Week10_Raylph Evangelista_ASA150E

To be honest, I had no idea what to expect when I decided to take this class last quarter. I only wanted to take it because it sounded interesting and I wanted to expand my knowledge on Southeast Asian cultures but what I got was much more. I feel like from this class, I learned to really delve deep and try to understand the experience of the lesser talked about narrative. I realized that the US hides so much shit and we never really get to know how outside countries feel. I feel as though my entire schooling career has been deprived from the truth. Without taking this course, I would have never thought anything more of the war in Viet Nam than a war that had happened. This class really changed my viewpoint on a lot of subjects and how I see the US' participation in wars in general.

I really enjoyed this class and I'm not going to lie, every single time it was time to go to this class I was optimistic because I knew that it wasn't going to be just a lecture. It was something I could look forward to because it was different, and it wasn't just me taking information. It was us being given information, discussing, and realizing the outside perspective. The best take aways that I got from this class was that there is always something deeper than what you're given, there is always information that can be unfolded if you look hard enough, and that there is always two sides to a story so don't be content with just one.

Overall good class, chill vibes. 

Question: Were the other Southeast Asian countries affected by the war in Viet Nam?

Sources

Image: https://thefinancemd.com/2015/09/04/the-philippines-has-the-highest-tax-rate-in-southeast-asia/