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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE. QUE NGUYEN . Q1: Tell me something you know about Vietnam?. Story of boat people. AROUND 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE ESCAPED VIETNAM BY BOATS IN THE 1970s- 1980s. Q2: Why did people migrate from Vietnam on the boat?. Q3: On what types of boat did they escape?.
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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE QUE NGUYEN
AROUND 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE ESCAPED VIETNAM BY BOATS IN THE 1970s- 1980s
Q4: WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM WHEN THEY WERE ON THE BOAT? • - DRIFTED AT SEA FOR DAYS AND MONTHS • - RESCUED BY OTHER BOATS • - COME TO THE SHORES OF MALAYSIA, INDONESIA, THAILAND, PHILIPPINES, AND HONGKONG; • - PUT INTO REFUGEE CAMPS; • - ALLOWED TO ENTER OTHER COUNTRIES.
Q4: What challenges did they face? • ESTIMATES FOR DEATHS VARY FROM 50,000 TO 200,000 (AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION MINISTRY).
Q5: WHERE ARE THE BOAT PEOPLE NOW? • THE UNITED STATES ACCEPTED: 823,000 REFUGEES; • BRITAIN ACCEPTED: 19,000; • FRANCE ACCEPTED 96,000; • AUSTRALIA ACCEPTED 137,000; • CANADA ACCEPTED 137,000; • PHILIPPINES:????
FILM “VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE” • WRITTEN AND NARRATED BY VINCENT • LISTEN TO VIETNAMESE MUSIC • WHAT HAS VINCENT LEARN FROM HIS MOTHER’S STORY?
Q7: WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM THE STORIES ABOUT VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE?