VIETNAMESE AMERICANS

Speaking Out After Decades of Silence

California is home to many Vietnamese-Americans who fought for the U.S. during the Vietnam war. Over time, these soldiers developed cancers because of their exposure to the chemical defoliant Agent Orange. But while American-born vets can get medical care and disability compensation for their Agent Orange-related illnesses, America's former allies get no veterans' benefits. Read more»

Beautiful Paintings in Exchange for Donation

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September 2011: Water color cards, vignettes, and paintings by the acclaimed Vietname painter, Y Vân (from Hoà Bình, Vietnam). Vietnamese Americans have been holding successful social event/fundraisers with these beautiful paintings; all proceeds donated to Agent Orange victims

International study: Vietnam War legacy continues to poison humans, livestock

Updated April 14, 2011
The first international study of dioxin contamination in Vietnam, conducted in late 2010, has confirmed continuing "elevated levels" of the toxin in fish, ducks and livestock at the Bien Hoa Airbase, urging an immediate halt to their consumption.

Agent Orange, contaminated with dioxin, was stored in these areas during the Vietnam War that ended in April 1975. Local residents have suffered the vicious effects of the toxic defoliant, including birth defects and cancer, for more than 40 years. The study was conducted by Canadian firm Hatfield Consultants. Read more»