A few months ago, we wrote an article on what Agent Orange is and an overview of the health effects of Agent Orange on the people of Vietnam and their children. In the article, we sited a very important document, a Congressional report on Agent Orange in Vietnam. The official name of the report is "Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange and US - Vietnam Relations" and it is … [Read more...] about Congressional Report on Agent Orange in Vietnam
How Would You Spend $10 Billion in Vietnam?
Richest man in the world spent it on... Ten billion is one of those numbers that’s simply too big for our human brain to grasp. The truth of the matter is, not many people alive have the privilege of sitting down to think of how to spend $10 billion. You would have to be the richest man alive to have that problem, right? Absolutely. That man is Bill Gates, founder of … [Read more...] about How Would You Spend $10 Billion in Vietnam?
Influential Vietnamese: Natalie Tran, Queen of YouTube
Of all the influential Vietnamese people we have featured on VTP, Natalie Tran might be the most influential. How influential is Natalie Tran? Her top two videos on YouTube pull in 18 million views each. That's more than the population of Chile! Natalie has more than half a million subscribers on her YouTube channel and has amassed more than 180 million views from her 200 … [Read more...] about Influential Vietnamese: Natalie Tran, Queen of YouTube
Vietnam the Baby Asian Tiger
Welcome to the year of the Tiger, 4707 on the Lunar calendar. Looking back at the last ten years (4697 to 4707, if you will), the country that has been most tiger-like is Vietnam. Of course, I am referring to the term “Asian Tiger,” given to the economic power houses Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea. But if Vietnam is a tiger, it’s still a baby with a lot of … [Read more...] about Vietnam the Baby Asian Tiger
Understanding Agent Orange
Source: Mother Jones Magazine; Wikipedia For the generation that lived through the Vietnam War, Agent Orange is a topic mired my controversy and debate. In recent years, many programs have emerged to tackle the issue, as our own Brian Luong reported in a post months ago. However, we have come to realize that for many, if not most, of those born in the … [Read more...] about Understanding Agent Orange