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| − | The "boat people" of [[Vietnam]] were the largest mass departure of asylum seekers by sea in modern history. [http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/vietnam/story/boat.people/] | + | The "boat people" of [[Vietnam]] were the largest mass departure of asylum seekers by sea in modern history. [http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/vietnam/story/boat.people/] 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. [http://www.boatpeople.org/boat_people_the_journey.htm] |
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*[http://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.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] | ||
Revision as of 12:49, July 6, 2007
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]
External links
- Vietnam's boat people: 25 years of fears, hopes and dreams - Scott McKenzie, CNN Interactive
- Boat People - The Journey