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I Became the Boat People

Author : Don Lao
Publisher : Abbott Press
ISBN 13 : 1458213064
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (582 download)

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Download or read book I Became the Boat People written by Don Lao and published by Abbott Press. This book was released on 2014-01-08 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vietnam War featured political upheavals, battle tactics, and lots of publicity. But underneath all that were everyday people whose lives were forever altered by three decades of fighting. In this memoir, author Don Lao looks back at what the people of Vietnam went through with this account of how his family went from living an honest and simple life to losing everything in a harrowing war that engulfed Southeast Asia. Lao lived an idyllic childhood with his parents, eight brothers, and four sisters, but he was eventually swept into the South Vietnamese Army. Although he was born in Vietnam, he was Chinese in heritageand so he was always treated like a foreigner, even when he was fighting the communists. When Saigon fell, he sought a better life, leading him to a cargo ship along with other refugees who became known as the boat people. Their path to America was the first step in finding better lives and reconnecting with loved ones. Their tenacity and resiliency earned them the ultimate freedom as Americans living the American dream.

Lao Refugee

Author : United States. Office of Refugee Resettlement
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Lao Refugee written by United States. Office of Refugee Resettlement and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Even the Birds Don't Sound the Same Here

Author : Robert Proudfoot
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Even the Birds Don't Sound the Same Here written by Robert Proudfoot and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This seminal work is a one-of-a-kind coverage of the initial encounters of Laotian refugees with North American culture during the period of 1979-1984. Through the stories of Refugees in the Pacific Northwest the author documents the perceptual and cultural adjustments and problems for the Laotian and American populations alike. Laotians encounter overcoming and coping with loss of culture, status and support groups; adjusting to a new culture, language and values system; recovery from war and refugee camp experiences including social, psychological and physical deprivation; surviving during a period of difficult and changing post-Southeast Asian war economic conditions in the United States; as well as adjusting to a new culture with realities of living in it as a refugee.

Laos, Caught In The Web

Author : Judy Rantala
Publisher : First Edition Design Pub.
ISBN 13 : 1622878035
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (228 download)

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Download or read book Laos, Caught In The Web written by Judy Rantala and published by First Edition Design Pub.. This book was released on 2014-12-21 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The small nation of Laos, wedged between Thailand and Vietnam, is little known to most Westerners. When the author and her husband, a USAID worker, moved to Laos in 1971, it was a quiet country falling increasingly under the effects of a heavy but unacknowledged U.S. military presence as part of a failing effort in Vietnam. Befriended by two young Laotians, the author became a part of village life, joining holiday celebrations, weddings, funerals and feasts. Over a four year period, she developed a deep admiration and affection for the Lao people. The humor and pathos of these chaotic years before the Communist take-over of the government in 1975 are chronicled by following one Lao family from Communist controlled re-education camps to their eventual resettlement in the United States. “Being born in Laos but raised in America from the tender age of 4, I have not had an opportunity to truly appreciate my own country. Judy’s book opened my eyes, heart and mind to the beautiful people and culture of that life and world. Thanks Judy.” Lala Rivera, former refugee “Fascinating for its portrayal of an unfamiliar, increasingly dangerous world (Laos, 1971-75), this memoir floods readers with admiration and sympathy for Lao culture.” Suzanne Kosanke, University of Hawaii at Manoa “As interest revives in the era of what Americans call the Vietnam War, there is still little accessible information about that part of the world, including Vietnam’s neighboring country, Laos. This book is a warm, human account of one person’s experiences in Laos.” Mary Ann Mattoon, PhD. Minneapolis.

Hmong Means Free

Author : Sucheng Chan
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 1439901392
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book Hmong Means Free written by Sucheng Chan and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2010-08-17 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three generations of Hmong refugees expose the trauma and the joy of their lives.

Lao Refugee Orientation Handbook

Author : United States. Social and Rehabilitation Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Lao Refugee Orientation Handbook written by United States. Social and Rehabilitation Service and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Profiles of Some Good Places for the Lao to Live in the United States

Author : David S. North
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Profiles of Some Good Places for the Lao to Live in the United States written by David S. North and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Indochina's Refugees

Author : Joanna C. Scott
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780899504155
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Indochina's Refugees written by Joanna C. Scott and published by McFarland. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This poignant collection of oral histories tells the stories of nine Laotians, four Cambodians and nine Vietnamese: what their lives were like before 1975, what happened after the Communist takeover that made them decide to flee their native countries, and how they escaped. The storytellers (housewife, Amerasian child, schoolteacher, government clerk, military officer, security agent, Buddhist monk, artist) create a broad and moving picture of the new realities of contemporary Indochina.

Ban Vinai, the Refugee Camp

Author : Lynellyn Long
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231078634
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (786 download)

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Download or read book Ban Vinai, the Refugee Camp written by Lynellyn Long and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long documents the reality of daily life in Ban Vinai, a refugee camp in northern Thailand. Based on the author's ethnographic research, the book offers rich narrative description of the lives of the Hmong and lowland Lao refugees and explores the effects of long-term residence in the camp.

Laotians in the San Francisco Bay Area

Author : Jonathan H. X. Lee
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0738595861
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (385 download)

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Download or read book Laotians in the San Francisco Bay Area written by Jonathan H. X. Lee and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the 19th and up to the mid-20th centuries, immigrants from China, Japan, Korea, India, and the Philippines came to America through San Francisco. The end of the decades-long Vietnam War changed the modern Asian American demographics of the city, this time with refugees coming from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. The San Francisco Bay Area remains a hub for Laotian American culture, history, and community resources, and it has been a center for Laotian American advancement since the early 1980s. After calling the United States home for more than 30 years and battling the scars of war, a new Laotian American society is seeking meaning from its past while moving forward with hopes of a better future as Americans.

Refugees and Asylum-seekers from Laos

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Refugees and Asylum-seekers from Laos written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Long Journey

Author : Touayim Thoj
Publisher : Mill City Press, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781545673720
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (737 download)

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Download or read book The Long Journey written by Touayim Thoj and published by Mill City Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2019-10-11 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Long Journey unfolds three decades of the difficult life of a father and son in Laos and Thailand. The first wave (1950s-1960s) was village life in Laos still under the French shadow, where the father worked as a coolie on colonial French roads, heavy work beyond what human energy could sustain. The second wave was the conflict with the nearby Communist Pathet Lao (1960s-1970s). Living under their rules meant critical decisions had to be made to avoid punishment under their unpredictable political system. Touayim, the little boy without shoes, seeking safe places, not only walked to escape from the Pathet Lao, but also the US airplanes bombing the dangerous war zones. Their final wave was life under the new regime and escape to refugee camps in Thailand (1975-1980s). After Laos fell, the Communist Pathet Lao government was installed, and targeted the Hmong for imprisonment and persecution because of their affiliation with the Americans during the war. Those Hmong who could not melt into the new system feared persecution, became rebels and were hunted down in their mountain hideouts. Touayim witnessed the Pathet Lao army genocide that took place. He has accurately detailed 20 years of resistance that caused thousands of Hmong in northeastern Laos to die from starvation, diseases, and gun battles. The refugee exodus into crowded camps in Thailand created unimaginable living conditions. Sanitation and the dusty air people breathed from the winds and vehicles on the dusty roads caused serious health problems and the death of children. Human waste odors from the toilets near the crowded buildings was unbelievably strong, day and night, when walking, sleeping, or eating meals. A refugee who has experienced such a camp can tell this story better than anyone who has only heard about it.

From Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia

Author : Jeremy Hein
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia written by Jeremy Hein and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series presents concise histories of individual ethnic groups and their impact on American life and culture. With comprehensive examinations of the immigrant experience, it serves as a resource for both young students and experienced researchers. Each book in the series is written by a qualified scholar and includes notes, references, a selected bibliography and a complete index.

Hmong Means Free

Author : Sucheng Chan
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781566391627
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book Hmong Means Free written by Sucheng Chan and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of evocative personal testimonies by three generations of Hmong refugees is the first to describe their lives in Laos as slash-and-burn farmers, as refugees after a Communist government came to power in 1975, and as immigrants in the United States. Reflecting on the homes left behind, their narratives chronicle the difficulties of forging a new identity. From Jou Yee Xiong's Life Story: "I stopped teaching my sons many of the Hmong ways because I felt my ancestors and I had suffered enough already. I thought that teaching my children the old ways would only place a burden on them." From Ka Pao Xiong's (Jou Yee Xiong's son) Life Story: "It has been very difficult for us to adapt because we had no professions or trades and we suffered from culture shock. Here in America, both the husband and wife must work simultaneously to earn enough money to live on. Many of our children are ignorant of the Hmong way of life.... Even the old people are forgetting about their life in Laos, as they enjoy the prosperity and good life in America." From Xang Mao Xiong's Life Story: "When the Communists took over Laos and General Vang Pao fled with his family, we, too, decided to leave. Not only my family, but thousands of Hmong tried to flee. I rented a car for thirty thousand Laotian dollars, and it took us to Nasu.... We felt compelled to leave because many of us had been connected to the CIA.... Thousands of Hmong were traveling on foot. Along the way, many of them were shot and killed by Communist soldiers. We witnessed a bloody massacre of civilians." From Vue Vang's Life Story: "Life was so hard in the [Thai refugee] camp that when we found out we could go to the United States, we did not hesitate to grasp the chance. We knew that were we to remain in the camp, there would be no hope for a better future. We would not be able to offer our children anything better than a life of perpetual poverty and anguish."

Laos: Beyond the Revolution

Author : Joseph J. Zasloff
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349112143
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (491 download)

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Download or read book Laos: Beyond the Revolution written by Joseph J. Zasloff and published by Springer. This book was released on 1991-06-18 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work contains papers presented at a conference called "Current Developments in Laos" in Washington DC in 1988. The topics covered range from Lao nationalism and American policy, 1954-1959, to Laotian refugees in Thailand.

Refugees as Immigrants

Author : David W. Haines
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Refugees as Immigrants written by David W. Haines and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 1989 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with access to an important body of information taken from surveys on the initial adaptation of South East Asian refugees to the United States. The material, devided into eight chapters with numerous tables, is an extension of the findings presented at a panel on the experiences of South East Asian refugees, held in May 1986 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The book, according to the editor, serves as an introduction to a specific kind of research on the adaptation of these refugees as one recent set of immigrants to the United States. The introductory chapter gives some general characteristics of the immigrant population, the contexts of refugee adaptation, and an overview of research on South East Asian refugees. Chapter 2 describes the annual surveys sponsored by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and its predecessors, especially those between 1981 and 1985. Chapter 3, entitled 'Differential reference group assimilation among Vietnamese refugees', reports the findings of a three-year panel study of Vietnamese refugees conducted from 1978 to 1981 in Northern California and the central Gulf Coast. Two other chapters deal with the period 1975-1979, concentrating on adaptation within specific areas of the United States. A separate chapter describes a survey of Indo-Chinese refugees in San Diego, California, between 1975 and 1981. Another survey concentrates on the general pattern of refugee achievement, the socio-cultural basis for the economic and educational success of South East Asian refugees. The last chapter gives the result of a comprehensive longitudinal study by the Indochinese Health and Adaptation Research Project (IHARP) in San Diego, California. It encompasses the major 'waves' from 1975 to 1983 and all of the main ethnocultural groups of South East Asian refugees in the United States. It includes sections on English proficiency, occupational adaptation, economic adaptation, health status, psychological adaptation, economic self-sufficiency, education, fertility and adaptation, and depression and adaptation.

The Strongest Part of the Family

Author : Karen L. S. Muir
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Strongest Part of the Family written by Karen L. S. Muir and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: