Vietnam War Refugees in Guam: A History of Operation New Life

by Nghia M. Vo

Overview

More than 130,000 South Vietnamese fled their homeland at the end of the Vietnam War. Tens of thousands landed on the island of Guam on their way to the U.S. Many remained there. Guamanians and U.S. military personnel welcomed them. Funded by a $405 million Congressional appropriation, Operation New Life was among the most intensive humanitarian efforts ever accomplished by the U.S. government, with the help of the people of Guam. Without it, many evacuees would have died somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.

This book chronicles a part of the first mass migration of Vietnamese "boat people," before and after the fall of Saigon in April 1975--a story still unfolding almost half a century later.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476644172
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	03/24/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	203
Sales rank:	753,375
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Nghia M. Vo, a Vietnamese-American, has written multiple books on Vietnamese culture. He helped found the nonprofit Saigon Arts, Culture & Education Institute and works to document Vietnamese-American culture through conferences, publications and a website.
Nghia M. Vo, a Vietnamese-American, has written multiple books on Vietnamese culture. He helped found the nonprofit Saigon Arts, Culture & Education Institute and works to document Vietnamese-American culture through conferences, publications and a website.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
 1. The Last Days of Saigon
 2. The Vietnamese Navy and the Trýờng Xuân
 3. Task Force 76 and USS Kirk
 4. Guam’s Preparations
 5. Operation New Life
 6. Life in the Guam Camps
 7. First, Second, and Third Wave Arrivals
 8. Repatriates and the Thýõng Tín I Odyssey
 9. Auxiliary Team and Sponsors
10. The Other Camps
11. Follow Up and Untold Stories
12. The Two Vietnams
Abbreviations
Appendix I: Chronology of Important Events (1975)
Appendix II: Motion
Appendix III: By the Numbers
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

The inspiring story of how the US government, its military, and the people of Guam accepted 130,000 Vietnamese refugees. Nghia's well-researched account highlights stories of scores of evacuees traumatized by the war and loss of their homeland.”—James K. Bruton, Jr., Lt. Colonel (Ret.), US Army

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