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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Terror in Little Saigon

    When Saigon fell in 1975, many members of the political and military elite of South Vietnam fled to America…where they continued to fight left-leaning journalists and those who dared to question the anti-communist cause.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 4, 2015 • 1 min read

    When Saigon fell in 1975, many members of the political and military elite of South Vietnam fled to America…where they continued to fight left-leaning journalists and those who dared to question the anti-communist cause. That conflict sometimes led to murder, in places like Orange County, San Francisco and Houston… and the murders of these journalists remain unsolved. We hear from one of the collaborators behind a Frontline special airing tonight.

    The full episode

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    Legalizing Pot in California and High Salaries at the LA County Fair
    1. 0:17Legalize It
    2. 8:57L.A.'s Questionable County Fair
    3. 16:34Fixing L.A. Parking
    4. 25:58Terror in Little SaigonYou’re reading this
    5. 42:33Highland Park Cuisine
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      A.C. Thompson

      ProPublica

      News

    The full episode

    4 of 5
    Legalizing Pot in California and High Salaries at the LA County Fair
    1. 0:17Legalize It
    2. 8:57L.A.'s Questionable County Fair
    3. 16:34Fixing L.A. Parking
    4. 25:58Terror in Little SaigonYou’re reading this
    5. 42:33Highland Park Cuisine
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