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Thursday, March 11, 2010   17:37 GMT

Stories by Ngoc Nguyen

Ngoc Nguyen is a freelance journalist and editor based near Oakland, California. She frequently covers health and environmental justice stories, and issues related to the Asian American community. Ngoc has just won the IPS features award
POLITICS: Young Hmong Americans Confront a Dark History
by Ngoc Nguyen
The Hmong American community was catapulted into the national spotlight when, on Jun. 4, 11 California residents were arrested for plotting to overthrow the government of Laos.
MIGRATION-US: A Lifetime in Limbo
by Ngoc Nguyen*
Nhan (not his real name) fled Vietnam by boat in 1980. He left his wife, child and parents behind to come to the United States in search of freedom and a better life, and hoped to someday be able to sponsor his family to come over as well.
MIGRATION-US: No Second Chance for Troubled Youth
by Ngoc Nguyen*
Kew Chea's college graduation party was also to celebrate the release of her older brother from prison.
HEALTH-U.S.: City Takes Aim at Hepatitis Among Asian Americans
by Ngoc Nguyen
This west-coast city has earned a reputation as a health trendsetter. Last year, San Francisco unveiled a plan to offer universal health care to all its residents (to take effect Jul. 1). Now it has become the first U.S. city to launch a plan to test and vaccinate all Asian and Pacific Islander American residents for hepatitis B.
DEVELOPMENT-US: Vietnamese Enclave Thrives After Katrina
by Ngoc Nguyen
As Hurricane Katrina made landfall in August 2005, Mo Thi Nguyen, 71, fled New Orleans with family members to Dallas, Texas, where she stayed for three months.
LABOUR-US: The Beauty Industry's Ugly Secret
by Ngoc Nguyen
When it comes to the 20-billion-dollar a year manicure industry in the United States, consumers are more likely to fear foot fungus, not the beauty products themselves.
RIGHTS-VIETNAM: Agent Orange Leaves Stigma Trail
by Ngoc Nguyen and Aaron Glantz
Nguyen Thi Thuy was 22 when she left her village to help build roads for the North Vietnamese army during the war. She remembers crawling into tunnels during the day and covering her mouth with a wet rag when the United States military sprayed the landscape with defoliant.
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