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DOI: 10.25549/usctheses-c40-328497
title: Implementation of an online teacher professional development course for K-2 teachers to prepare them for the next generation science standards

description: The purpose of this case study was to gain insight of teachers’ perceptions of SteamAheadPrep (SAP), an online teacher professional development program for K-2 teachers to better prepare them to teach using the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). SAP was designed to improve teacher practice, support teacher change, and enhance professional growth. Many reform efforts are centered on teacher training as a mechanism for improving teacher learning. Digital storytelling is an instructional medium that may be used in the K-2 classroom to teach the NGSS. It is a technology application that has benefits for K-2 teachers looking for new and innovative ways of incorporating science and engineering content in their classrooms. For the purpose of this study, K-2 teachers were trained in the use of digital storytelling to teach science and engineering. There were three findings in this study. The first was teacher self-efficacy levels may be positively influenced by training. The second research finding was that teachers seek opportunities to be a part of a community in online professional development. Finally, the third finding was that digital storytelling may be used as an instructional strategy to teach the NGSS. The expectation is that the research findings on teacher perceptions will contribute to future design and implementation of online teacher professional development programs.
DOI: 10.25549/usctheses-c40-358906
title: An extent of resection threshold for recurrent glioblastoma

description: Introduction: In recent years, several studies have shown extent of resection (EOR) at initial surgery to be an important prognostic factor for overall survival (OS) of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients. However, the impact of EOR at subsequent surgeries for recurrent GBM is less well defined. Our study aimed to determine impact of EOR at first GBM recurrence (rEOR) on OS. Further, we aimed to delineate an extent of resection threshold, above which there is a significant overall survival benefit. ❧ Methods: GBM patients greater than 18 years of age with surgery for first recurrence were retrospectively reviewed (July 2001-August 2011). Clinical and outcome parameters including volumetric EOR at recurrent surgery were obtained. Kaplan-Meier estimates and Cox proportional hazards models evaluated impact of rEOR on OS. Serial Kaplan-Meier survival curves were generated at 1% EOR intervals to determine a minimum rEOR threshold. ❧ Results: 93 recurrent GBM patients with median age 54.6 years were included. Mean recurrent EOR was 92.8%; median OS following recurrent surgery was 11.3 months. After adjusting for age at diagnosis, perioperative KPS, and initial EOR, we found rEOR was an independent predictor of survival. Patients undergoing at least 99% rEOR had 61% reduction in mortality (HR = 0.39, p=0.0004). ❧ Conclusions: rEOR of at least 99% at repeat surgery is necessary to achieve a significant survival benefit in patients with recurrent GBM. This survival benefit is independent of EOR at initial surgery.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-104
title: Richard Berg
title: Memories of Chaos

description: Rick Berg studied English Literature at UC Irvine and also published many books. With his diverse background and special past experiences, he is sharing the value of learning and precious value of our lives with his student and co-workers at University of Southern California. Young Kook Yoon originally came from South Korea and is in his Senior Year at USC, majoring in international relations.; Huanchen Wang originally came from China and is in his Junior Year in USC, majoring in Psychology and Mathematics.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-15
title: Tom Lynch
title: Falling Out Of Love With Your Country

description: Upon meeting Tom Lynch, one would never think that he had seen the most brutal bloodshed and destruction. He smiles as he offers us coffee cake in his cozy living room in Indio Valley. Adorned with Asian inspired art and memorabilia, his home is embodied by Asian influences, subtle reminders of the culture that he fell in love with and spent seven years living in after the war. Tom Lynch served in the Vietnam War in 1968 and 1969 as an American helicopter pilot. Originally, he joined for a reason that many reckless boys his age did: adventure. He laughs as he describes the more politically correct responses to the question of why one joins the war. But he admits that his involvement wasn’t for God nor was it for a deep sense of patriotism. In hopes of finding something exciting, he dropped out of college as a sophomore and enlisted. It was as simple as that. But soon, Lynch would discover that his experience would be far more complex and dark than his expectations. Lynch was in the army for four years in which he completed a full one-year tour of Vietnam. During the war, Lynch’s perspective of life, society, and himself altered deeply. Admittedly, he was never under the misapprehension that he was fighting to save the country; however, he delves into how youth inhibited one from understanding the immense power that was in a soldier’s hands. After all, Lynch turned 21 in Vietnam…with a machine gun in hand. Lynch would drive through the bases at the end of the day and pick up the dead. He reminisces about the casualties and the sight of a child’s burned face, an image that will forever haunt him. He reminisces about the comrades that went on to be successful and the ones that got shattered irreparably by the war. But that’s another story. Lynch has a deep appreciation for war, but admits Vietnam is where he fell out of love with his country. After the war, Lynch lived outside of the country for ten years. Arianna Allen and Gabby Franklin are students at the University of Southern California. Arianna studies English (Pre-Law) with a minor in International Relations. Gabby studies Business Administration.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-368
title: Kiphan Kan
title: My Life During the Vietnam War

description: Kiphan Kan is a Chinese woman who grew up in Vietnam for the first 16 years of her life. Her family had moved to Saigon to escape the regime of Mao Zedong in China. Most of Kiphan's childhood was haunted by the specter of war. Eventually, when it became clear that the United States and the South would lose the war, her family fled to Rwanda. Kiphan went to graduate school at the University of Southern California, and continues to live in Los Angeles with her loving family. The four profilers are all students at the University of Southern California.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-485
title: Marvin J. Wolf
title: Capturing the Essence of War

description: Marvin J. Wolf was born in the summer of 1941 in Chicago, Illinois. He was a salesman before enlisting and serving in the Vietnam War. He deployed with the advance party of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in August 1965. He was a PFC combat correspondent in the Division Public Information Office. As a combat photojournalist, Marvin accomplished numerous duties. He was once sent aloft in a helicopter to take pictures of the landscape, so that the Special Forces Photo Lab can create an aerial map from his photos. He and others performed the clearing exercise, Operation Golf Course, and created the world’s largest helicopter landing field, large enough to disperse more than 400 aircraft, with only hand tools in An Khe. After deploying, Marvin gained experience in the field as a combat photographer and reporter for the next several months. He was once wounded by a shrapnel, but not seriously. When his comrade, Specialist Four Joe Treaster, left after completing his service, Marvin got his job as the chief combat correspondent. He was also promoted to sergeant, and his duties included reporting, photographing, and escorting visiting journalists. In this way, he met and worked with the cream of the international press corps. Near the end of his tour, he spent a week escorting the famed military writer, Brigadier General S.L.A. Marshall, and another week escorting the Nobel laureate, John Steinbeck. In November 1966, he became one of only 60 U.S. soldiers and marines to be commissioned as a second lieutenant (Infantry) directly from the ranks. The remaining 59 were Special Forces sergeants and warrant officer helicopter pilots. He left Vietnam ten days after his commission was awarded, and returned only in 2005 as a tourist. With his experience as a writer, Marvin co-authored and wrote multiple books such as Abandoned in Hell: The Fight For Vietnam’s Firebase Kate and Buddha’s Child: My Fight to Save Vietnam. He resides in California as of today. The profilers are all students at the University of Southern California. Michael Bachurski is a freshman majoring in Media Arts and Practice. Subeom Bae is a freshman majoring in Computer Science. Yunhan Yang is a sophomore majoring in Computer Science, and is anticipated to graduate in 2018.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-517
title: Carlos Cortez
title: It's Not All Bad

description: Carlos Cortez was a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War between 1968 and 1970. He is from New Jersey, and went to the war when he was 19 years old. He began by flying as a co-pilot in medical evacuations, and then became an aircraft commander. Cortez still stays in close contact with many of his friends from the war, and attends yearly meetings with other Vietnam pilots. He has never gone back to Vietnam, but he hopes to go back one day, possibly after his son goes away to college. Eliza Wells is a freshman at USC, from Aspen, Colorado, and is majoring in English.; Martin Fregoso is a freshman at USC, hailing from Los Angeles, CA, who is majoring in Electrical Engineering.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-599
title: Leslie Nguyen
title: Escape from the Fall

description: Leslie Nguyen was born on July 2, 1955 in Dong Ha of South Vietnam. She comes from a Vietnamese Chinese cultural background and believes in Buddhism. During the Vietnam War, Leslie spent most of her time in Saigon, South Vietnam until the end of 1980. She was still going to school at that time. In early 1981, Leslie along with her husband and their two young children (1 & 4 years old) escaped Vietnam as boatpersons. They arrived to a refugee camp in Pulau Bidong, Malaysia where they stayed for about 8 months. After months of struggling and starvation at the refugee camp, Leslie’s family made it to the United States in late August of 1981. She is now living in California and works as a secretary of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Leslie currently lives in Glendale, California. 2 of her 3 children are now married with their own children. Brent Robbins is a junior majoring in International Relations- Global Business at USC. He was born and raised in Yokohama, Japan until the age of 18. Ze Khai Wong is junior majoring in Business at USC. He was born in Malaysia. Wan-Ching Wu is a senior majoring in Biological Science. She was born and raised in Taiwan until the age 18.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-647
title: Todd Mirsky
title: A Corpsman with the Marines

description: Todd Mirsky was born in Brooklyn, New York. He spent just a few years living there before moving to Hollywood, California. He attended Hollywood High, and played basketball and baseball. He signed up for the Marines with some of his high school friends and was drafted to the war shortly there after. Todd served in the Marines for a year, and eventually was severely wounded in battle. He spent two years in the hospital recovering, and was honored with a Purple Heart. He coached basketball and baseball for many years after returning from the war for Miraleste High School, and was also a principle at Mira Catalina Elementary. He currently is an assistant varsity basketball coach for Peninsula High School. He lives in San Pedro with his wife, and has one daughter and a granddaughter. Andrew Menard, Kellie Barsotti, William McKay
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-774
title: Poly Chuong
title: Life in a Foreign Land

description: Poly is flying high as a Junior at the University of Southern California. To reach this point, however, he and his family have needed to endure extreme hardship. His family originated in Cambodia. Poly was born in a refugee camp in Thailand before moving to a gang infested Long Beach, California. After fortunately surviving the gang life, Poly reshaped his attitude and joined the military for eight years. After receiving an honorable discharge, he went to Orange Coast College and has recently transfered to USC. He is living proof that anybody can reach the top with some hard work and luck. Colleen Le is a Vietnamese-American who is currently pursuing her B.A. in Biological Sciences.; Michael Hamilton is a Colombian-American who is currently enrolled in the Marshall School of Business.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-812
title: Paul Lenze
title: Vietnam: A Closer Look

description: Paul Lenze joined the United States Army upon graduation from Seattle University as a Distinguished Military Graduate. He was commissioned in the Regular Army as a second lieutenant of Armor. He served multiple tours in combat as a ground cavalry troop commander on his last mission in Vietnam. His other assignments involved multiple tours in Germany and the United States. He commanded at all levels of command from platoon to brigade. Since leaving the Army, he has served with Cubic Defense Applications with a brief three year period with MPRI as the Program Manager for Force Management in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with the United States Military Training Mission. He was with MPRI in Kabul, Afghanistan as well as Kuwait. Additionally, from January 2008- February 2009 Paul served as the Deputy Program Manager (the PM in-country) for the Poppy Eradication Force in Afghanistan. This involved multiple rotations to Helmand Province and one to Kapisa Province.  Mr. Lenze holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science from Northern Illinois University and was a National Security Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (1988-1989). He is a graduate of the US Army Armor Officer Basic Course, Infantry Officer’s Advance Course, the Command and General Staff College and the Army War College (National Security Fellow at Harvard University). He is also “Ranger” and “Airborne” qualified. David Meister is a sophomore studying international relations at USC.; Jack Kelly is a sophomore double majoring in economics and French at USC.; Braden Davis is a sophomore theatre major at USC.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-834
title: Bob Holmes
title: Charlie Don't Surf

description: Born in the US in 1946, Bob Holmes graduated from UCLA and was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant by the time he graduated (although he skipped the graduation ceremony). Commissioned as a combat engineer, Bob left for Vietnam in 1970. He began his service at a base camp in Saigon in July and ended it a year later in July of 1971 with the 1st Brigade, 5th Mechanized Division in the Quang Tri province in the city of Quang Tri on the DMZ. Although he was headquartered in Saigon, Bob traveled to many places in Vietnam because he was with the Army Security Agency dubbed the "509th Radio Research Group" since it did not officially exist in Vietnam. Bob was in Vietnam with top secret security clearance due to his role as staff engineer to the Army Security Agency. His job included planning and programming construction and conducting major repairs for the radio research field facilities which intercepted electronic signals throughout the country. He was then transferred to an independent mechanized infantry brigade and became an intelligence operations officer. He conducted POW interrogation reports, examined electronic intelligence, and managed ranger and scout reports. After the war Bob returned to the US to become a management consultant and also a Councilman and Mayor for Manhattan Beach, California. Beau Goodrick is a Mechanical Engineering major.; Alex Glenn is a Sociology major.; Jessica Ornstein is an International Relations major with a minor in Business Administration.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-96
title: Angela Ho
title: Story from a Refugee Family's Daughter

description: Angela Thanh Ho is a current student at the University of Southern California. She is Fine Arts major with a huge love for music. Currently, she is in her junior year at USC and plans on taking a gap year to focus on her music goals. In just a short amount of time, this uniquely talented college student has started to make a name for herself with the release of her new single Ocean Blue. Paul Mun is a sophomore at the University of Southern California, pursuing a bachelor's degree in International Relations/ Global Business with a minor in Business Finance. He plans to focus his studies on Corporate Partnership, Marketing, Business Development, Project Development, or Consulting.; Jakellene Palacios is currently attending the University of Southern California. Jakellene is a Human Biology major with a minor in forensics in criminality. She wants to pursue a career in medicine with hopes of becoming a Physician’s assistant.; Andrew Falkenberg is a sophomore at USC studying Human Biology with an emphasis in Human Movement. He hopes to become a physical therapist with his degree.
DOI: 10.25549/prim-c46-5948
title: Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank : lecture by Bruce H. Kobayashi, 1989

description: AASCU's Japan Studies Institute in 1989 was held in San Diego from June 21 to July 14, under the direction of Alvin P. Coox and featuring lectures by specialists in a range of subjects within Japanese studies. Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank was one of the largest capitalized banks in the world at the time of this lecture.
DOI: 10.25549/prim-c46-5998
title: AASCU Japan Studies Institute graduation, 1989

description: AASCU's Japan Studies Institute in 1989 was held in San Diego from June 21 to July 14, under the direction of Alvin P. Coox and featuring lectures by specialists in a range of subjects within Japanese studie.
DOI: 10.25549/prim-c46-6006
title: Zen culture, Zen spirit : lecture by Bruce A. Coats, 1989

description: AASCU's Japan Studies Institute in 1989 was held in San Diego from June 21 to July 14, under the direction of Alvin P. Coox and featuring lectures by specialists in a range of subjects within Japanese studie.
DOI: 10.25549/prim-c46-6035
title: Relocation of Japanese Americans duing World War II : lecture by Robert S. Suzuki, 1987

description: Robert S. Suzuki was interned at the age of 8, at the Topaz Relocation Center in central Utah, along with his parents and siblings.
DOI: 10.25549/usctheses-c40-332880
title: The British are coming! Hollywood and the ""new"" British invasion

description: Though a strong relationship and cultural exchange has always existed between Britain and Hollywood, the new millennium has seen a major (and ever increasing) explosion in what one might deem a “new” British Invasion. British cultural exports, including films and television, have increased their reach and influence in the American cultural landscape, taking advantage of the internet and the widening reach of fan culture. Economics have played a large role in the invasion, sending American production overseas to produce films that take advantage of British tax credits. Most visibly, British talent has increased its presence in film and carved itself a strong foothold in television, creating a veritable cult of British acting. This essay aims to examine the causes of those three components and how and why they have worked together to create an entertainment landscape under heavy British influence. Furthermore, it probes what these trends say about Hollywood and its social and cultural context at large.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-108
title: John Trodden
title: Over There Nowadays

description: John Trodden was born in the San Francisco Bay Area and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1996. After graduating from boot camp, a Marine combat training school, and a personnel administration school, Trodden served in the 1st Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, the 1st Battalion 4th Marines, and the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, the last of which was deployed in 2005-2006 to Fallujah, Iraq. Trodden was awarded a Combat Action Ribbon for his actions during an ambush of his squad while deployed in Fallujah. Since his return from Iraq, Trodden has been working in the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Program and the Reserve Officer Training Corps at USC, where he is also majoring in communications. Chris Rollins was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is currently in his fifth year at USC finishing up a Bachelor's in earth sciences and a minor in physics. He will be enrolling in the Geophysics Ph.D. program at Caltech in fall 2011. Chris Adamski was raised in Texas and enlisted in the Marine Corps at 18 years of age. He completed 4 years serving with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines based in Kaneohe Bay, HI. During his tenure with 1/3 he deployed twice to Iraq in service to Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2009 he was accepted into the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP) at the University of Southern California. He is currently a Junior there and is majoring in International Business. Upon graduation, Chris will return to the Marine Corps to serve as a commissioned officer. Jacob Loya is originally from Diamond Bar, CA until he joined the Marine Corps in August 2004. As a Marine Jacob was a Signals Intelligence Analyst stationed in Kunia, Hawaii until he was accepted in the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program. He will earn his degree in Political Science and return to the fleet Marine Corps as a commissioned Officer.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-200
title: C. Tran
title: C. Tran

description: Ms. Tran was born in 1962 in Vietnam and lived in the coastal city of Nha Trang with her parents and five siblings. She recalls enjoying school, the outdoors, and many childhood friendships despite the war. But that changed on New Year’s Day 1975 when bullets penetrated the family compound. In late April 1975, she was told the family was going on a picnic, but instead the family drove to Saigon and shortly thereafter were taken to the airport to escape the country. With the sights and sounds of nearby bombing and under the darkness of the night, her family, along with nine other families, boarded a cargo plane on the unlit runway. Her journey continued through the Philippines, Hawaii, Wake Island in the South Pacific, Fort Chafee, Arkansas refugee camp, and eventually to the San Francisco Bay area. As a teenager, she excelled in her English language acquisition, joined the high school tennis team, and then attended and graduated from UCLA. Ms. Tran has worked in the healthcare industry for many years and currently enjoys taking long walks with her dogs in the Bay area. Robert Eskanos is a junior majoring in Economics at USC. Victoria Berggren is a Sophomore majoring in Broadcast Journalism at USC. Piyounik Hakopian is a Senior majoring in Civil Engineering at USC.