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Command Study 13, Chapter 5. Military Civic Action (open access)

Command Study 13, Chapter 5. Military Civic Action

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about counterinsurgency. This chapter discusses "civic action as a weapon against Communist-inspired subversion" (p. 2). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: December 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 11, Chapter 2. The Evolution of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 2. The Evolution of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)

This booklet is the second chapter of Current Study 11, a staff development course about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter discusses the development of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) and includes background information, observations, review questions, a list of readings for further study, and three appendices.
Date: December 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dillon Anderson to Harris Leon Kempner, January 8, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Dillon Anderson to Harris Leon Kempner, January 8, 1959]

Letter from Dillon Anderson to Harris Leon Kempner thanking him for his letter of January 6, enclosed with a copy of he Foreign Policy Bulletin on Laos which is of his interest. So, Anderson requests Kempner to suggest any names of the people who are living in The Philippines, South Vietnam, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand so he could ouch bases with them.
Date: January 8, 1959
Creator: Anderson, Dillon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arbuckles' illustrated atlas of fifty principal nations of the world.

Atlas shows illustrations of nations throughout the world with brief descriptions.
Date: 1889
Creator: Arbuckle Bros.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gayle Reaves-King, April 4, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Gayle Reaves-King, April 4, 2012

Interview with Gayle Reaves-King,a journalist in Fort Worth, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up, her educational background, family life, and her career with The Dallas Morning News and other newspapers.
Date: April 5, 2012
Creator: Ayers, Cesta & Reaves-King, Gayle
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Melvin R. Baird, 1998

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Interview with Navy veteran Melvin R. "Pancho" Baird. It includes a combination of interviewing and reading from Baird's personal correspondence about his pre-World War II experiences with the U.S. Asiatic Fleet and his later experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Baird talks about his stationing aboard the destroyer USS Alden as a radioman, the grounding of the SS President Hoover off of Hoishito Island, the Sino-Japanese War, liberty ashore various Asian port cities, events on the South China Patrol, civilian activities after his discharge, activities as a radio technician on Blue Beach during the Okinawan Campaign, kamikaze actions on Okinawa, and typical shipboard routine.
Date: August 18, 1998
Creator: Baird, James & Baird, Melvin R.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transformative Learning and Teacher Beliefs: A Comparative Study of International Teacher Experiences (open access)

Transformative Learning and Teacher Beliefs: A Comparative Study of International Teacher Experiences

This project aims to explore the beliefs of international teachers regarding the students with whom they work, and the change in those beliefs over time. Participant observation, interviews, and questionnaires were used as tools of collection to address the following research questions: How did teachers' beliefs about students change over time? What variables were significantly associated with the rate of change in teacher beliefs about students? What types of challenges did teaches face while living and working in Thailand? Over the course of four months, I shadowed twenty-two U.S. teachers in thirteen different locations throughout Thailand. Participants were enrolled in an international teaching program in Thailand that provided a cultural orientation and teacher training. Participants were then assigned to teaching jobs throughout the country. Qualitative and quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS and NVivo software. This project contributes to the scholarship of teaching and learning, and anthropological and education research dedicated to exploring teachers' beliefs about students. Results of the study provide vital information about what variables or experiences may influence a critical analysis of beliefs among teachers working with students who they perceive as different from themselves. Due to some of the parallels between this study population and that …
Date: May 2017
Creator: Barnes, Valerie Rose
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Nipawan Teepanont, February 17, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Nipawan Teepanont, February 17, 1984

Audio interview with Nipawan Teepanont, a graduate student from Thailand studying education at North Texas State University. Teepanont discusses his background, comparisons between education in Thailand and the United States, adjusting, the international community at the university, and his job.
Date: February 17, 1984
Creator: Bohlcke, Diane & Teepanont, Nipawan
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, April 22, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, April 22, 2002

Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force from East Lansing, Michigan who served in Germany during the Cold War and Thailand in the early days of the Vietnam War. Bercaw describes his training in basic aircraft weapon systems and experiences on various missions in both wars, including life upon returning to the United States.
Date: February 28, 2003
Creator: Brown, Chambra & Bercaw, Vaughn
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, April 22, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, April 22, 2002

Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force from East Lansing, Michigan who served in Germany during the Cold War and Thailand in the early days of the Vietnam War. Bercaw describes his training in basic aircraft weapon systems and experiences on various missions in both wars, including life upon returning to the United States.
Date: April 22, 2002
Creator: Brown, Chambra & Bercaw, Vaughn
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations

This report discusses the current political and economic state of Thailand, particularly in the wake of the September 2006 coup that displaced Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and has resulted in continuing instability. This report also discusses the ongoing U.S.-Thai relationship, despite different policies in such areas as human rights.
Date: July 24, 2008
Creator: Chanlett-Avery, Emma
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations

This report looks at the relationship between the U.S. and Thailand, in particular, recent rivalries between populist political forces, nepotism in government, and Thai relationships with neighboring countries.
Date: December 20, 2013
Creator: Chanlett-Avery, Emma & Dolven, Ben
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations

This report looks at the relationship between the U.S. and Thailand, in particular, recent rivalries between populist political forces, nepotism in government, and Thai relationships with neighboring countries.
Date: June 19, 2014
Creator: Chanlett-Avery, Emma & Dolven, Ben
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations

This report looks at the relationship between the U.S. and Thailand, in particular, recent rivalries between populist political forces, neopotism in government, and Thai relationships with neighboring countries.
Date: June 5, 2012
Creator: Chanlett-Avery, Emma & Dolven, Ben
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Thailand's Relations with the United States and China, 1965-1975 (open access)

A Comparison of Thailand's Relations with the United States and China, 1965-1975

This thesis compares Thailand',s relations with the United States and China from 196541975, The realist as-sumes that the structure of power in the internationall system determines overall relations between states' First, this study describes the power situation in southeast Asia in 1965, The next steps are concerned with the study of Thai-U, S. relations and Thai-Chinese relations, The thesis finds that Thailand's relations with the United States and China are determined by the structure of power. When a major power like the United States changes its policies to accommodate China, Thailand, which is a small country, turns to be more friendly with China, These attitudes correlate with the realist assumption,.
Date: August 1978
Creator: Charoenratha, Benjavan
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Geoffrey Bryson Fisken, May 1, 1993

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Interview with Geoffrey Fisken, a veteran of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, concerning his experiences as a combat pilot in the Royal New Zealand Air Force in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Fisken discusses the fall of Singapore, Guadalcanal operations, air combat against Japanese Zeros, and his release from duty in December of 1943.
Date: May 1, 1993
Creator: Daniels, John & Fisken, Geoffrey Bryson
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Biology and Population Status of Marine Turtles in the North Pacific Ocean (open access)

The Biology and Population Status of Marine Turtles in the North Pacific Ocean

From objectives and scope of work: The objective of this report is to provide a comprehensive review of the biology and population status of sea turtles potentially subject to entanglement in North Pacific high-seas driftnet fisheries. The report will assist National Marine Fisheries Service efforts to assess the impacts of the driftnet fisheries on threatened and endangered sea turtle populations.
Date: September 1993
Creator: Eckert, Karen L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Thomas Jenny, April 3, 2013

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Interview with Thomas Jenny, a Marine Corps and Air America pilot from Miami, Florida, who served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Jenny discusses his interest in aviation, entering the Naval Flight Training Program, flight training, joining the Marine Corps, assignment to Korea, working for Pan-Am, joining Air America, and flying a variety of aircraft and missions from Thailand and Laos.
Date: April 3, 2013
Creator: Ferguson, J. Michael & Jenny, Thomas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with John Stiles, May 5, 2013

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Interview with John Stiles, a US Air Force navigator and Vietnam War veteran from Memphis, Tennessee. Stiles discusses joining the Air Force, the RF-4 Phantom II, deployment to Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, flying reconnaissance missions over North Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos, being shot down and later meeting the Vietnamese pilot who did it, and Air America.
Date: May 5, 2013
Creator: Ferguson, J. Michael & Stiles, John
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with William "Jake" Wehrell, April 23, 2013

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Interview with William "Jake" Wehrell, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran and Air America Pilot conducted for the Air America Oral History Project. He discusses his childhood and education in New Jersey and Central College; decision to enlist in the Marine Corps during the Korean War; experiences while stationed at El Toro, California, Japan, Cherry Point, NC, Parris Island, SC, and Beaufort, SC, and aboard an aircraft carrier; decision to join Air America; experiences while stationed in Taiwan, Bangkok, Saigon, and Phnom Penh; opinions on the Vietnam War and Air America’s role in it.
Date: April 23, 2013
Creator: Ferguson, J. Michael & Wehrell, William
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
GDFW This Week, Volume 5, Number 1, January 11, 1991 (open access)

GDFW This Week, Volume 5, Number 1, January 11, 1991

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Fort Worth Division of General Dynamics containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: January 11, 1991
Creator: General Dynamics Corporation. Fort Worth Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
GDFW This Week, Volume 5, Number 36, September 20, 1991 (open access)

GDFW This Week, Volume 5, Number 36, September 20, 1991

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Fort Worth Division of General Dynamics containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: September 20, 1991
Creator: General Dynamics Corporation. Fort Worth Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
GDFW This Week, Volume 6, Number 1, January 10, 1992 (open access)

GDFW This Week, Volume 6, Number 1, January 10, 1992

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Fort Worth Division of General Dynamics containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: January 10, 1992
Creator: General Dynamics Corporation. Fort Worth Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Celia Hunter to Alberta Head, January 15, 1971] (open access)

[Letter from Celia Hunter to Alberta Head, January 15, 1971]

Letter from Celia Hunter to Alberta Head giving her holiday greetings, informing them of the weather in Fairbanks, and sharing about her experiences from her 1970 travels.
Date: January 15, 1971
Creator: Hunter, Celia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History