Stanford and VIA (Volunteers in Asia): 50 years of International

Stanford and VIA (Volunteers in Asia): 50 years of International Service

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The panel explored the role that VIA played at Stanford during the turbulent 1960s and early 1970s at a time of student activism, and the ways that VIA complemented Stanford’s engagement with Asia. The panelists also discussed how Stanford participants engaged with the dramatic changes in Asia in the past 50 years and how the VIA experience affected their lives. http://histsoc.stanford.edu/programspast.shtml

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