Guest ranch

Agent Orange is a herbicide and defoliant chemical, one of the tactical use of Rainbow Herbicides. It is widely known for its use by the U.S military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971. It is a mixture of equal parts of two herbicides,trichlorophenoxyacetic acid, and dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. In addition to its damaging environmental effects, the chemical has caused major health problems for many individuals who were…

The Mistreatment of the Guest Worker Guest workers are known to us as documented and undocumented immigrants from other countries. Guest workers migrate to other countries to find work, even though the majority work is low-skilled labor, such as farming, landscaping, caring for children, and housekeeping. How would it feel if employers refused to pay and threatened to deport anyone who complains? These are just a few of the situations that guest workers have to encounter when they work in…

On January 12th 1962, the US Air force launched Operation Ranch Hand. This operation called for the use of over 19 million gallons of Agent Orange to be dumped on to the forests in Vietnam to expose the Viet Cong soldiers below. Not only did vast amounts of foliage die, but the chemical lead to birth defects, cancer, and skin rashes for soldiers and civilians who came in contact with it. Operation Ranch Hand Initiated.) Many still argue today that Agent Orange was not linked to these health…

Dioxin is a shortened term for tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin. The chemical formula for this deadly toxin is C4H402. Dioxin was a chemical used for an herbicide mixture called Agent Orange which was used during the Vietnam War in the years 1961-. It prevented the Northern Vietnamese from using rivers, roads, and crops for food supply. This chemical is one of the most dangerous compound that can enter the environment by surface body waters. It can cause a supply of crops to become damaged and…

Immigrant workers in the United States have made a large contribution to the agricultural economy of the United States. Relations and agreements between the U.S. and Mexico have greatly influenced the migration of rural workers through policies such as guest worker programs. The Bracero program, an example of such policies, was an agreement between the U.S and Mexico that allowed for the importing of Mexican workers through the use of contracts. Despite the opportunity that many believed was to…

Growing up in a Vietnamese family in America, the value of life is highlighted by working hard and knowing your roots. Stories about family hardship and history told from the older generation in my family are mostly ones of war. I have heard many different elements of war: war crimes, anticommunist sentiments, and the escape from Vietnam. Hearing these stories has always resonated with me, motivating me to work hard for the sacrifice of those before me. In that sense, I worked rigorously to…

A Vietnamese farmer and his family had 500 acres of land used for crops, and this land has been in the family for generations. One day it all changed, all the land became useless and frail, and the family risked starvation and poverty. What happened? The answer was simple, Agent Orange. During the Vietnam War, new chemicals called defoliants were being used as a tactic for military purposes. One of the most common defoliants used was called Agent Orange. These defoliants were used as harmful…

When one thinks about the Vietnam War one thing that might come to mind are the psychological effects it had on many soldiers. The most prevalent of those being PTSD, which at the time wasn’t a recognized as a mental disorder. Not to mention it often takes roughly a year for symptoms to set in so it was written off even easier which undoubtedly left many of those suffering discouraged and made to feel alone in their disorder. Psychological disorders aren’t the only problems that arose for…

In this scholarly thesis by Pamela King, she goes very in-depth about the effects of Agent Orange on people during and after the war. Although she covered pretty much everything on the war in her one hundred plus page thesis, the main part to focus on is the section that talks about the legal actions taken by the U.S. veterans after the war. She goes into detail about the legal cases that were in action after the war. A specific suit that she talks about was filed in the Federal District Court…

Last Summer Heather Youmans went to Cimarron, New Mexico to backpack through the wild. She went to Philmont Boy Scout Ranch ,“Born in 1938 as Philturn Rocky Mountain Scout Camp, today’s Philmont Scout Ranch is a bustling center for high adventure and training. Youth and adults take advantage of the Ranch’s camping, training and work programs.” (Scouting.org). She was spending 10 days in the backcountry without electricity and carrying her essentials on her back. Heather went on practice hikes…