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1965: Barry Gordon served in Thailand in Ubol and Bangkok beginning in 1965
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Barry Gordon can be contacted at brgordonaearthlinkdnet
Country of Service: Thailand
Training Group: XII
Cities you served in: Ubol and Bangkok
Arrival Year: 1965
Departure Year: 1968
Work Description: Worked in Community Development, Sericulture, Training, and
with the Ministry of Industry at the Design Center on improving marketability of
village crafts and products; also worked as liason for industrialists and on a
Inter-Ministry Import and Export Promotion project.
Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
University researcher, lecturer and professor. Artist and Art Gallery
Owner through 1996, Founder of the Foundation of Creative Arts, a
nonprofit org. Investment Advisor/ Financial Planner through June 2002.
Real Estate Agent from September 2002.
Had Thirty-year Retrospective of my art work in 1994, Expect to have
40-year retrospective in 2004. Have show work internationally and
published work in several publications.
Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
A great program that does not get enough recognition from the
government.
Originally posted: June 7, 2002
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