Channapha Khamvongsa : Channapha Khamvongsa travels to U.S. , an opportunity to right relations . She says U.S. huge bombing campaign during The `` Secret War left lethal ordnance behind . She says a third of Laos has unexploded ordnance ; one have been killed , maimed . what little I knew , I pieced together from my parents , who avoided extensive conversations about the past . Writer : U.S. recently upped funding for cleanup ; Laos , world must make long-term commitment .
Channapha Khamvongsa : Channapha Khamvongsa travels to U.S. , an opportunity to right relations . She says U.S. huge bombing campaign during The `` Secret War left lethal ordnance behind . She says a third of Laos has unexploded ordnance ; one have been killed , maimed . Writer : U.S. recently upped funding for cleanup ; Laos , world must make long-term commitment .