Strategies for Gaining Full Citizenship in the First Generation of Indochinese Students

The history of the acquisition French citizenship by Indochinese university élites remains yet to be written because few researchers have looked at role played sport and physical education in developing Vietnamese élite. These young students discovered such activities school many them claimed judicial/legal equality with French. This article will demonstrate that sports were key stages a strategy for certain become citizens. At same time, this tactic generated much tension within student community between two world wars.