Looking on the internet I have found out that they where refugees from the Vietnam war. If what I remember correctly they where held in some sort of camps that had terrable conditions.
What happened to them?
2006-10-10 12:34:52 · 7 answers · asked by footynutguy 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Don't know
2006-10-10 12:35:51 · answer #1 · answered by A. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember hearing about them too and had completely forgotten the term until your question. Most of them were taken in by the US, Canada, Australia and some in Britain. It seems that those were the more fortunately ones. The ones who tried to find asylum in the neighbouring countries were either turned away at the shores or put into the boats and pushed out to sea to fend for themselves when too many of them suddenly showed. The US doubled the agreed to number of people they were willing to take in when the images were shown around the world of these overcrowded boats going out to sea. Most were not in seafaring condition or were attacked by pirates in the area. Out of guilt (they admit) the US rescued and took in most of these refugees because they knew that the exodus was caused by the war they had waged.
That's what I was able to find online and most of the sources seem to have the same story.
2006-10-10 12:50:41 · answer #2 · answered by Iknowsomestuff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many of them integrated into western society and are now productive citizens. Wasn't there a famous Hollywood director or someone who was a boat person?
I know in my community a local church took some Laos refugees in. The church helped them get used to there new surroundings. Some weird things they thought at first: Dog Food (i.e. Alpo) was actually dog met for human consumption, Paper bags were to be cut into strips and eaten..........
2006-10-10 12:43:51 · answer #3 · answered by LanceMiller77 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they all got given council houses and the opertunity to stay hear as well as other countries . other nations took them as immigrants and gave them homes etc also very few were actuaslly sent back to vietnam to face treason as there country saw it .
2006-10-10 13:16:04 · answer #4 · answered by a1ways_de1_lorri_2004 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont know much about it, all I remember as a kid these Vietnamese children started at our school and we were told they were "boat people"
2006-10-10 12:39:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think after the war most went back home ..
2006-10-10 12:39:58 · answer #6 · answered by Red 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of them were sent back, those that had sponsors were allowed to immigrate.
2006-10-10 12:38:15 · answer #7 · answered by MUD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋