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What happened in October 2015: socio-cultural, literary, and political news and events relating to Vietnam and to the Vietnamese diaspora.<\/em> [Note: Comments (in brackets “[ ]”) are the opinion of the poster and does not reflect the view of diaCRITICS]<\/p>\n

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Announcement<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u2022 “Voices of Vietnam<\/a> is an organization dedicated to bearing witness to and recording the testimony of the thousands of Vietnamese women who were victims of systemic rape and sexual assault at the hands of South Korean soldiers during the Vietnam War. Through recording and sharing their stories of survival, we seek to generate greater awareness of what was done to these women and to help them get the apology they deserve.”
\nSign the petition at Change.org.<\/a>
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Viet Kieu<\/em> in the news<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\"VOV\u2022 To raise awareness of survivors\u2019 stories and struggles, Voices of Vietnam held a media event<\/a> with U.S. Senator Norm Coleman<\/b> at the National Press Club. Sign the petition at Change.org.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Kim\u2022 Kim Phuc<\/b> receives laser treatment for her pains and scars<\/a> and hopes “no more scars, no more pain.”<\/p>\n

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\"Oral\u2022 The Vietnamese population has unique health issues.<\/a> [1560s = 1960s ?]<\/p>\n

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\"Mayor\u2022 Conflict arises over decision<\/a> on using the pre-1975 Vietnamese flag.<\/p>\n

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\"Restaurateur\u2022 Linda La<\/b> is the person behind the chain of Anchorage\u2019s Pho Vietnam<\/em> restaurants.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"J\u2022 Fashion show producer and model Jessica Minh Anh<\/b> presented the J Autumn Fashion<\/em><\/a> on a 100-metre floating catwalk on the Seine River in Paris.<\/p>\n

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\"Consider<\/a><\/p>\n

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News about Viet Nam<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\"Cervical\u2022 Doctors report over 5,000 women in Vietnam are diagnosed with cervical cancer yearly.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Kerry-Fulbright\u2022 Harvard Kennedy School will break ground on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City for the campus of Fulbright University Vietnam.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Chinese\u2022 As China’s territorial expansion continues, Hanoi is tightening military ties with the United States.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"USS\u2022 Some in Vietnam are supportive of the U.S.<\/a> sailing a warship within the hotly disputed waters of the South China Sea.<\/p>\n

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\"Japanese\u2022 Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Forces will visit<\/a> Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Bay in efforts to counter Chinese expansion.<\/p>\n

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\"Pig\u2022 Vietnam village promises to tone down gory public pig slaughter by continuing the killings in a private area.<\/a> [A slaughter by any other name.]<\/p>\n

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Other News<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\"Religion-Science\u2022 A Pew survey shows 59% of the public says science and religion often conflict.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Special thanks to\u00a0Viet Thanh Nguyen<\/a> for providing many of the news items.<\/em><\/p>\n

RP<\/p>\n

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