This handbook, designed as an introduction to Vietnamese society and culture, presents a highly simplified picture of Vietnamese life covering the following areas: (1) Vietnamese geography; (2) historical facts about the Vietnamese; (3) some aspects of Vietnamese culture, including (a) the philosophical background of the Vietnamese mentality (Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Christianity), (b) language, (c) customs and habits (names, clothing, eating and drinking, recreation); and (4) education in South Vietnam, including (a) the educational system, (b) teaching, (c) the Vietnamese student, and (d) the refugee student. (CLK)