Module 2: Opposition to the Vietnam War and US Presidential Campaign
Is it important to have an Asian American in Congress?
Patsy Mink entered the House of Representatives in 1965 just as the United States committed to a ground war in Vietnam. The US had long been involved in Southeast Asia, helping to fund up to 80 percent of the French military budget to oppose Vietnam’s efforts to become an independent country after World War II. The French had colonized Southeast Asia since the late nineteenth century and fought what is described as the First Indochina War from 1945 to 1954.
This module begins with the US War in Vietnam and explains why Patsy Mink opposed her own party to try and end the war.
Why, how, and when was the United States involved in the war in Southeast Asia?
What are the three reasons that Mink opposed the war?
Why did Mink run for the US Presidency?
