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Rydstrom, Helle. Embodying Morality: Growing Up in Rural Northern Vietnam. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2003.

This is the main book that I read for my topic which was Reform and Gender. This book was very insightful about growing up in Vietnam. It discussed the unequal treatment between boys and girls. The main aspect of this book was growing up as a morally acceptable person. If you are taught good morals from a young age you will become moral. As discussed in my paper, the way in which morality is taught is different for girls than it is for boys. There are so many interesting details in this book that are not covered in my paper so if you are interested you should read this.

Tran, Nhung Tuyet. “Beyond the Myth of Equality: Daughters’ Inheritance Rights in the Le Code.” Borderless Histories. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2006. 121-146.

This article discusses the Le Code and how it gave women the right to equal inheritance. Women were allowed property rights but all of this was somewhat of an illusion. In my paper I discuss how many rights of women did not exist nor did they ever. Many of the traditions that exist in Vietnam were adopted from Chinese customs. The main topic of this article was land. Women were not allowed to own land. It had to go through their husbands or their sons. This article gives the details about land reform and women’s rights in these land reforms.

Changing Gender Realtions in Vietnam. The World Bank: June 2000. http://sitesources.worldbank.org/INTGENDER/Resources/wp14.

This article is about gender differences in Vietnam. Many of the differences date back to Confucian times when gender inequality was instilled in Vietnam. This article discusses interactions between men and women in the house and in other areas. It discusses certain gender beliefs and stereotypes that are created. It is a good site just because it gives you many of the main points instead of going into all of the hairy details so check it out if you are interested.

Drummond, Lisa, ed. Rydstrom, Helle, ed. Gender Practices In Contemporary Vietnam. NIAS Press, 2004.

This book concentrates on things like Confucianism and Socialism and why they contributed to the gender roles in Vietnam. Another cool thing about this book is that it was edited by the same author that wrote the book that I read for this paper. Much like my book it discusses certain body languages and body displays between the genders. One really interesting thing that this book discusses that I was not finding on other books was sexual harassment. It concentrated on the harassment in the classroom but I think that this is a topic that you may want to read about.

Ghuman, Sharon. “Attitudes About Sex and Marital Sexual Behavior in Hai Duong Province, Vietnam.” Studies in Family Planning. Vol. 36, No. 2. June 2005.

This article discusses attitudes concerning sexual relations outside of marriage. This is a taboo discussion and is looked down upon for many Vietnamese if they engage in premarital sex. More and more acceptance of premarital sexual activity is becoming apparent especially in very urban areas. Women are frowned upon much more for engaging in such activity which is the case in many places, not just Vietnam. If you are more interested in things along these lines or want to learn more you can check out this article.

Leshkowich, Ann Marie. “Women, Buddhist, Entrepreneur: Gender, Moral Values and Class Anxiety in Late Socialist Vietnam.” Journal of Vietnamese Studies. Vol. 1, No. 1,2. February-August 2006.

This article discussed women in the business world or as entrepreneurs. Many of the women that were interviewed said that they were just trying to make a living for their family instead of describing themselves as successful business owners. This article concentrates on one woman in particular by talking with her and the experiences that she has with Buddhism and the Business world. I thought that this article was interesting and worth reading. It was quite a different angle than many of the other articles.