SOC218H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Hoa People, Visible Minority
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Vietnam war : north vietnam vs south vietnam. Saigon city is the back of the front line ( the base where solders return to after returning from the front line of battle) 1975 - the fall of saigon - panic efforts to leave the country. Refugee wave - left country by sea by land and by air. Some in small boats or large ships - limited amount of food on the boat. Pirates, storms and malnourished a lot of people died (do not know how many were left) People who fled a lot of them who got on the ship had a connection with the us government. Canada generously accepted a lot of refugees after the fall of saigon. Most immigrants took ships - first went to another asian countries and was put in a ref camp accept them. Then developed countries would decide how much refs they want and they would.
