Lunch Box Club for English No. 4: Human Security

The topic presented by the guest speaker at the event was: "Results of socio-economic research on Agent Orange victims and their families in Hai Phong, Vietnam". For the Club members, in addition to being introduced to the research results, this was also an opportunity to learn how to present a scientific research in a concise and easy-to-understand way in English.

Prof. Norifumi Namatame and colleagues in the research group

In his presentation, Prof. Norifumi Namatame also introduced in general the steps of conducting a scientific research, from building an outline, plan to field survey. The research results also pointed out new findings from the social science perspective on Agent Orange victims in Vietnam in addition to many other research projects from the perspective of medicine, health care, social activities, etc.

Prof. Norifumi Namatame ended his presentation after the first 30 minutes. Immediately, evaluations and discussions were given by the club members. On behalf of the club, Dr. Pham Huy Cuong (Department of Student Affairs) thanked the guests for their presentation with a lot of interesting information, not only in the research results but also in the detailed sharing of the research steps of Prof. Nori and his colleagues in Vietnam.

Club members enthusiastically raised questions and discussed: Why was the Hai Phong research site chosen when it was not a place that directly suffered from Agent Orange during the war (Dr. Hua Ngoc Tan, Faculty of Linguistics); Could this be an initial study and does the author group have plans to conduct research in other areas, especially Central and Southern Vietnam (Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Sau, Department of Student Affairs and Training); What difficulties did the research group encounter during the field survey (Dr. Dang Hoang Giang, Faculty of VNH&TV); Where did the research group find funding from (Ms. Nguyen Tich Nghi, Department of TCCB); Suggestions on implementing research on the group of Agent Orange victims who are the second and third generations and are being raised at centers in Hanoi (Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, Department of Training and Student Affairs); Comparing the difficulties in supporting victims of Agent Orange in Vietnam and victims of the atomic disaster in Japan (Dr. Pham Huy Cuong, Department of Student Affairs and Training) ... All questions were received and discussed very openly by Prof. Norifumi Namatame.

Research results of Prof. Norifumi Namatame on Agent Orange victims in Vietnam

This lunch started 15 minutes later than usual and the discussion continued until the end. The guests shared more about the difficulties due to cultural differences when conducting the group's first research in Vietnam. LBCE members were very enthusiastic to share their experiences and provide solutions to the given situations.