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Vietnam War refugees in Guam : a history of Operation New Life /

"More than 130,000 South Vietnamese fled their homeland at the end of the Vietnam War. Tens of thousands landed on the island of Guam on their way to the U.S. Many remained there. Guamanians and U.S. military personnel welcomed them. Funded by a $405 million congressional appropriation, Operati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vo, Nghia M., 1947- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]
Subjects:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Refugees.
Operation New Life, 1975.
Refugees > Vietnam (Republic) > History > 20th century.
Refugees > Guam > History > 20th century.
Boat people > Vietnam > History > 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Naval operations.
Réfugiés > Guam.
Vietnamiens > Guam.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Réfugiés.
Réfugiés > Guam > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Réfugiés de la mer > Viêt-nam > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Opérations navales.
HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Vietnam War.
Political refugees.
Refugees.
Vietnamese.
Guam.
Vietnam.
1961-1975
Table of Contents:
  • The last days of Saigon
  • The Vietnamese Navy and the Trường Xuân
  • Task Force 76 and USS Kirk
  • Guam's preparations
  • Operation New Life
  • Life in the Guam camps
  • First, second, and third wave arrivals
  • Repatriates and the Thương Tín I Odyssey
  • Auxiliary team and sponsors
  • The other camps
  • Follow up and untold stories
  • The two Vietnams
  • Appendix I: Chronology of important events (1975)
  • Appendix II: Motion
  • Appendix III: By the numbers.