Vietnam War refugees in Guam : a history of Operation New Life / Nghia M. Vo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vo, Nghia M., 1947- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Refugees.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Refugees--Vietnam (Republic)--History--20th century.

Refugees.

Refugees--Guam--History--20th century.

Boat people--Vietnam--History--20th century.

Boat people.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Naval operations.

Political refugees.

Vietnamese.

Operation New Life, 1975.

Guam.

Vietnam.

Physical Description:

vii, 195 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

History of Operation New Life

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]

Summary:

"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, Operation New Life was among the most intensive humanitarian efforts ever accomplished by the U.S. government, with the help of the people of Guam. Without it, many evacuees would have died somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. This book chronicles a part of the first mass migration of Vietnamese "boat people," before and after the fall of Saigon in April 1975--a story still unfolding almost half a century later"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Last Days of Saigon

2. The Vietnamese Navy and the Truang Xudn

3. Task Force 76 and USS Kirk

4. Guam's Preparations

5. Operation New Life

6. Life in the Guam Camps

7. First, Second, and Third Wave Arrivals

8. Repatriates and the Thitong Tin I Odyssey

9. Auxiliary Team and Sponsors

10. The Other Camps

11. Follow Up and Untold Stories

12. The Two Vietnams.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-191) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781476686998

1476686998

OCLC:

1262119261

Publisher Number:

99991144250