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‘Leaves Keep Falling’ to be screened at Artivist Film Festival

The Artivist Film Tour kicks off its 2012 program on Jan. 25 and 26 at Columbia University with a medley of five award-winning short films addressing the festival’s mission: Raising Awareness for Humanity, Animals, and the Environment through informative and inspiring international films. The program begins with an international travel through the USA, Philippines, Vietnam, […]

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Nick Ut, AAJA Lifetime Achievement Award

VRP Fellows Receive AAJA Awards

Three Vietnam Reporting Project Fellows received journalism awards from the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) at its 2011 convention in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, August 13. AP Photographer Nick Ut received AAJA’s Lifetime Achievement Award, its highest honor, given to an individual “who has demonstrated courage and commitment to the principles of journalism over the […]

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Planes spraying Agent Orange

Vietnam War Chronology

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Agent Orange leaves behind a toxic footprint

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On the Road with Charles Bailey: Ho Chi Minh City

[Editor’s note: This guest post by Charles Bailey of the Ford Foundation was written Monday, March 7th. Due to the time difference, these updates will not be published in real time.] After an exciting weekend of arrivals, the Common Cause Delegation on Agent Orange in Vietnam was kicked into gear today with a packed schedule […]

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On the Road with Charles Bailey: Updates from Vietnam

Starting Monday, we will publish a limited mini-series of guest blog entries that provide daily stories from the 2011 Common Cause Delegation on Agent Orange in Vietnam. Written by the Ford Foundation’s Charles Bailey and others, these updates will b…

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Bob is Back: 2011 Common Cause Delegation to Vietnam

Last year Bob Edgar, former congressman and current president of Common Cause, led a delegation of faith leaders to Vietnam to learn about the continuing impact of Agent Orange. This year, Bob is back. Between March 5th and March 11th, Edgar will lead a new delegation of leaders from a broad spectrum of disciplines including […]

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Dealing with the legacy of Agent Orange in Vietnam

A national grant maker in New York and a former congressman from Pennsylvania came to San Francisco on Feb. 25 to explain how Americans can help “end the war” in Vietnam.

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Agent Orange Effects Linger in Vietnam

Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by Hamlin Wade, a junior political science major at Wake Forest University. Hamlin attended a panel discussion to learn about Vietnam and Agent Orange. This opinion piece also appears in the Wake Forest University student newspaper. The Vietnam War is a sore spot in the memories of […]

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Wake Forest University Reacts to Agent Orange Panel Discussion

Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by Olivia Collins Boyce, a student in Anthropology and Social Entrepreneurship Studies at Wake Forest University. Olivia volunteers with Children of Vietnam and will be leading a COV volunteer service project this summer. Olivia can be reached at oliviacboyce@gmail.com. On the evening of February 17, 2011 – […]

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