U.S. college recruiters find growing market overseas, in Vietnam


	U.S. college recruiters find growing market overseas, in Vietnam

rmowery

9-23-2009 9:56 PM

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Inevitably, "Where's Wyoming?" is the first question she'll get when recruiting Vietnamese students to her community college.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-09-23-vietnam-college-fair_N.htm"><P class="inside-copy">Her response goes beyond geography. Wyoming is home to American Indian tribes, national parks and snow, she says. 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