By: Libbey Hanson The children don’t know what’s coming. That’s the thing that saddens and frustrates Toan Nong, a high school teacher in the small and rural district of Vo Nhai in northeast Vietnam. Beginning with World War II, and continuing 60 years after, the country of Vietnam was defined by war, violence, poverty, and fear. Since the end of the Vietnam War, that definition has slowly shifted to peace, healing, and rebuilding, and today’s youth holds an optimistic vision

By: Justin Powell Youthlinc and Utah State University have been working together in a variety of ways for the past fifteen years.  Originally students and faculty took part in the Service Year program and dozens of USU students were able to go through our service program and travel abroad.  In 2016, our Executive Director, Justin Powell, and Janis Boettinger, Vice Provost and Director of the Office of Global Engagement, forged a new partnership between Youthlinc and Utah Stat