Voices of Vietnamese Boat People: Nineteen Narratives of Escape and Survival

Nineteen Narratives of Escape and Survival

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, History, World History
Cover of the book Voices of Vietnamese Boat People: Nineteen Narratives of Escape and Survival by Edited by Mary Terrell Cargill and Jade Quang Huynh, McFarland
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Edited by Mary Terrell Cargill and Jade Quang Huynh ISBN: 9781476601106
Publisher: McFarland Publication: March 1, 2000
Imprint: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Language: English
Author: Edited by Mary Terrell Cargill and Jade Quang Huynh
ISBN: 9781476601106
Publisher: McFarland
Publication: March 1, 2000
Imprint: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Language: English

On April 30, 1975, the Hanoi government of North Vietnam took control over the South. South Vietnamese, particularly "intellectuals" and those thought to have been associated with the previous regime, underwent terrible punishment, persecution and "re-education." Seeking their freedom, thousands of South Vietnamese took to the sea in rickety boats, often with few supplies, and faced the dangers of nature, pirates, and starvation. While the sea and its danger claimed many lives, those who made it to the refugee camps still faced struggle and hardships in their quest for freedom. Here are collected the narratives of nineteen men and women who survived the ordeal of escape by sea. Today, they live in the United States as students, professors, entrepreneurs, scientists, and craftspeople who have chosen to tell the stories of their struggles and their triumph. Each narrative is accompanied by biographical information.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

On April 30, 1975, the Hanoi government of North Vietnam took control over the South. South Vietnamese, particularly "intellectuals" and those thought to have been associated with the previous regime, underwent terrible punishment, persecution and "re-education." Seeking their freedom, thousands of South Vietnamese took to the sea in rickety boats, often with few supplies, and faced the dangers of nature, pirates, and starvation. While the sea and its danger claimed many lives, those who made it to the refugee camps still faced struggle and hardships in their quest for freedom. Here are collected the narratives of nineteen men and women who survived the ordeal of escape by sea. Today, they live in the United States as students, professors, entrepreneurs, scientists, and craftspeople who have chosen to tell the stories of their struggles and their triumph. Each narrative is accompanied by biographical information.

More books from McFarland

Cover of the book George Washington and the Half-King Chief Tanacharison by Edited by Mary Terrell Cargill and Jade Quang Huynh
Cover of the book Unsolved Civil Rights Murder Cases, 1934-1970 by Edited by Mary Terrell Cargill and Jade Quang Huynh
Cover of the book The Californios by Edited by Mary Terrell Cargill and Jade Quang Huynh
Cover of the book Hitchcock's Diegetic Imagination by Edited by Mary Terrell Cargill and Jade Quang Huynh
Cover of the book The Patient Was Vietcong by Edited by Mary Terrell Cargill and Jade Quang Huynh
Cover of the book African American and Cherokee Nurses in Appalachia by Edited by Mary Terrell Cargill and Jade Quang Huynh
Cover of the book The Medieval Hero on Screen by Edited by Mary Terrell Cargill and Jade Quang Huynh
Cover of the book Kenneth Strickfaden, Dr. Frankenstein's Electrician by Edited by Mary Terrell Cargill and Jade Quang Huynh
Cover of the book Colombia's Narcotics Nightmare by Edited by Mary Terrell Cargill and Jade Quang Huynh
Cover of the book Confederate Cabinet Departments and Secretaries by Edited by Mary Terrell Cargill and Jade Quang Huynh
Cover of the book When Scotland Was Jewish by Edited by Mary Terrell Cargill and Jade Quang Huynh
Cover of the book Health and the Media by Edited by Mary Terrell Cargill and Jade Quang Huynh
Cover of the book The Morals of Monster Stories by Edited by Mary Terrell Cargill and Jade Quang Huynh
Cover of the book Daily Life in the Middle Ages by Edited by Mary Terrell Cargill and Jade Quang Huynh
Cover of the book Editing Across Media by Edited by Mary Terrell Cargill and Jade Quang Huynh
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy