Scars of war : the politics of paternity and responsibility for the Amerasians of Vietnam /

Scars of War examines the decisions of U.S. policymakers denying the Amerasians of Vietnam, the biracial sons and daughters of American fathers and Vietnamese mothers born during the Vietnam War, American citizenship. Focusing on the implications of the 1982 Amerasian Immigration Act and the 1987 Am...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Thomas, Sabrina (Author)
Other Authors:	Mrazek, Robert J. (writer of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021].
Series:	Borderlands and transcultural studies.
Subjects:	Amerasians > Vietnam. Children of military personnel > Vietnam. Abandoned children > Vietnam. Amerasians > United States. Vietnamese Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States. Amerasians > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States. HISTORY / United States / 20th Century. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration.

Table of Contents:

Foreword / by Robert J. Mrazek
Setting a precedent
Saving Cold War children
Becoming refugees
Blood politics
Window dressing
The Amerasian Homecoming Act
"Like a home without a roof."