The trial of a Vietnamese woman

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Moderator : Phượng Bùi Trân, Visiting Professor, Collège de France

Abstract

Why I committed myself to what I call : The last stand of my life
The three conditions for doing so
Why the trial is unique, historic and political
Society's invaluable support over these ten years of struggle
What I expect from all the friends in the world

Trần Tố Nga

Former student of Lycée Marie Curie from 1946 to 1955
Educated in Ha Noi
1966 : walked the Ho Chi Minh trail with a group of teachers
1966-1975 : worked as a journalist for the FNL Liberation news agency ; prisoner of the South Viet Nam regime, released with her 4 month-old daughter on April 30 1975
School principal, retired in 1992
Involved in humanitarian activities ; Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur ; Lawsuit against the American firms that produced Ao during the Viet Nam war

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Trần Tố Nga

Veteran, journalist, principal of Lycée Marie Curie in HCMVille. Plaintiff in lawsuit against American firms that produced defoliants during the Việt Nam war

Session 1

Abstract

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Events

Introduction

Colors without borders

The trial of a Vietnamese woman

The story of a six-legged woman

Creativity and commitment : creating new values

Entertainment in contemporary Việt Nam : the commitment of young Vietnamese women

Women's development in Việt Nam through my family saga

From a Vietnamese village to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering

Gender studies in Ho Chi Minh City universities : from pilot project to sustainable development

Ba Trieu's 21st Century Daughters. A Non-Vietnamese' Discovery of the Remarkable W…

I, witness and contributor to a Việt Nam in transition

Communication from a freelance writer

From resilient woman to agent of social change

Conclusion

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