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South East Asia
Throughout history there have been many different refugee movements in Southeast Asia. It is highly important to understand the difference between a refugee and an immigrant. The Webster’s dictionary defines a refugee as “one who flees to a shelter or place of safety.” A refugee flees the country in which he or she lives in for many different reasons. It can be the fear of persecution, fleeing from things like natural disasters, or even war. On the other hand, immigrants are people who voluntarily depart their homelands to seek a better life. In Vietnam the word “ty nan” means refugee. ‘Ty’ means to run away from something, to escape, and ‘nan’ means calamity or disaster (Willmott, 1966: 252). The purpose of this essay is to discuss the Vietnamese refugee movement in Southeast Asia. It will explore why people left their country of origin and it will also outline their experiences during their journey in the countries of their first and final refuge. The period between 1965 and 1975, was considered to be the ten most violent years in Vietnam. In the south, almost two million people were killed or wounded because of immense physical destruction of the countryside (Brainard and Zaharlick, 1987: 330). According to Brainard and Zaharlick, refugees from Vietnam were “primarily farmers from war-torn villages who fled the poverty and hunger in boats in the years that followed” (Brainard and Zaharlick, 1982: 330). Typically, refugees from Vietnam were thought of as “the boat people.” However, most of these people left Vietnam by crossing the Chinese boarder and not by boat. They were also ethnic Chinese, except that they had lived in Vietnam for generations (Willmott, 1966: 252). According to Willmott these ethnic Chinese “suffered increasing discrimination and prejudice and eventually were asked to leave” (Willmott, 1966: 253). After being given no alternative option these individuals resettled in places like Guangxi and Gua... Please login to view comments from other users.
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