We Vietnamese must thank the missionary Alexandres De Rhodes very much.

W.Minh Tuan

Introduction

I teach Vietnamese at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.

The first time I visited the school’s library, I saw a large glass cabinet in the entrance hall, inside there were a few books that seemed like old books. I stopped by to see if there was anything interesting, and was surprised to see a book with some Vietnamese-sounding words, a very old book. Continue reading