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GZERO WORLD WITH IAN BREMMER: 50 Years After The Vietnam War

Host Ian Bremmer
Richard Jopson Photography. Courtesy of American Public Television
Host Ian Bremmer

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app

This episode includes guests Viet Thanh Nguyen (author of "The Sympathizer") and Mai Elliott (author of "The Sacred Willow").

GZERO WORLD with Ian Bremmer: 50 Years After the Vietnam War

It's been fifty years since the last U.S. military helicopters left Saigon, signaling the fall of the country or its liberation, depending on whom you ask. Two Vietnamese Americans with personal ties to the war reflect on the milestone anniversary.

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