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California professor leading project to get Vietnamese immigrant to tell their own story
An oral history project at the University of California, Irvine, seeks to help Vietnamese American students connect with their elders and, along the way, document the stories of life for Vietnamese immigrants to the United States, before and after their trip....
The French connection: New book provides sweeping history of Vietnam War
The Vietnam War ranks among the most contentious events in American history. But few experts agree on the specifics of when and how it started. In a new book on the war, historian Frederik Logevall takes a look at the decades preceding American involvement to better understand the making of America's Vietnam....
U.S. launches program to clean up Vietnam-era Agent Orange contamination
The United States used millions of gallons of Agent Orange herbicide across Vietnam during the war there, in an effort to destroy the foliage that was giving its enemies cover. But, in the process, it contaminated the soil with dioxin and other chemicals that have persisted and continue to cause birth defects and health problems to this day....
In Vietnam, people clamor to learn English
Some 37 years after the United States pulled the last of its forces from Vietnam, ending the Vietnam War, the people of Vietnam are clamoring for closer ties to American culture. To do that, though, they need to know English. So in Vietnam, English is king....
Philippines turns toward U.S. as concerns grow over China's intentions
China, citing historical discoveries, says that the entire South China Sea should be its own exclusive economic zone. The Philippines, however, shares a long border with the sea and sees some of it as its own. So does Vietnam, and other regional countries. That's got some a little nervous....
Increase in C-Sections worldwide troubles health experts
From the U.S. to the third world, C-sections are on the rise. But health experts caution the procedure has unaccounted risks....
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