Format:
VII, 275 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
,
23 cm
ISBN:
0786445297
,
9780786445295
Content:
"This work focuses on the refugee crisis and the American aid workers--a crew of malcontents and mavericks 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 thousands of lives"--Provided by publisher
Content:
"This work focuses on the refugee crisis and the American aid workers--a crew of malcontents and mavericks 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 thousands of lives"--Provided by publisher
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - 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
,
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.
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Vietnamkrieg
;
Flüchtling
;
Amerikaner
;
Flüchtlingshilfe
;
Geschichte 1975-1982
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