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Vietnam

This collection features a variety of sources which focus on the Vietnam anti-war movement and the Vietnamese liberation struggle. Our collection includes voices of a movement which sought to end the war in Vietnam and support the Vietnamese struggle for self-determination against French and United States imperialism. These sources sought to provide a genuine glimpse into the reality of the Vietnam War, which was often ignored by the United States government and the mainstream media. Included in this collection are first hand encounters of the war, flyers for Bay Area anti-war actions, information on Vietnamese political prisoners, stories of how the war affected the women of Vietnam, and anti-war art. Many of these sources are derived from Bay Area organizations. Our collection includes print as well as audio materials.

Documents

Ho Chi Minh Ho Chi Minh
Publisher: Nancy Barrett, Lincoln BergmanFormat: mp3Program: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese President, in rare recording, speaks in English to express gratitude to people in the United States who oppose the war.
Jane Fonda on the Viet Nam Victory Jane Fonda on the Viet Nam Victory
Format: mp3Collection: Vietnam
Jane Fonda Speaks shortly after the Fall of Saigon at Pauley Ballroom on the U.C. Berkeley Campus about Vietnamese resistance to U.S. Bombing. on Nixon's propaganda surrounding the Viet Nam Victory, and its relation to the deception of the McCarthy Era.
Vietnam Reunified! Vietnam Reunified!
Publisher: Indochina Solidarity CoaltionFormat: FlyerCollection: Vietnam
Celebrate 1st anniversary of the total liberation of Vietnam; Celebrate Ho Chi Minh's 86th birthday and celebrate International Workers Day.
The Politics of Rape in Vietnam The Politics of Rape in Vietnam
Author: Arlene Eisen BergmanPublisher: Peoples PressYear: 1974Format: ExcerptCollection: Vietnam
Excerpt from book Women of Vietnam by Arlene Eisen Bergman
Newsletter Union of Vietnamese in The U.S. Newsletter Union of Vietnamese in The U.S.
Publisher: The Union of Vietnamese in The U.S.Year: 1974Volume Number: No. 13-14/ Sep. - Oct.Format: PeriodicalCollection: Vietnam
Contents include Voice of the Third Political Front, Vietnam News in Brief, Anti-Thieu Movements, Seven Vietnamese Students Face Deportation to Saigon.
Demonstrate! Free the 200,000 Political Prisoners in South Viet-Nam-San Francisco Demonstrate! Free the 200,000 Political Prisoners in South Viet-Nam-San Francisco
Publisher: The U.S. Committee to Free Political Prisoners in South Viet-NameFormat: FlyerCollection: Vietnam
Flyer for march and rally against U.S. aid to Saigon regime and the freeing of political prisoners in South Viet-Nam. Manifesto is printed on the back of the graphic.
The 83rd Birthday of President Ho-Chi-Minh Celebration- San Francisco The 83rd Birthday of President Ho-Chi-Minh Celebration- San Francisco
Publisher: The Union of Vietnamese in The U.S.Year: 1973Format: FlyerCollection: Vietnam
Event held to honor the birthday of Ho Chi Minh.
Memorial ceremony for Nguyen Thai Binh- San Francisco Memorial ceremony for Nguyen Thai Binh- San Francisco
Publisher: The Union of Vietnamese in The U.S.Year: 1972Format: FlyerCollection: Vietnam
Event to honor the Vietnamese student who had been protesting against the US aggression, and was blatantly murdered on Pan-AM 747 on 7-2-72.
The War on Vietnam The War on Vietnam
Author: Editors: Pat & Joe GriffithDate: 5/2/1965Volume Number: 2-MayFormat: CompilationCollection: Vietnam
A montage of old and new ideas, articles and perspectives about the situation in Vietnam. A concise history of US relationships with the country, and some arguments about the causes and effects of our policies.
From Women in Prison Here to Women of Viet Nam: We Are Sisters From Women in Prison Here to Women of Viet Nam: We Are Sisters
Publisher: People's PressYear: 1975Format: MonographCollection: Vietnam
Letters, poems and messages to Vietnamese women political prisoners from women in prison in the United States.