Fundamental and urgent issues concerning ethnicity and ethnic groups in our country today: Theory and practice.Social Sciences Publishing House, 2017, pp. 177-206. ISBN 978-604-956-108-5
12. Border region research: Problems, theories, and methods. In:Some issues concerning ethnic groups and peoples in border and cross-border regions of our country today.Institute of Ethnology, Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi 2018, pp. 27-54.ISBN 9786049563782
13. Railways, tourism, and mountain urbanization: The case of Sa Pa (co-authored). Print:Urban history of Vietnam, National University of Hanoi 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 the Challenges on the Path to Renovation and Integration. Multiple Authors:Some historical and theoretical issues in anthropology.Tri Thuc Publishing House, Hanoi, 2014, pp. 33-67. ISBN: 978-604-943-035-0 (An earlier version of this chapter was printed in a journal)Folklore, 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. The Structure and Deconstruction of Hanoi's Cultural Identity. Vietnam National University, Hanoi.Department of History A period of historical research (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 SurveyNew York: Sharpe ME,2009, pp. 941-956. ISBN: 978-0-7656-1707-1. Imprint Routledge;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 in families and communities in rural areas of Vietnam, In: Vietnam National University, Hanoi.A period of historical research (2001-2006). NXb The Gioi, 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. The patriarchal structure of the Vietnamese family and birth customs. In: Mai Quynh Nam (Cb.)FamilyThe temple in the sociological mirror.Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi 2002 (reprinted many times), pp. 231-256. ISBN 103756. (An earlier version of this chapter was printed in the journal)Sociology,Numbers 3&4 (1999), pp. 85–97).
28. Internal migration in Vietnam: Changing patterns and survival strategies. In:The Department of History: A Journey of Scientific ResearchNational 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 & Youth, 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 changes and the issue of rural-urban labor migration in Northern Vietnam”, In:Human environment and urbanization in Vietnam, Southeast Asia, and Japan.(Published by the Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Social Sciences in 1997, pp. 219–260). (Earlier edition printed in the Journal)Sociology,No. 2, 1997, pp. 25–38).
32. Tradition and Change in the Community Structure of Vietnamese Villages (Through the results of a study of La Tinh village, Dong La commune, Hoai Duc district, Ha Tay province. In:Traditional values ​​and modern Vietnamese people(Edited by Phan Huy Lê & Vũ Minh Giang, 1994. Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi; pp. 325–352.)

1. Cultural resources and community development viewed 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 Northeast border region, identity, homeland and ancestral home. Journal of Ethnology No. 5 (221), 2020, pp. 3-23. ISSN 0866 7632.
4. Cross-border population groups between Vietnam and China, 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 the Protestant Hmong people, 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. Theories of ethnicity and new challenges in ethnographic studies 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 Studies of Southeast Asian Countries. Journal of Ethnology, Issue 1+2/2015, pp. 135-146. ISSN 0866 7632
17. Ethnographer 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 Perspective for Vietnam. Journal of Ethnology, Issue 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 Foundations. Journal of Ethnology, No. 1+2/2013, pp. 103-114. ISSN 0866 7632.
23. Vietnamese press coverage of ethnic minorities from a cultural anthropological perspective. (Xưa và Nay Magazine, Issues 357, 358 & 359, 2010, pp. 3-17. ISSN 868-331X.)
24. On representatives of ethnic minorities in Vietnamese press Journal of Folk Culture 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 (an earlier version was 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. Published by: University of Social Sciences and Humanities. Religious Culture in the Context of Globalization. Religious 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 Renewal and Integration, Journal of Social Sciences, No. 2(27) 2008, pp. 87-108 ISSN 1013-4328. (An earlier version of this article was printed in Journal of Folklore 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. Practices of newborn care in families and communities. Institute of Ethnology, Ethnographic 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 Vietnam's transitional economy. Journal of Sociology No. 2 (90), 2005, pp. 57-73.
36. Several Southeast Asian issues in Vietnamese secondary school textbooks. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, No. 3, 2004, pp. 38-48.
37. Overview of research in the field of mountainous region 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. Contributing to the study of child labor issues, Journal of Science (Vietnam National University, Hanoi) No. 2, 1999, pp. 1–11, ISSN 0866-8612
40. The patriarchal structure in Vietnamese families and birth customs, Journal of Sociology, No. 3&4, 1999, pp. 85–97.
41. Japan and regional studies concerns, Journal of Social Sciences Information No. 11, 1998, pp. 18-26.
42. Socio-economic changes and the issue of rural-urban labor migration in Northern Vietnam, Journal of Sociology, No. 2, 1997, pp. 25-38.
43. Post-ethnicism or the return of ethnology (discussions revolving around the subject and method of research) Journal of Ethnology No. 3(91) 1996 pp. 61-71 ISSN 0866 7632
44. The issue of the "labor market" in Hanoi, Journal of Sociology No. 2, 1996, pp. 58-69
45. The problem 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. Handicrafts in the economic structure of the Northern Delta region, Journal of Economic Research No. 4 (170), 1989, pp. 34-44. ISSN 0866-7489
47. Initial Study of Thuy Nguyen Village [Co-authored]. Hai Phong Historical Research Journal, No. 2, 1986
48. Thirteen Villages Area: Origin of the population, worship of the tutelary deity and economic characteristics (co-authored) Journal of Science (Hanoi University of Technology), No. 1 (1986), pp. 26–41, ISSN: 0866-8612.
49. Further research on the Thirteen Villages issue, 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” (Vietnam-China Cross-Border Ethnic Groups) 5th Vietnam-China Red River Basin Social Development Forum at Honghe Academy, Yunnan, China, November 14, 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. An anthropological approach to ethnic affairs in Vietnam. Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs & UNESCO, Hanoi, 2015.
10. Developing a set of criteria for evaluating development projects in ethnic minority areas. Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs & UNESCO, Hanoi, 2016.

1. Member of the History Department, TitleHeroic Labor Unit of the Renovation Period, 2000.
2. Doctoral dissertationWork Without a Name: Changing Patterns of Children's Work in a Northern Vietnamese Village"The distinguished PhD dissertation awarded by the NVMC (the Netherlands Association of Social Sciences and Cultural Sciences), 2000."
3. Certificate of Merit from the Director of the National University for outstanding achievements, 2007.
4. Commemorative medal for contributions to education from 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.