Meeting and working with Professor Arturo Giraldez (University of Pacific, California, USA)

Professor Arturo Giraldez will collaborate with the Department of History to organize a three-day series of seminars (March 5-7, 2018) at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities with three main themes:

• Direct and indirect sources in Latin in the history of the pre-modern East: the case of Vietnamese history (March 5).
• Global trade, global networks, and global history: A study of modern history (1500-1800 AD) (March 6)
• Historical ecology: trends and impacts on the study of global history (March 7).

During the two years from 2009 to 2011, Professor Giraldez had the opportunity to visit Vietnam three times to conduct research, work, and share his research findings with scientists, students, and trainees; to support the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in teaching the Master's thesis on Vietnamese History; and to publish the article "The Philippines and Globalization for the First Time" (in Vietnamese) in the journal Historical Studies in 2009. This time, he came to Vietnam to share new research on global history and its impact on Vietnamese history in many aspects: economics, ecology, and Latin-based archival documents.

On behalf of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Associate Professor Hoang Anh Tuan expressed sincere gratitude and hoped that Professor Giraldez would continue to exchange and share historical knowledge at the University. In response, Professor Giraldez highly appreciated the warm welcome and thoughtful arrangements made by the University. He expressed his willingness to conduct joint research with the University's History Department.

Associate Professor Hoang Anh Tuan exchanged commemorative gifts with Professor Arturo Giraldez.

Associate Professor Hoang Anh Tuan poses for a commemorative photo with Professor Arturo Giraldez.

Professor Arturo Giraldez (Faculty of International Studies, Pacific University, California, USA) is one of the leading professors in the history of trade in the world in general and in Southeast Asia in particular during the pre-modern period. He is the author and co-author of many outstanding works, including books and articles in major research journals such as: “The Age of Trade: The Manila Galleons and the Dawn of the Global Economy”, “China and the Birth of Globalization in the 16th Century”; “The Pacific World Lands”, “Peoples and the History of the Pacific 1500-1900”; “Metals and Monies in an Emerging Global Economy”, “The Origins of Globalization in the 16th Century”.