Lepers and Lunacy: An American in Vietnam
Ken Herrmann, Jr. is an Associate Professor of Social Work at the State University of New York at Brockport. He served with the 4th/31st/196th Light Infantry Brigade in Vietnam from May 1968 to May 1969. He is the President and Executive Director of an NGO in Vietnam, the Danang/Quang Nam Fund, Inc. and the Director of the SUNY Brockport Vietnam Program.  Ken has published numerous articles, book reviews, commissioned studies, and book chapters. His first two books I Hope My Daddy Dies, Mister and I’m Nobody’s Child exposed the horrors of child abuse and the inadequacy of foster care in America. Long a social activist, he also has provided services in several countries and for a variety of victimized and exploited populations. He has been a guest on hundreds of television and radio programs around the world and frequently lectures for professional, community, and other organizations.