Hi,

I live in Canada. My native language is Vietnamese. I was brought up to speak english. So my second language would be english. I'm currently learning Japanese and have been for about a year. Now, because I live in Canada, I also want to learn to speak french, is it a good idea to start learning 2 languages that are totally different at the same time?

Me and my wife are from New Orleans and plan to move back in a couple of years. I am starting Pre-Med this fall and want to start learning other languages. New Orleans has a large Vietnamese community, so my goal is to learn Vietnamese down the road because most people that speak a second language in the United States speak either Spanish or French. I want to be different.
None of the colleges I am prospecting teaches Vietnamese, but one of them offers Japanese and Chinese (Manderin).
Personally I am more interested in Japanese, as I am infatuated by their culture and would love to at visit Japan a few times.
But if my ultimate goal is Vietnamese, would either language help me more with Vietnamese? Maybe one is more similar in linguistics, word roots, or characters.
And if anyone happens to have any tips it would be helpful. I have wanted to at least pick up a second language for a while, but my goal is to also look good to a Medical School and/or Hospital.

My girlfriend is coming back after visiting her family in Vietnam and I would like to welcome her back in Vietnamese. So if someone could show how to write and break down how to say "Welcome back or Welcome home" I would appreciate it.

P.S. Native or second language speakers only please Google Translator doesn't work.

I am teaching a class of Japanese students about the American media and the Vietnam War. I would love to find some political cartoons to show them - preferably without too much text as they are reading in their second language. The students are 16 years old.

Many thanks
I have googled Vietnam era political cartoons and it is true that many links come up - but they are usually for books/pages that must be paid for. I am based in Japan now so I am unable to visit any exhibitions, and I am English so many websites that I am aware of come from a British angle. I was wondering if anyone knew a RELIABLE FREE site that would offer political cartoons to download/view from the Vietnam War era?

do people in Vietnam speak Chinese?
Even as a second language?
Do you speak Mandarin or Cantonese

Me and my wife are from New Orleans and plan to move back in a couple of years. I am starting Pre-Med this fall and want to start learning other languages. New Orleans has a large Vietnamese community, so my goal is to learn Vietnamese down the road because most people that speak a second language in the United States speak either Spanish or French. I want to be different.
None of the colleges I am prospecting teaches Vietnamese, but one of them offers Japanese and Chinese (Manderin).
Personally I am more interested in Japanese, as I am infatuated by their culture and would love to at visit Japan a few times.
But if my ultimate goal is Vietnamese, would either language help me more with Vietnamese? Maybe one is more similar in linguistics, word roots, or characters.
And if anyone happens to have any tips it would be helpful. I have wanted to at least pick up a second language for a while, but my goal is to also look good to a Medical School and/or Hospital.