The Vietnamese Nôm Preservation Foundation" has been awarded grants

The Vietnamese Nôm Preservation Foundation" has been awarded grants from The Chino Cienega Foundation (CA), The International Music and Arts Foundation (Lichtenstein), and the U.S. Embassy (Hanoi) to digitize all ancient writing on wood, paper, and stone at the Thắng Nghiêm Buddhist Temple. In a co-operative venture with specialists in history, religion, epigraphy, and archaelogy, the project will result in a model for preserving other such sites of historical and cultural importance in Vietnam."