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Viet Kieu in America
Personal Accounts of Postwar Immigrants from Vietnam
E-bok, 2009
265 kr
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Vietnamese make up one of the largest refugee populations in the United States, some arriving by boat in 1975 after the fall of Saigon and others coming in the 1990s. This collection of 22 essays by 14 authors illuminates Vietnamese-American culture, views of freedom and oppression, and the issues …
Bamboo Gulag
Political Imprisonment in Communist Vietnam
E-bok, 2015
294 kr
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This comprehensive review of the gulag system instituted in communist Vietnam explores the three-pronged approach that was used to convert the rebellious South into a full-fledged communist country after 1975. This book attempts to retrace the path of these imprisoned people from the last months of …
Vietnamese Boat People, 1954 and 1975-1992
E-bok, 2015
294 kr
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The biggest diaspora in Vietnamese history occurred between 1975 and 1992, when more than two million people fled by boat to escape North Vietnam''s oppressive communist regime. Before this well-known exodus from Vietnam''s shores, however, there was a massive population shift within the country. …
Saigon
A History
E-bok, 2011
285 kr
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Saigon (since 1976, officially Hồ Chi Minh City but widely still referred to as Saigon) is the largest metropolitan area in modern Vietnam and has long been the country''s economic engine. This is the city''s complete history, from its humble beginnings as a Khmer village in the swampy Mekong delta …
Legends of Vietnam
An Analysis and Retelling of 88 Tales
E-bok, 2014
328 kr
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Legends are a mirror of the culture that creates them, a revealing lens through which to observe society, religion, history, and traditions. This volume explores Vietnamese legends from 1321 to today--tales of gods, spirits, ghosts, giants, extraordinary individuals, heroes, common people, and …
Inside An Loc
The Battle to Save Saigon, April-May 1972
Av Vo Nghia M. Vo, Duong Van Nguyen Duong
E-bok, 2015
273 kr
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The Battle of An Loc was one of the bloodiest battles in the Vietnam War and a defining moment in the history of the Republic of South Vietnam. A few square blocks tucked among vast rubber tree plantations, the provincial town was thought to be of little strategic value to the North Vietnamese. Yet …
ARVN and the Fight for South Vietnam
E-bok, 2021
382 kr
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With the withdrawal of French forces from South Vietnam in 1955, the U.S. took an ever-widening role in defending the country against invasion by North Vietnam. By 1965, the U.S. had "Americanized" the war, relegating the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) to a supporting role. While the U.S. …
Vietnam War Refugees in Guam
A History of Operation New Life
E-bok, 2022
345 kr
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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 …
