Fifty years ago, communist forces took over Saigon in a chaotic and tragic ending to what had become a lengthy and ...

The capture of Saigon – the capital of America's ally South Vietnam – by communist North Vietnamese forces on 30 April 1975, marked the end of the Vietnam War. The war had been fought between the two ...

The country is moving closer to a genuine reckoning with painful and politically sensitive realities about the war that pitted Vietnamese against each other. April 30 marked the 50th anniversary of ...

Vietnam has its own version of that turning point in history 80 years ago when the Japanese lost World War II — and their rule over much of Asia. Just as Communist China celebrates the occasion as a ...

Tran Le Xuan, South Vietnam’s “first lady,” was passionate in her support of the southern republic – and a fierce critic of American involvement in Indochina.

Wednesday marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon. Last November, Santa Clara County elected its first Vietnamese American and Asian woman supervisor. Betty Duong is the daughter of Vietnamese ...

The Vietnam War came to an end on April 30, 1975, when North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam. The fall of the city marked the end of the South Vietnamese government and ...

Join us for a special panel discussion reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, presented in conjunction with Making It Home: From Vietnam to New Orleans. The program will open with a ...

In recent years, the topic of the Vietnam War has gained attention and interest from those who study history, or who have friends or family who served in the conflict. As earlier generations of ...