"The tradition of the Vietnamese reception of classical literature has not yet been examined, and this article is the first to venture into this intersection between Classics and Vietnamese studies."
The above quote is from an article recently published in the Classical Receptions Journal, by Kelly Nguyen, Ancient History PhD candidate. Kelly's dissertation, “Vercingetorix in Vietnam: Classical Inheritance and Vietnamese Ambivalence,” explores the negotiation of Western imperialism, as mediated by Greco-Roman antiquity, by French-educated Vietnamese communities from the late-19th to mid-20th century. Her article focuses on Phạm Duy Khiêm, a Vietnamese writer and academic, and his use of Classics to translate and mediate his Vietnamese heritage to his French audience as a South Vietnam ambassador in France.
You can read Kelly's full article on the Classical Receptions Journal website. Congratulations to Kelly!