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The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago, but the battle with Agent Orange continues
The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. But millions ...
50 Years After the Fall of Saigon, a Daughter Finds Her Inheritance in the Kitchen
During the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, 140,0000 South Vietnamese people fled the country to escape the North Vietnamese ...
They grew a ‘Little Saigon’ in the shadow of the Pentagon
By car, on foot, by boat and several planes, Vietnamese fleeing the war in Vietnam made their way to Northern Virginia, in ...
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The Vietnam War produced classic Hollywood films — and hardly any classic female roles
The Vietnam War produced some of the most unforgettable films of the late 1970s and 1980s, as top Hollywood filmmakers like ...
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Unsung heroines of Vietnam’s resistance war
Vietnamese women made remarkable contributions to the resistance war against the Americans, participating across a range of fields. While there is no exact figure for how many women took part, their ...
UC Davis psychologist shares how she and her family escaped the Fall of Saigon
Dr. Carolee Tran, a trained psychologist who lives in Davis, was among that group. Tran was eight years old during the Fall ...
Veterans reunite with ‘precious cargo’ 50 years after the Fall of Saigon
A California woman's quest to say thank you led to the colonel who ran her refugee camp and the aircraft maintainer who ...
The things they’ll carry: San Jose’s Vietnamese on their next 50 years
Seven-year-old Vương Ngọc Lan ascended from a pit of fish guts and human waste inside a 50-foot dinghy to a 935-foot tanker ...
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 ...
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 ...
Remembering the fall of Saigon
Fifty years ago, as the North Vietnamese army closed in on Saigon, U.S. forces, personnel and South Vietnamese civilians struggled to evacuate to American ships offshore. "Sunday Morning" talks with ...