ASIAN AM 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Vietnam War, Khmer Language, Khmer People
30 Nov 2016
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Abolished national origins as basis of immigration. Provided annual admission of 170,000 immigrants from eastern hemisphere; 120,000 from western hemisphere. Family members: spouse, children, parents of citizens exempted from quota. Cambodia, kampuchea, or khmer empire: cambodians, khmer people, khmer language. Laos: laotians (lowland), lao land, hmong (highland) French indochina refers to vietnam, laos, cambodia. Names of war in west: vietnam war, vietnam conflict, second indochina war. Names of war in non-west: american war, resistance war against america. Rooted in anti-colonial struggle of vietnam for independence and national sovereignty. Rooted in political, social, and cultural divisions within vietnam. Rooted in truman doctrine or policy to contain communism and spread american democracy: proxy war for u. s, war fought openly with u. s. troops and covertly through cia activities. 1840s 1880s, france looked to expand indochina empire. Exacerbated class divisions among peasants and elites: divide and rule. Implemented policies to deepen cultural and social divisions.
