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The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago, but the battle with Agent Orange continues
Millions still suffer from severe health issues caused by persistent chemicals that have lingered in the soil for decades, ...
From refugees to power brokers: How Little Saigon became a political force
OC’s Vietnamese American community has gone from registering voters outside supermarkets to electing one of its own to ...
San Jose museum gives look at history of Vietnam War, refugees who fled to US
San Jose's Viet Museum showcases a collection of artifacts about the Vietnam War and the refugees who fled to the United States ...
How the fall of Saigon shapes Vietnamese communities and bonds in San Diego, 50 years on
Lan Dang, the president of the Vietnamese Federation of San Diego, fled Vietnam with his family in 1994 when he was 11. He ...
When Vietnamese refugees made their new homes in America, they built Little Saigon communities across the country
Fifty years after the fall of Saigon, the enclaves offer community to people who had to build new lives and add vibrancy to ...
For many in Denver’s Vietnamese community, the fall of Saigon 50 years ago brought a new beginning
The fall of Saigon marked the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. Fifty years later, metro Denver’s Vietnamese community looks ...
Finding connections, 50 years after the fall of Saigon
Her quest to say ‘thank you’ led to the colonel who ran her refugee camp and the aircraft maintainer who may have loaded her ...
“Little Saigons” have blossomed across the U.S. in the 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War
The Vietnamese community is spread out in clusters throughout Houston. The original Little Saigon popped up in the city’s ...
50 years after the fall of Saigon, Vietnam tweaks the story of its victory
The day the Vietnam War ended has become a high-profile celebration in Vietnam. But debates over the name of the April 30 ...
A South Side GI’s incredible sacrifice in a war that ended chaotically 50 years ago
The Vietnam War produced heroes including Chicagoan Milton Olive, but ultimately ended in a chaotic surrender and exit.
The Vietnam War produced classic Hollywood films — and hardly any classic female roles
You party?'' The first female character in Stanley Kubrick's Vietnam War classic ''Full Metal Jacket,'' she appears for just a moment — and halfway through the film. Likewise, it's an hour into ...