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Hearts of Freedom Stories of Southeast Asian Refugees

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Between 1975 and 1997 some three million Vietnamese, Cambodians, and Laotians fled atrocities in their home countries, with over 210,000 resettling in Canada. Hearts of Freedom is an oral history based on interviews with 175 former refugees, documenting their moving accounts of oppression, perilous escapes,...

Beschreibung

Between 1975 and 1997 some three million Vietnamese, Cambodians, and Laotians fled atrocities in their home countries, with over 210,000 resettling in Canada. Hearts of Freedom is an oral history based on interviews with 175 former refugees, documenting their moving accounts of oppression, perilous escapes, and evolving impressions of their new country.

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum

02.09.2025
Abbildungen

16 tables, 4 maps, 13 photos
Verlag McGill-Queen's University Press

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum

02.09.2025
Abbildungen

16 tables, 4 maps, 13 photos
Verlag McGill-Queen's University Press
Seitenzahl

372
Maße (L/B/H)

22,9/15,2/2,5 cm
Gewicht

544 g
Sprache

Englisch
ISBN

978-0-228-02552-8
Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: Hearts of Freedom

  • Foreword • ix
    The Rt Hon. Joe Clark

    Preface and Methodology • xiii

    Acknowledgments • xix

    The Hearts of Freedom Project • xxiii

    Maps follow page • xxix

    Introduction • 3
    Timeline • 15

    Part One
    Southeast Asia: Wars, Oppression, and Refugees

    1 The Southeast Asian Refugee Movement: Its Root Causes and History • 23

    Part Two
    Vietnamese War Refugees

    2 Escaping Vietnam: The War Refugees of 1975 • 39

    3 The Vietnamese War Refugees’ Lives in Canada • 50

    4 The War Refugees: Three Stories • 59

    Part Three
    Vietnamese Boat People

    5 The Boat People: Escape from Vietnam • 79

    6 Boat People Escapes: Four Stories • 99

    7 Resettling the Boat People in Canada • 111

    8 Boat People’s Lives in Canada: Seven Stories • 130

    Part Four
    Cambodian Refugees

    9 Surviving War and Genocide, Escaping from Cambodia • 169

    10 Cambodian Resettlement in Canada: Perseverance, Courage, and Hope • 193

    11 Against the Odds: Three Cambodian Refugee Stories of Survival • 202

    Part Five
    Laotian Refugees

    12 Laos: The Secret War, Escape, and Refugee Camps • 219

    13 Resettlement of Laotian Refugees in Canada: Struggles and Successes • 236

    14 Constantly Adapting: Stories of Three Laotian Refugees • 248

    Conclusions and Reflections • 267

    Appendices
    1 Statistical Analysis of the Refugee Movement from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos to Canada, 1975–97 • 285
    2 Statistical Analysis of the Hearts of Freedom Project Interviews • 296
    3 Canadian Government and Civil Society Interviews • 299
    4 Hearts of Freedom Project Management and Teams • 304

    References • 309
    Contributors • 321
    Index • 325