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Fact Sheets

• AOVII Fact Sheet – Cleaning Up Dioxin Contaminated Soils
• AOVII Fact Sheet – AO Hot Spots In the US
• AOVII Fact Sheet – About the Dialogue Group
• AOVII Fact Sheet – AO and US Vets
• AOVII Fact Sheet – Chronology
• AOVII Fact Sheet – Glossary
• AOVII Fact Sheet – History of AO and Dioxin in Vietnam
• AOVII Fact Sheet – Promoting Hope and Dignity – A Long Term Humanitarian Response – Overview
• AOVII Fact Sheet – Resources
• AOVII Fact Sheet – Restoring Damaged Ecosystems
• AOVII Fact Sheet – The Dialogue Group Members
• AOVII Fact Sheet – The Health Effects of AO and Dioxin
• AOVII Fact Sheet – What Can Be Done to Help the People in Vietnam

Films

• Agent Orange: A Personal Requiem. Masako Sakata’s story of a Vietnam visit after her husband died from cancer believed to be caused by his exposure to Agent Orange. (2006)
• Agent Orange: Thirty Years Later. Written and Directed by John Trinh. Tells the story of several victims of Agent Orange exposed when it was sprayed during the war. (2008, 56 mins.)
• A Story from the Corner of the Park. Directed by Tran Van Thuy. The story of a Vietnamese family in Hanoi whose children are believed affected by Agent Orange. (1996, 50 mins.)
• Battle’s Poison Cloud. Directed by Cecile Trijssenaar of Tambuti Films. Examines the birth defects issue and recent scientific research, including studies by Hatfield Consultants Ltd. (2003)
• Da Cam. A Vietnamese-American, Vu Tran, returns to Vietnam to document the stories of those believed to have been affected by Agent Orange. (2005)
• The Friendship Village. Directed by Michelle Mason. Award-winning documentary about international veterans who built a village in Vietnam for disabled children. (2002, 50 mins.)
• Last Ghost of War. Directed by Janet Gardner. Vietnamese plaintiffs file a class action suit against chemical companies that produced Agent Orange. (2008)
• Through Their Eyes. Directed by Jackee Chang. Black Bag Productions. (2010, 74 mins.)
• Vietnam: The Secret Agent. Directed by Jacki Ochs. The first comprehensive look at dioxin. (1983)

Books

• Buckingham, William: Operation Ranch Hand – the Air Force and Herbicides in Southeast Asia 1961-1971. Office of Air Force History, US Air Force, Washington, DC 1982.
• Gough, Michael: Dioxin, Agent Orange: The Facts. Plenum Publishing Corporation; (April 1986)
• Griffiths, Philip Jones: Agent Orange: Collateral Damage in Viet Nam. Collection of photos and essays on impacts of Agent Orange in Vietnam and Cambodia. Trolley Books, 2003.
• National Academy of Sciences: Veterans and Agent Orange Update 2008. Comprehensive evaluation of scientific and medical information on the health effects of exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam. 2009. (Also bi-annual updates starting in 1996)
• Wilcox, Fred A.: Waiting for an Army to Die: The Tragedy of Agent Orange. Seven Locks Press (October 1989)
• Young, Alvin: The History, Use, Disposition and Environmental Fate of Agent Orange. Springer (April 2009). The U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (Installations and Environment) commissioned this book to document the fate of Agent Orange/dioxin.

Research Reports and Presentations

• Bailey, Charles R.: Vietnam in the 21st Century. Speech to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Chicago, Dec. 3, 2009
• Bailey, Charles R.: Resolving the Legacy of the Vietnam War. Speech to theAmerican Public Health Association, Nov. 9, 2009
• Boi, Phung Tuu: Agent Orange and the Environment: From Research to Remediation. Powerpoint presentation, American Association of Asian Studies, Boston, MA, March 2008.
• Fund for Reconciliation and Development: Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin in Vietnam – The Expectations. Conference proceedings, Hanoi, March 16-17, 2006
• Hatfield Associates: The Agent Orange Dioxin Issue in Viet Nam: A Manageable Problem. Paper presented at Dioxin 2006, Oslo, Norway. North Vancouver, Canada. Hatfield Associates: Comprehensive Assessment of Dioxin Contamination in Da Nang Airport, Viet Nam: Environmental Levels, Human Exposure and Options for Mitigating Impacts. Vancouver, Canada, November 2009.
• House Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Global Environment: Hearing transcript, Our Forgotten Responsibility: What Can We Do to Help Victims of Agent Orange? May 15, 2008.
• Institute of Social Development Studies: People with Disabilities in Viet Nam: Findings from a Social Survey in Dong Nai, Quang Nam, Da Nang and Thai Binh. Hanoi. December 2007
• Martin, Michael: Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange and U.S.-Vietnam Relations. Congressional Research Service, May 2009.
• National Organization for Disabled: U.S. Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange: Understanding the Impact Forty Years Later. June 2, 2009.
• Palmer, M.G.: The legacy of agent orange: empirical evidence from central Vietnam. Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier (March 1, 2005)
• Stellman, Jeanne et al. The Extent and Pattern of Usage of Agent Orange and other Herbicides in Vietnam. Nature Vol. 422.17 April 2003.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: list of Agent Orange Test Sites in the United States

Articles and News Reports

• Ashwanden, Christie: “Through the Forest, a Clearer View of the Needs of a People,” The New York Times, Sept. 18, 2007
• Grotto, Jason, et al: “Agent Orange: A Lethal Legacy.” Five-part series, Chicago Tribune, Dec. 2009.
• HD Net World Report, Vietnam’s Lingering Ghost: Facing the Legacy of Agent Orange.
• Hitchens, Christopher: “The Vietnam Syndrome.” Vanity Fair, August 2006.
• Isaacson, Walter, et al: “The Agent Orange Boomerang: A Special Report.” Washington Monthly, Washington DC, January/February 2010.
• Overland, Martha Ann: “Agent Orange Poisons New Generations in Vietnam.” Time Magazine, Dec. 19, 2009.
• Stone, Richard: “Agent Orange’s Bitter Harvest,” Science, 12 January 2007
• World Focus Report (video): Agent Orange Devastates Generations of Vietnamese. Jan. 15, 2009.

Our Partners

• Aspen Institute: http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/agent-orange
• East Meets West Foundation: www.eastmeetswest.org
• Hatfield Group: www.hatfieldgroup.com/services/contaminantagentorange.aspx
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/
• Vietnam Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment Committee 33: www.office33.gov.vn
• War Legacies Project: http://www.warlegacies.org/AgentOrange.htm
• UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities: http://www.un.org/disabilities/convention/conventionfull.shtml
• Disabilities and Human Rights: http://disabilityandhumanrights.com/wp/