We have decided to create a virtual voyage of the beautiful country of Vietnam. This will provide the public with an understanding of the culture, landscape, and history of the country. The voyage will contain sites across Vietnam and will recreate the true excitement of studying abroad, from the safety of your home. We will focus on the sites that Kent state students were going to explore this past spring break. The topics that we will discuss include the Vietnam war, its effects on Vietnam and how the country has undergone a period of reconstruction since 1975.

Helicopter parenting is a concept that is often associated with parents who become overly involved in their children’s lives. This type of parenting, particularly when used by mothers, has been revealed to have a detrimental impact on the self-efficacy and mindset (e.g. growth vs. fixed) of young adults. Essentially, we sought to incorporate these variables in the relationship between helicopter parenting and a student’s college experience. Through an online survey, we measured Kent State students’ attitudes towards their own parents as well as multiple facets of students’ college experiences (e.g. academic major satisfaction, integration, retention). Findings from the surveys revealed that students with low self-efficacy also reported having helicopter fathers. In comparison, students with helicopter mothers indicated having high self-efficacy as well as a growth mindset which differs from previous findings. Although helicopter parenting had a marginal impact on students’ college experiences, there is still much to be expanded upon.

Beginning in 1933, the Nazis initiated the process of making Germany “judenrein,” cleansed of all Jews. Life for Jewish citizens became so difficult that by 1938, approximately 150000 German Jews had fled the country. When Germany annexed Austria in March, 1938, an additional 185000 Jewish Austrian citizens came under German rule. A Jewish refugee crisis was born. Many Jews desired to flee Europe, but visas were unavailable due to quotas and discrimination. In order to address this refugee problem, 32 countries attended the Evian Conference from July 6-15, 1938. All 32 countries expressed sympathy with the plight of the Jewish refugees but only one country would offer visas and refuge- the Dominican Republic. This presentation will offer a brief history of the role of the Dominican Republic in the rescue of Jewish refugees.

The Taisho Era of Japan, which lasted from July of 1912 to the end of 1926, is an often overlooked but important part of Japanese history as they geared up to become the fearsome empire that would take over much of Asia and the Pacific during World War 2. This presentation will examine various aspects of this era, such as the technological and military advancements, cultural features, growth in nationalism, their involvement in World War 1, to reveal why this era is so significant to understanding Japan’s rise.

Since the Second World War Strategic Bombing has been the primary fighting power of the United States armed forces. It has seen extensive use in all combat and has evolved over those conflicts. Its effectiveness has long been debated as a military strategy. It has been long thought of as a way to avoid the costs of both lives and equipment that is see in more conventional military strategies but without the support of these conventional strategies the Strategic bombing and especially heavy bombardment are not effective. Through the lens of the Second World War the development if the strategy can be seen in many different operations that have a great variety in terrain, targets and specific strategies. Specifically, operations Torch, Overlord, and Matter horn. These three operations take place in the three major theaters of the war and contain a wide variety of Strategies.