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Refugee workers in the Indochina exodus, 1975-1982 /

"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, cult...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thompson, Larry Clinton, 1941-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2010]
Subjects:
Refugees > Indochina.
Refugees > Government policy > United States.
Refugees > Services for > United States.
Indochinese > United States > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.