Texas Tech University

People Weekly

Serial Item Number: 2363Serial552602
Pages
120
Media Type
Serial
Physical Location
Stacks Periodical Collection
Language(s)
English
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Volume
53
Issue
17
People Weekly (Time Inc.) - Serial -
Publication
People Weekly
Publisher/Org.
Time Inc.
Type
Serial
Dates
Publication: May 1, 2000
General Note
Introduction - Relegating centuries of war to history, Vietnam finds itself at the dawn of a bustling new era
Heroes - It's hard, emotionally draining work as U.S.-Vietnamese teams search for Americans still missing after the war
Out of the Past Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, 88, commands respect as his country's most famous military leader
Screen - Three Seasons star Don Duong makes a career transition to movies American Style
Song - For singer Phuong Thao, reaching the top of the Vietnamese charts was easy compared with growing up as the daughter of a U.S. serviceman
Style - Designer Minh Hanh brings the ao dai, Vietnam's traditional costume, back into fashion
Crusaders - After losing her brother in the Vietnam War, Jerilyn Brusseau finds peace turning minefields into parklands
To the Top - With a TV role and an eye toward Hollywood, runway star My Uyen discovers success is a full-time job
Medics - Ex-army surgeon Le Cao Dai makes the case against Agent Orange, which continues to plague his country
Family - joining an increasing number of Americans, Jucy and Mike Donovan of Cascade, Iowa, adopt a Vietnamese orphan now named Sam
Then & Now - A Look at some of the most memorable photographs of the war - and at what happened afterwards
Controversy - Dissident novelist Duong Thu Huong makes it her mission to criticize the powers that be
Scene - From the mountain town of Sa Pa to the soft sands of China Beach, Vietnam's lure mixes startling beauty with echoes of the past
Kin - PEOPLE senior writer Julie Dam returns to the country she left in 1975 to trace her roots and revive faded memories
Angels - Vietnam vet Chuck Searcy came back to the scene of his wartime service - this time to help disabled children get on their feet
Voices - In an exclusive article, Sen. John McCain describes finally coming to grips with his experience as a POW

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Citation
People Weekly, 2363Serial552602. No Date, Neil H. Olsen Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2363Serial552602, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
2363Serial552602, Neil H. Olsen Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 30 Jan 2013 [Updated: 14 Apr 2025]