HUMAN 1C Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Vietnamese Boat People, Militarism, Unexploded Ordnance
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Documenting the histories of cambodian, laotian, hmong and vietnamese diasporic communities. April 30 -> commemorates end of vietnam war. Despite what happened, they"re better off in america. Voice of the american soldier who felt guilty that. Voice of the american soldier who felt guilty that the us abandoned their allies. Voice of the physician who wants to fuggedaboutit and move on. Us withdrew and retreated and escaped with refugees. Kind of started by us cia because they trained laos. Individuals who had direct connections to the us military in some way. 2 million cambodians at the hands of the khmer rouge. Unexploded orddances (uxo) have killed 20k people in laos since the bombings have ended. If you tried to leave in late 70s and 80s, it was considered illegal. Half the fam would leave so they could sponsor the rest.
