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Leonard Weinglass, Civil Rights / Liberties Attorney (1933-2011)
VAORRC Board Member Recalling ‘People’s Lawyer’ Leonard Weinglass by Marjorie Cohn at Consortium News (January 30, 2017) Legendary people’s lawyer...
Leaders of the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin visit the U.S.
Featured image: VAVA Delegation, left to right: two translators, VAVA President Nguyen Van Rin, Nguyen Minh Y, Dang Hong Nhut From November 22nd to...
Vietnamese-Americans Soldiers with Agent Orange Poisoning
While American-born vets can get medical care and disability compensation for their Agent Orange-related illnesses, America’s former allies get no such benefits.
Remembering All Victims of Agent Orange and War on Veteran’s Day 2010
Veterans, Agent Orange advocates, politicians and supporters march with large Veterans for Peace contingents on Veteran’s Day (Armistice Day).
Vietnamese Victims Sue Chemical Companies Again
“We will keep fighting for justice even though we know our chances of winning the lawsuit are slim” Rinh told Tuoi Tre Friday.
Art Program Benefit on International Agent Orange Day 2010
The sixth “Justice and Heart” art program was held in Hanoi on August 8.
2010 Agent Orange Day ‘Call to Action’
Five decades ago, on August 10, 1961, U.S. forces conducted the first spraying mission of so-called “herbicides” or “defoliants,” beginning the chemical warfare which lasted for almost 10 years (1961-71).
Vietnam’s Forgotten War Victims
By Chris Arsenault, Al Jazeera. “I met one family of victims with four blinded children, no eyes – period,” Dr Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong.
Delegations, Legislation, Videos
Third Hearing on Agent Orange in Vietnam: Recent Developments in Remediation
Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC VAVA (Vietnam Assocation of Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin) testified before the U.S. House of...
Vietnam and the Legacy of Agent Orange by Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, MD
Presentation by Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, MD, Medical University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Circa 2010.
Exposure to Environmental Toxins in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Psychiatry Investigation: Greater exposure to ET may be associated with autism spectrum disorder.
Agent Orange Day 2010: Time to Act Now! Call to Action.
The tide is turning for those responsible for the immense pain and suffering caused by Agent Orange.
U.S. Social Forum 2010 Panel
We presented a panel entitled “Beyond 35 Years: Challenges and Opportunities in Organizing in the Vietnamese Community.”
VAORRC Activity Report 2010
Fighting for Justice & Compensation for Vietnamese Agent Orange Victims and All Agent Orange Victims!
5th Agent Orange Justice Tour 2010
We brought prominent victims and spokespeople from Vietnam to Los Angeles, Washington State, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Washington DC and other cities.
Dow: Run for Your Life! Protest
Underattended “Run for Water” plagued by death, zombies, and dozens of “Dow spokesmen”; truth seems to run free.
Confront Dow Chemical Call to Action, Los Angeles
Confront Dow Chemical at the Dow/Live Earth Run for Water. Tell Dow: You Can’t Run From Your Responsibilities!
U.S. Vets Return to ‘Nam: Pledge justice for victims of Agent Orange
A fact-finding delegation of US veteran leaders are in Vietnam to survey the lingering effects of dioxin-laced herbicides.
Spring 2010 US Veterans Visiting Vietnam
Fact-finding delegation of US veteran leaders will be in Vietnam from March 28 to April 8, 2010.
Veterans Return to Vietnam to Study Agent Orange
“Agent Orange is not an artifact of a long-ago war, it is a bomb that continues to explode in the lives of the people of Vietnam, today.”
Health Care for Dependents and Survivors of Veterans
Sidath Viranga Panangala, Specialist in Veterans Policy, Congressional Research Service
Dia de los Muertos: Agent Orange Victims Altar
Dia de los Muertos, Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco, California. Photos at the event by Judith Sandoval.
Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange and U.S.-Vietnam Relations
By Michael F. Martin, Analyst in Trade and Finance, Congressional Research Service.
Press Advisory: International Peoples’ Tribunal of Conscience In Support of the Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange
Tribunal renders judgement against U.S. government and chemical companies – Hears testimony of U.S. Veteran and Vietnamese Agent Orange victims
Judgement of the International People’s Tribunal of Conscience
Wars do not end when the bombs stop falling and the fighting ceases. The devastation continues long after, in the land and in the minds and bodies of the affected population.





















