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| − | The "'''boat people'''" of [[Vietnam]] were the largest mass departure of asylum seekers by sea in modern history. <ref> | + | The "'''boat people'''" of [[Vietnam]] were the largest mass departure of asylum seekers by sea in modern history.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/vietnam/story/boat.people/</ref> Estimates range from 250,000 to 500,000 refugees who risked their lives to escape Communist oppression, despite a 1 out of 3 death rate on the high seas.<ref>http://www.boatpeople.org/boat_people_the_journey.htm</ref> Although some of the refugees were farmers, most before occupied Vietnam's cities.<ref> |
http://century.guardian.co.uk/1970-1979/Story/0,,106868,00.html</ref> | http://century.guardian.co.uk/1970-1979/Story/0,,106868,00.html</ref> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/vietnam/story/boat.people/ Vietnam's boat people: 25 years of fears, hopes and dreams] - Scott McKenzie, CNN Interactive |
*[http://www.boatpeople.org/boat_people_the_journey.htm Boat People - The Journey] | *[http://www.boatpeople.org/boat_people_the_journey.htm Boat People - The Journey] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:21, July 16, 2024
The "boat people" of Vietnam were the largest mass departure of asylum seekers by sea in modern history.[1] Estimates range from 250,000 to 500,000 refugees who risked their lives to escape Communist oppression, despite a 1 out of 3 death rate on the high seas.[2] Although some of the refugees were farmers, most before occupied Vietnam's cities.[3]
External links
- Vietnam's boat people: 25 years of fears, hopes and dreams - Scott McKenzie, CNN Interactive
- Boat People - The Journey