Hearts of Freedom

Stories of Southeast Asian Refugees

AvPeter Duschinsky,Colleen Lundy

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

Between 1975 and 1997 some three million Vietnamese, Cambodians, and Laotians fled atrocities in their home countries, with over 210,000 resettling in Canada. While this history is partly known to some Canadians, little has been written about it, especially from the perspectives of the refugees themselves.Hearts of Freedom is a rich oral history based on interviews with 145 former refugees, sharing deeply moving accounts of oppression, concentration camps, genocide, and perilous escapes over land and sea. Survivors reflect on their first impressions of Canada – the unfamiliar snow and cold, the unexpected kindness of neighbours, and occasional encounters with racism. Through their experiences, we come to understand the strengths and weaknesses of Canada's refugee programs. These stories reveal how refugees' attachment to Canada grew over the years and how multiculturalism policies facilitated that.Ordinary Canadians played a decisive role in the first mass refugee movement through newly created private sponsorship programs – a role for which the United Nations awarded the Nansen Medal to the Canadian people in 1986. Coming at a time when we are assessing the benefits of immigration and refugee policies and programs, Hearts of Freedom documents the lives and contributions of people who have suffered the worst excesses of war to rebuild their lives in Canada.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-09-02
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:544 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:McGill-Queen's Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
Antal sidor:372
Förlag:McGill-Queen's University Press
Medarbetare:Joe Clark
ISBN:9780228025528

Utforska kategorier

Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Peter Duschinsky (Author) Peter Duschinsky is Immigration Canada's former director of international liaison and the co-author of Running on Empty: Canada and the Indochinese Refugees, 1975–1980.Colleen Lundy (Author) Colleen Lundy is professor emeritus of social work at Carleton University.Michael J. Molloy (Author) Michael J. Molloy coordinated the resettlement of sixty thousand Indochinese refugees in 1979–80 and is the co-author of Running on Empty: Canada and the Indochinese Refugees, 1975–1980. He lives in Ottawa.Allan Moscovitch (Author) Allan Moscovitch is professor emeritus at Carleton University.

Recensioner i media

“Hearts of Freedom recounts the heroic stories of the boat people in heart-wrenching, unimaginable situations as they searched for freedom. Their testimonies – filled with unreal courage, sacrifice, and tenacity – will never leave you.” – Hieu C. Truong, OC “This book offers a poignant collection of living memories – vital testimonies from survivors of one of Southeast Asia’s darkest chapters. This is a powerful act of remembrance and a step toward healing.” – Phloeun Prim, executive director, Cambodian Living Arts “I rarely have the chance to learn about the journey, experiences, and challenges faced by my parents’ generation. Hearts of Freedom provides new perspectives on childhood memories, answering many inner questions. It is an immensely valuable resource.” – Som Phouangpraseuth, former president, Lao Association of Ottawa Valley “Hearts of Freedom offers a refreshing update on the lives and experiences of Southeast Asian refugees in Canada – political repression, traumatic experiences of escape, culture shocks associated with arrival – that will help familiarize the next generation with their remarkable stories.” – Victor Satzewich, author of Points of Entry: How Canada’s Immigration Officers Decide Who Gets In “The Hearts of Freedom project is a huge accomplishment.” – Marlene Epp, author of Eating Like a Mennonite: Food and Community across Borders

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword • ixThe Rt Hon. Joe ClarkPreface and Methodology • xiiiAcknowledgments • xixThe Hearts of Freedom Project • xxiiiMaps follow page • xxixIntroduction • 3Timeline • 15Part OneSoutheast Asia: Wars, Oppression, and Refugees1 The Southeast Asian Refugee Movement: Its Root Causes and History • 23Part TwoVietnamese War Refugees2 Escaping Vietnam: The War Refugees of 1975 • 393 The Vietnamese War Refugees’ Lives in Canada • 504 The War Refugees: Three Stories • 59Part ThreeVietnamese Boat People5 The Boat People: Escape from Vietnam • 796 Boat People Escapes: Four Stories • 997 Resettling the Boat People in Canada • 1118 Boat People’s Lives in Canada: Seven Stories • 130Part FourCambodian Refugees9 Surviving War and Genocide, Escaping from Cambodia • 16910 Cambodian Resettlement in Canada: Perseverance, Courage, and Hope • 19311 Against the Odds: Three Cambodian Refugee Stories of Survival • 202Part FiveLaotian Refugees12 Laos: The Secret War, Escape, and Refugee Camps • 21913 Resettlement of Laotian Refugees in Canada: Struggles and Successes • 23614 Constantly Adapting: Stories of Three Laotian Refugees • 248Conclusions and Reflections • 267Appendices1 Statistical Analysis of the Refugee Movement from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos to Canada, 1975–97 • 2852 Statistical Analysis of the Hearts of Freedom Project Interviews • 2963 Canadian Government and Civil Society Interviews • 2994 Hearts of Freedom Project Management and Teams • 304References • 309Contributors • 321Index • 325