Vietnam. A television history. Nguyen Thi Chiem [produced by WGBH Boston Video]

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Nguyen Thi Chiem was a South Vietnamese villager whose husband and children were killed at various points during the Vietnam War. She describes the many hardships people faced under the rule of Ngo Dinh Diem, and the deaths of her family members "by American bombs and shells." She notes that it was because of Diem's repressive policies that villagers supported the revolution.

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9 minutes

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Alexander Street

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