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DESCRIPTION:The Moynihan Institute and the East Asia Program present Hein V
 u from the Institute for Global Engagement.\nVu will discuss the work of t
 he Institute for Global Engagement in Vietnam over the past two decades\, 
 highlighting efforts to create a political and cultural context supportive
  of religious freedom by engaging government officials\, religious leaders
  and academics in the country. Vietnam has long faced criticism by the U.S
 . government and INGOs for its religious freedom record. Vu argues that it
  is necessary to cultivate a persistent process to promote religious freed
 om within a strictly regulated environment by engaging government and civi
 l society at the intersection of religion\, law and politics. The successe
 s of this process—grounded in a peace-building and interpersonal diplomacy
 —are measured by positive changes in the minds of stakeholders regarding t
 he role of religion in society\, improved policies to protect religious ri
 ghts\, and a greater openness to transparently addressing policy shortcomi
 ngs. Education\, encouragement and empowerment are essential components of
  this ongoing effort.Ms. Hien Vu has more than 25 years of experience work
 ing in multinational and multicultural settings. She serves as the Vietnam
  program manager at the Institute for Global Engagement (IGE)\, focusing o
 n religious freedom and human rights. Prior to joining IGE\, Hien worked i
 n the Voluntary Repatriation Program at the United Nations High Commission
 er for Refugees in Hong Kong\, on human resources and development with Wor
 ld Vision Vietnam\, and for Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries 
 to assist the Vietnamese community and other Southeast Asian refugee popul
 ations in the city. She graduated from Fresno Pacific University with a ma
 ster’s degree in peacemaking and conflict studies and Hanoi University wit
 h a bachelor’s degree in English.
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SUMMARY:Transforming Minds and Policies: The Quest for Religious Freedom in
  Vietnam
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The Moynihan Institute and the East Asia Pr
 ogram present Hein Vu from the Institute for Global Engagement.\n</p><p>Vu
  will discuss the work of the Institute for Global Engagement in Vietnam o
 ver the past two decades\, highlighting efforts to create a political and 
 cultural context supportive of religious freedom by engaging government of
 ficials\, religious leaders and academics in the country. Vietnam has long
  faced criticism by the U.S. government and INGOs for its religious freedo
 m record. Vu argues that it is necessary to cultivate a persistent process
  to promote religious freedom within a strictly regulated environment by e
 ngaging government and civil society at the intersection of religion\, law
  and politics. The successes of this process—grounded in a peace-building 
 and interpersonal diplomacy—are measured by positive changes in the minds 
 of stakeholders regarding the role of religion in society\, improved polic
 ies to protect religious rights\, and a greater openness to transparently 
 addressing policy shortcomings. Education\, encouragement and empowerment 
 are essential components of this ongoing effort.</p><p>Ms. Hien Vu has mor
 e than 25 years of experience working in multinational and multicultural s
 ettings. She serves as the Vietnam program manager at the Institute for Gl
 obal Engagement (IGE)\, focusing on religious freedom and human rights. Pr
 ior to joining IGE\, Hien worked in the Voluntary Repatriation Program at 
 the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Hong Kong\, on human 
 resources and development with World Vision Vietnam\, and for Fresno Inter
 denominational Refugee Ministries to assist the Vietnamese community and o
 ther Southeast Asian refugee populations in the city. She graduated from F
 resno Pacific University with a master’s degree in peacemaking and conflic
 t studies and Hanoi University with a bachelor’s degree in English.</p>
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