Toward an honest commemoration of the American War in Vietnam
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“Quan Âm on a Dragon” by Teresa Mei Chuc
Quan Âm on a Dragon Mother shows me a lacquered painting on a plaque of Quan Âm, bodhisattva of compassion, riding a dragon. It is misty around the...
Jane Fonda Says ‘F.T.A.’ in Newly Resurfaced Vietnam-Era Documentary
Available until April 8th at Detroit’s Cinema Lamont virtual screening room. The title means “Free the Army”, or a version with profanity.
“Agent Blue” by Teresa Mei Chuc
Teresa Mei Chuc is a poet who was born in Saigon and immigrated to the U.S. under political asylum with her mother and brother.
10 Top Anti-War/Protest Songs About the Vietnam War
The War in Vietnam has been the source of many protest songs. A number of notable music artists penned tunes that criticized US involvement.
Ignoring The History Of Anti-Asian Racism Is Another Form Of Violence
Most people, do not know, or have failed to grasp, the horrid and racist details of wars that helped bring many Asians to this country.
The Failures of Ken Burns’ “The Vietnam War”
When the Ken Burns documentary film The Vietnam War came out I watched it with interest and enjoyment. And I was hardly the only person.
The Victims of Agent Orange the U.S. Has Never Acknowledged
America has never taken responsibility for spraying the herbicide over Laos during the Vietnam War. But generations endured the consequences.
The Full Disclosure campaign is a Veterans For Peace effort to speak truth to power and keep alive the antiwar perspective on the American war in Viet Nam — with a series of 50th anniversary events now occurring. It represents a clear alternative to the Pentagon’s current efforts to sanitize and mythologize the Vietnam war and to thereby legitimize further unnecessary and destructive wars.
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“All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory.”
— Viet Thanh Nguyen, Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War
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LETTERS TO THE WALL Book Now Available
A second edition of LETTERS TO THE WALL is now available at a 30% discount price. This edition includes two added features — an authors’ index and a reference index for names on The Wall that letter writers addressed. This book is made up of 187 or so letters written...
Paying The Price For Peace: The Story of S. Brian Willson
Paying the Price… Vietnam Veteran S. Brian Willson paid the price for peace by nearly being killed by a military train during a non-violent protest. Since then, he has not stopped calling attention to the US government’s defiance of international law through waging...
50 Years on the Frontlines: Phillip Jones Griffith Photographs
The Philip Jones Griffiths Foundation Presents: A one-page site containing background materials for the acclaimed show. Curated by George Carrano. Click to view more of Philip's photography.
Veterans for Peace Statement Opposing US Bombing of Iraq and Syria
Veterans know from first hand experience that you cannot bomb your way to peace. More bombing will ultimately mean more division, bloodshed, recruitment for extremist organizations, and a continual cycle of violent intervention. Veterans for Peace September 23, 2014 -...
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