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Vietnam War Remembered
April 30, 2005
Noam Chomsky professor, linguistics, MIT
Ngo Vinh Long professor, history, University of Maine
Linda Pinkow co-news director, WMBR

To commemorate the anniversary of the official end of the war in Vietnam, Ngo Vinh Long, Noam Chomsky and Linda Pinkow share their current perspectives on the American involvement in Vietnam. The war still lives on for many, whether they be the victims of Agent Orange still being born today, veterans from all sides, or the bereaved.

Ngo Vinh Long is a professor of history at the University of Maine. His own involvement in the US's "counter-insurgency" effort in Viet Nam, as well as his intimate knowledge of Viet Nam as a country, will add a strong personal perspective on the war.

Noam Chomsky is a professor of linguistics at MIT. He is also widely known as an anti-war activist during the war in Viet Nam. He has written and spoken extensively about the nature of the US involvement in Viet Nam.

Linda Pinkow is a co-news director of WMBR, MIT's radio station. She hosts the program What's Left?

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