Vietnamese Victims Of Agent Orange And U S Vietnam Relations
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Vietnamese Victims Of Agent Orange And U S Vietnam Relations
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Author : Michael F. Martin
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 2010-11
Vietnamese Victims Of Agent Orange And U S Vietnam Relations written by Michael F. Martin and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Contents: (1) Brief History of Post-War U.S.-Vietnam Relations and the Agent Orange Issue; (2) U.S. Gov¿t. Assistance; (3) The Effects of Agent Orange on Vietnam: Brief History of the Use of Agent Orange in Vietnam; Estimates of Vietnamese Exposure to Agent Orange; Amount Used; Vietnam¿s Health Claims; (4) Clean-Up Efforts; (5) Vietnam¿s Assistance to the Victims: Government Support; AO Central Payments Programme; U.S. Civil Suit for Compensation; Vietnamese Americans and Agent Orange; (6) Other Sources of Assistance: Vietnamese Non-Governmental Assistance; Peace Villages; Ford Fdn.; UNICEF; U.N. Develop. Program; Bill and Melinda Gates Fdn. and the Atlantic Philanthropies; (7) Implications for Bilateral Relations.
Vietnamese Victims Of Agent Orange And U S Vietnam Relations
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Vietnamese Victims Of Agent Orange And U S Vietnam Relations written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with categories.
Since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, there has been a gradual warming of bilateral relations between the United States and Vietnam, culminating in the appointment of the first U.S. ambassador to Vietnam in 1996 and granting Vietnam permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) in 2007. Over the last three decades, many but not all of the major issues causing tension between the two nations have been resolved. One major legacy of the Vietnam War that remains unresolved is the damage that Agent Orange, and its accompanying dioxin, have done to the people and the environment of Vietnam. For the last 30 years, this issue has generally been pushed to the background of bilateral discussions by other issues considered more important by the United States and/or Vietnam. With most of those issues presently resolved, the issue of Agent Orange/dioxin has emerged as a regular topic in bilateral discussions.
From Enemies To Partners
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Author : Le Ke Son
language : en
Publisher: G. Anton Publishing
Release Date : 2018-02-28
From Enemies To Partners written by Le Ke Son and has been published by G. Anton Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-28 with History categories.
During the Vietnam War the U.S. sprayed herbicides over South Vietnam to defoliate forests and destroy food crops. Most of the herbicides were code named Agent Orange and most of the Agent Orange was contaminated with dioxin, a highly toxic substance. Since 1991, scientists at the U.S. Institute of Medicine have shown dioxin to be a risk factor in a growing number of illnesses and birth defects. Their research is corroborated by the work of Vietnamese scientists. In 2007, 32 years after the end of the war, the governments of Vietnam and the United States began to address this war legacy on the ground in Vietnam. In the opening essay, How We Got Here and What¿s Next, Son and Bailey outline the moral reasoning for a fuller American response and present further steps the U.S. and Vietnam can each take in a joint humanitarian initiative to resolve the legacy of Agent Orange/ dioxin in Vietnam. The authors then address the critical issues of whether dioxin pollution still exists in Vietnam, what needs to be done to finish the job of clean up, how many victims of Agent Orange carry out their lives today, does dioxin exposure lead to birth defects, and the impact of Agent Orange on relations between the U.S. and Vietnam.
Our Forgotten Responsibility
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Our Forgotten Responsibility written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
Scorched Earth
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Author : Fred A. Wilcox
language : en
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Release Date : 2011-09-13
Scorched Earth written by Fred A. Wilcox and has been published by Seven Stories Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-13 with History categories.
Scorched Earth is the first book to chronicle the effects of chemical warfare on the Vietnamese people and their environment, where, even today, more than 3 million people—including 500,000 children—are sick and dying from birth defects, cancer, and other illnesses that can be directly traced to Agent Orange/dioxin exposure. Weaving first-person accounts with original research, Vietnam War scholar Fred A. Wilcox examines long-term consequences for future generations, laying bare the ongoing monumental tragedy in Vietnam, and calls for the United States government to finally admit its role in chemical warfare in Vietnam. Wilcox also warns readers that unless we stop poisoning our air, food, and water supplies, the cancer epidemic in the United States and other countries will only worsen, and he urgently demands the chemical manufacturers of Agent Orange to compensate the victims of their greed and to stop using the Earth’s rivers, lakes, and oceans as toxic waste dumps. Vietnam has chosen August 10—the day that the US began spraying Agent Orange on Vietnam—as Agent Orange Day, to commemorate all its citizens who were affected by the deadly chemical. Scorched Earth will be released upon the third anniversary of this day, in honor of all those whose families have suffered, and continue to suffer, from this tragedy.
Agent Orange The Cleanup Begins
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Author : John Stapleton
language : en
Publisher: eBookIt.com
Release Date : 2013-05-22
Agent Orange The Cleanup Begins written by John Stapleton and has been published by eBookIt.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-22 with History categories.
Thirty seven years after the end of the Vietnam War an historic event occurred at busy Da Nang Airport, an Agent Orange hot spot where tonnes of the infamous herbicide were decanted and reloaded on to cargo planes for spraying across the country's lush fields and forests. Dioxin, the accidental contaminant in Agent Orange responsible for many tens of thousands of birth defects and early deaths, is regarded as probably the most poisonous of all the compounds ever devised by man. This 10,000 word page primer records the events which lead up to the year when the wrongs of the past were finally addressed in joint efforts by the American and Vietnamese governments. This short book is the perfect way to bring yourself up to date on this vexed and long running issue.
Vietnamese Victims Of Agent Orange And U S Vietnam Relations
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Author : Michael F. Martin
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 2010-10
Vietnamese Victims Of Agent Orange And U S Vietnam Relations written by Michael F. Martin and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Contents: (1) History of Post-War U.S.-Vietnam Relations and the Agent Orange Issue; (2) U.S. Gov¿t. Assist.; (3) Effects of Agent Orange on Vietnam: History of the Use of Agent Orange in Vietnam.; Estimates of Vietnamese Exposure to Agent Orange; (4) Clean-Up Efforts; (5) Vietnam¿s Assist. to the Victims: Gov¿t. Support; Health Insur. Card; U.S. Civil Suit for Compensation; Vietnamese Amer. and Agent Orange; (6) Other Sources of Assist.: Vietnamese Non-Governmental Assist.; Vietnam Red Cross; Charity Events; Peace Villages; International Sources of Assist.; Ford Fdn.; UNICEF; UNDP; Gates Fdn.; Atlantic Philanthropies; (7) Implications for Bilateral Relations; (8) Issues and Options for Congress. Illustrations.
The Invention Of Ecocide
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Author : David Zierler
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2011-05-01
The Invention Of Ecocide written by David Zierler and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-01 with History categories.
As the public increasingly questioned the war in Vietnam, a group of American scientists deeply concerned about the use of Agent Orange and other herbicides started a movement to ban what they called “ecocide.” David Zierler traces this movement, starting in the 1940s, when weed killer was developed in agricultural circles and theories of counterinsurgency were studied by the military. These two trajectories converged in 1961 with Operation Ranch Hand, the joint U.S.-South Vietnamese mission to use herbicidal warfare as a means to defoliate large areas of enemy territory. Driven by the idea that humans were altering the world’s ecology for the worse, a group of scientists relentlessly challenged Pentagon assurances of safety, citing possible long-term environmental and health effects. It wasn’t until 1970 that the scientists gained access to sprayed zones confirming that a major ecological disaster had occurred. Their findings convinced the U.S. government to renounce first use of herbicides in future wars and, Zierler argues, fundamentally reoriented thinking about warfare and environmental security in the next forty years. Incorporating in-depth interviews, unique archival collections, and recently declassified national security documents, Zierler examines the movement to ban ecocide as it played out amid the rise of a global environmental consciousness and growing disillusionment with the containment policies of the cold war era.
Toxic War
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Author : Peter Sills
language : en
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Release Date : 2014-02-15
Toxic War written by Peter Sills and has been published by Vanderbilt University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-15 with History categories.
The war in Vietnam, spanning more than twenty years, was one of the most divisive conflicts ever to envelop the United States, and its complexity and consequences did not end with the fall of Saigon in 1975. As Peter Sills demonstrates in Toxic War, veterans faced a new enemy beyond post-traumatic stress disorder or debilitating battle injuries. Many of them faced a new, more pernicious, slow-killing enemy: the cancerous effects of Agent Orange. Originally introduced by Dow and other chemical companies as a herbicide in the United States and adopted by the military as a method of deforesting the war zone of Vietnam, in order to deny the enemy cover, Agent Orange also found its way into the systems of numerous active-duty soldiers. Sills argues that manufacturers understood the dangers of this compound and did nothing to protect American soldiers. Toxic War takes the reader behind the scenes into the halls of political power and industry, where the debates about the use of Agent Orange and its potential side effects raged. In the end, the only way these veterans could seek justice was in the court of law and public opinion. Unprecedented in its access to legal, medical, and government documentation, as well as to the personal testimonies of veterans, Toxic War endeavors to explore all sides of this epic battle.
Other Moons
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2020-08-04
Other Moons written by and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-04 with Literary Collections categories.
In this anthology, Vietnamese writers describe their experience of what they call the American War and its lasting legacy through the lens of their own vital artistic visions. A North Vietnamese soldier forms a bond with an abandoned puppy. Cousins find their lives upended by the revelation that their fathers fought on opposite sides of the war. Two lonely veterans in Hanoi meet years after the war has ended through a newspaper dating service. A psychic assists the search for the body of a long-vanished soldier. The father of a girl suffering from dioxin poisoning struggles with corrupt local officials. The twenty short stories collected in Other Moons range from the intensely personal to narratives that deal with larger questions of remembrance, trauma, and healing. By a diverse set of authors, including many veterans, they span styles from social realism to tales of the fantastic. Yet whether describing the effects of Agent Orange exposure or telling ghost stories, all speak to the unresolved legacy of a conflict that still haunts Vietnam. Among the most widely anthologized and popular pieces of short fiction about the war in Vietnam, these works appear here for the first time in English. Other Moons offers Anglophone audiences an unparalleled opportunity to experience how the Vietnamese think and write about the conflict that consumed their country from 1954 to 1975—a perspective still largely missing from American narratives.