Erica and Matt Chua: Vietnam on Arrival

Vietnam. For a 20-something American the name signifies a war more than a place. I have seen the movies, but have little understanding of the place and conflict. I know we went due to theDomino Theory, but I never grasped how a theory became a war. I know we fought and lost.

I headed off to Vietnam without doing any research. It was only recently that I had learned where Vietnam was on a map. I heard Vietnam was a fast developing country with factories producing for the West. It sounded like m...