Hello! My name is Hieu Nguyen. I am from Hanoi, Vietnam and I am a sophomore at Verde Valley School,AZ.
I am attending an US history class at school and my teacher asked all the students to take part in a research project. Each of us are required to choose an interesting topic and do a research about it. The topics can be anything relating to US history such as US Civil War, slavery or even the history of Jazz music! So far I have found 2 interesting topics:
- The first one is ''Vietnam War'' and the second one is ''Gettysburg battle''.
The reasons why I am interested in them:
1. Vietnam War
- First of all, I am a Vietnamese so I feel so excited to do a search about Vietnam War in a US high school. I have heard of Vietnam War since I was born, at my family, at my school and anywhere in Vietnam. I already have some background about this war but I am still interested to do a research about it and have a chance to present to all the students in class. Secondly, Vietnam War also played a very important role in US history. This war is not only about Vietnam but also about the US so I think this is a really good chance to learn more about US history. In my opinion, Vietnam War is a really interesting topic which does relate to what we are studying in class.
2, Gettysburg battle
- In class, we have already learned about and discussed this battle but I am still interested to do more researches about it. Civil War is one of the most famous events in US history and Gettysburg is also one of the biggest and most important battles in the Civil War. It can be said that Gettysburg played a key role in the Civil War and also in US history. So to understand more about what happened in the past or specifically the US Civil War, I find it really useful and interesting to do a research about Gettysburg battle.
