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Agent Orange Continues To Poison New Generations In Vietnam
By Martha Ann Overland | TIME
DA NANG, VIETNAM – This lonely section of the abandoned Da Nang airbase was once crawling with U.S. airmen and machines.
John Haley Sentenced For Pushing Fisherman In Lake Michigan
‘I am at fault for Mr. Doan’s death’
By Rummana Hussain | Chicago Sun-Times
Although there’s an empty chair at the Doans’ dinner table every night, a full plate of food is always placed at an altar overflowing with bouquets, candles and a picture of the family’s deceased patriarch, Du Doan.
TIME Names Vietnamese Scientist On List Of Top Ten Discoveries
A mathematical proof by a young Vietnamese mathematician has been honored by TIME Magazine as one of the 10 scientific discoveries of 2009.
U.S. Officer Revisits His Past In Vietnam
By Seth Mydans | New York Times
DA NANG, VIETNAM – Cmdr. H. B. Le, the first Vietnamese-American to command a United States Navy destroyer, had just stepped ashore on a formal port call, making an emotional return to Vietnam for the first time since he fled as a young boy on a fishing boat at the end of the war in 1975.
Death For Alabama Man Who Tossed 4 Kids From Bridge
Judge gives death sentence to coastal Alabama man who tossed 4 kids from bridge
By Garry Mitchell | Associated Press
Village Of Fake Buddhist Monks
By Vuong Tran | VietNamNet Bridge
VIETNAM – Impersonating Buddhist monks is a “hereditary occupation” in Village 5, Nghia Dong commune, Tan Ky district, in the central province of Nghe An.
David Douglas Rose Festival Princess Welcomes “Wonderful, Crazy Adventure”
By Lisa Grace Lednicer | OregonLive
PORTLAND, OREGON – A raucous reception greeted senior Linda Nguyen, 17, as she was crowned David Douglas High School’s Rose Festival princess Tuesday.
Tussle Over Coma Bride
By Tay Shi’an | AsiaOne
SINGAPORE – She lies in a coma, oblivious to a three-way tussle over mounting hospital bills and her future.
Loveland Charity Helps Vietnamese Kids Escape Fate As “Dust Of Life”
By Claire Martin | Denver Post
LOVELAND, COLORADO – In 1975, at age 18, Binh Nguyen escaped from Saigon, barely avoiding the approaching North Vietnamese army.
For A Decade, Song That Radio Has Waged War Against Homophobia
By Jessie Mangaliman | San Jose Mercury News
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – As a young college student studying Oriental philosophy in Saigon during the early part of the Vietnam War, Vuong Nguyen was hired by the American military to be a radio news writer and reader.
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