The Last Ghost of War

• Event Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
• Time: 7:00 pm (CDT)
• Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
• Cost: Free Admission

• Film

(Janet Gardner, 2006, 54 minutes)

The use of Agent Orange as a defoliant during the Vietnam War and the devastating effects of this chemical on both Vietnamese villagers and U.S. soldiers are well known. This film follows that legacy into the 21st century, revealing the dreadful, if unequal, impact Agent Orange had on subsequent generations in both countries. While giving a human face to the medical statistics, this film also traces the attempts made by Vietnamese victims to find reparation through the legal system. Note: Discussion with special guest TBA. Tom Ginsberg (University of Chicago, formerly UIUC) reviews “The Last Ghost of War” in AEMS News and Reviews (Summer 2008).

This series of public film screenings and lecture/discussion programs is organized by the Asian Educational Media Service (AEMS) at the Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies. It is planned in collaboration with the Spurlock Museum and presented in the Knight Auditorium. Among the films offered for discussion this year, several were chosen with the exhibit “Children Just Like Me” in mind because of the meaningful and often dramatic ways in which they focus on youth and childhood experiences. Guest scholars and members of the campus and C-U communities will introduce the films and lead post-screening audience discussions.