U.S.-Indochina Educational
Foundation Established
Non-Profit Organization
to Support Education & Training in the U.S. for
Selected Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Students
The U.S.-Indochina Educational Foundation, Inc.
(USIEF) was established in January 2000 as a 501 (c)
(3) non-profit, non-governmental organization.
USIEF's mission is to contribute to the
development of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam by
offering some of its most promising students the
opportunity to pursue advanced education and training
in the U.S. The Foundation is also committed to
educating Americans about conditions in a part of
Southeast Asia whose recent past is closely linked to
our own, as well as strengthening ties between this
important region and the U.S.
There are currently few sources of financial
support available for qualified students from these
countries who wish to earn a degree or receive other
training at an American institution of higher
education. USIEF's goal is to meet this urgent need
in a modest yet compelling way.
Specifically, USIEF will provide grants and other
forms of assistance to qualified and deserving
students from Indochina who wish to pursue graduate
study in the United States. The Foundation will fund
remedial English language and undergraduate training,
if necessary.
Wherever and whenever possible, USIEF will solicit
support, including in-kind contributions, from host
institutions throughout the U.S. Aside from financial
support, USIEF arranges for recruitment, selection,
placement, orientation and mentoring of grantees.
Consistent with the Foundation's mission, grantees
are asked to fulfill a service requirement as a
condition of support that includes visits to local
schools, participation in on-campus events, and other
meaningful and mutually beneficial activities.
The U.S.-Indochina Educational Foundation is based
in Buffalo, N.Y. with representatives in Phnom Penh,
Cambodia and Hanoi, Vietnam. Dr. Mark Ashwill,
USIEF's executive director, is director of the World
Languages Program
and Fulbright
Program Adviser at the University at Buffalo,
The State University of New York. USIEF's activities
are national and international in scope. USIEF has a Board
of Directors.
If you are interested in the Foundation's work
and/or would like to make a tax-deductible donation,
please contact USIEF at the address below. USIEF's
web site was designed and is donated by Choice One
OnLine, Inc., an Internet design service company
with an office in Buffalo, New York.
For further information, contact:
U.S.-Indochina Educational Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 64, Getzville, NY 14068 USA
Telephone/FAX: 716-741-7424
e-mail: usief@yahoo.com
URL: http://www.usief.org
