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WPT Archives: 1980s

7 Central 117

A look at the effects of the Vietnam War.

Aired 02/13/1990 | Rating NR

WPT Archives: 1980s

7 Central 117

Special | 57m 49sVideo has Closed Captions

A look at the effects of the Vietnam War.

Shot on location, it details the plight of the Amerasian children abandoned in Vietnam when their fathers returned to the US after the war; highlights the efforts of UW-Madison's Dr. Judith Ladinsky to bring health care to these and others in Vietnam. Revisits the William Burcalow family to see the success they had in bringing his daughter Debbie and her Vietnamese family to Tomah, Wisconsin.

Aired 02/13/1990 | Rating NR

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WPT Archives: 1980s is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

WPT Archives: 1980s

7 Central 117

Special | 57m 49sVideo has Closed Captions

Shot on location, it details the plight of the Amerasian children abandoned in Vietnam when their fathers returned to the US after the war; highlights the efforts of UW-Madison's Dr. Judith Ladinsky to bring health care to these and others in Vietnam. Revisits the William Burcalow family to see the success they had in bringing his daughter Debbie and her Vietnamese family to Tomah, Wisconsin.

Aired 02/13/1990 | Rating NR

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