More than three decades after the Vietnam War ended, the Vietnamese people continue to live with the consequences of Agent Orange, a defoliant that has come to symbolize the unintended consequences of warfare.
Vietnam: Lasting Effects of Agent Orange
Published May 4, 2007
Examining the lasting effects of Agent Orange in Vietnam. Pediatrician Dr. Mark Rapoport discusses what should be done to help children affected by dioxin poisoning in Vietnam in what was a legacy of Agent Orange spraying during the Vietnam War by the U.S. military in the 1960s and 1970s.
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It's been 18 months since Phung Tuu Boi gave me a tour of his Agent Orange remediation projects in Vietnam. Now I get a chance to show him some of my country.
The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting With Sponsorship by The War Legacies Project and the Program for International Studies in Asia, The Elliott School of International Affairs Presents
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George Lerner is an independent journalist based in New York City. He produced the documentary "Congo: Hope on the Ballot" on landmark 2006 elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the PBS...
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Christie Aschwanden is an award-winning freelance writer and journalist based in western Colorado. She is a contributing editor for Health magazine and a contributing writer for Skiing. Her work has...
