HUMAN 1C Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ron Kovic, South China Sea, Hoa People
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Fall of saigon led to massive relocation of vietnamese peoples. Resettled in arkansas, florida, and san diego! This first generation of refugees were called the good ones". They had the most contact with the western world. Most of the american public said they didn"t want the vietnamese. If you lived at camp pendleton, to leave you needed to find sponsors in order to leave. Carter and ford both allowed refugees to come, not necessarily for humanitarian reasons, but more of a political statement to stand against communism. Ron kovic was a patriotic young american, volunteered for the war, and didn"t like how veterans were treated, led more to be against. Land and boat people refugees, many left through the south china sea to other. Over 2 milion did this, 200,000 to 400,000 people lost their lives because of lack of food, water, or a storm or pirates.