Refugee workers in the Indochina exodus, 1975-1982
Larry Clinton Thompson (Author)
"The fall of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos to communist armies in 1975 caused a massive outpouring of refugees from these nations. This work focuses on the refugee crisis and the American aid workers--a colorful crew of malcontents and mavericks drawn from the State Department, military, USAID, CIA, and the Peace Corps--who took on the task of helping those most impacted by the Vietnam War. Experts in Southeast Asia, its languages, cultures and people, they saved hundreds of thousands of lives. They were the very antithesis of the 'Ugly American'."--Provided by publisher
eBook, English, ©2010
McFarland & Company, Inc, Publishers., Jefferson, North Carolina, ©2010
History
1 online resource (vii, 275 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780786455904, 078645590X
615626678
The dominos begin to fall
Saigon: April 1975
Cambodia: April 1975
The Hmong escape Laos
Guam: halfway to America
Resettlement
Indochinese refugees in America
Leftover refugees in Thailand
Before the deluge
Cambodia: holocaust denial
Indochina: the perpetual war
The boat people come ashore
Solving the boat people crisis
The push back at Preah Vihear
Sa Kaeo and Khao I Dang holding centers
The land bridge and Cambodian famine
Being a refugee
The end of the beginning