July 2: Agent Orange and Dioxin Contamination of Vietnam, Thirty Years Later

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A panel presentation by Vietnamese delegates in the U.S. for a court hearing on the class action law suit against chemical companies responsible for dioxin and Agent Orange contamination in Vietnam during the American war in that country.
This second Vietnam Agent Orange Justice Tour took place between June 10-28, 2007 and was coordinated by Veterans for Peace and the Agent Orange Relief and Responsibility Campaign.
Moderated by Nadya Williams, panelists include Merle Ratner, Dr. Thu, Mr. Muoi, Mrs. Hong, Mr. Hai, Mr. Quy and translated by Mr. Thuy.
Learn more about the panelists, the tour, and the campaign at Vietnam Agent Orange Relief & Responsibility Campaign

Playlist:
"Hiroshima" by David Rovics
"Terrorized" by Willie King

Other Raising Sand shows on Vietnam
Listen to or download the April 30 show "War and the Environment"
Listen to or download the April 9 show "Vietnam, then and now: three perspectives"

Background:
Remembrance Day for All Victims of Chemical Warfare
Background on Depleted Uranium Depleted' Uranium and Casualties of the Gulf Wars
Read Letter to U.S. Sec. State Rice re... "request for U.S. introduction and support of a Resolution at the United Nations Security Council condemning excessive military force...."


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April 9, 2007: Vietnam, then and now: three perspectives

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Minh-Hoa Ta is Director of the Asian Pacific American Student Success Center. After fleeing Vietnam in 1978 Minh-Hoa returned in 1989. Since 2000 she has been regularly visiting Vietnam and taking groups of students and friends.
Tony Luong is an artist and writer who is rediscovering the land of his birth from an American perspective.
Steve Morse is a former Vietnam war veteran and war resister who returned to Vietnam in 2006 for the first time since the war ended.

Background information:
Learn more about the tours and Minh-Hoa's work: www.ccsf.edu/apass - select "Study Tour"
Tony Luong's writing: "AS IS: A collection of visual and literary Works from Vietnamese American artists" available from Amazon.com and "Yellow Journal" - free from SF State Asian American Study Department.
GI Rights Hotline - 1800-394-9544
Search online for "Friendship Village" to learn more about efforts at reconciliation by Vietnam vets in Vietnam.

Recent news about Agent Orange (AO):
The Koran Vietnam vets, victims of AO, have established two branch offices in Vietnam, one in Hanoi and one in HCM City,
The Vietnam Association for Victims of AO/Dioxin in Vietnam is on a trip to South Korea today... Reported by Joong Ang Daily.
Learn more on the Vietnam Relief and Responsibility Campaign website.

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