Beginnings and endings at Dien Bien Phu -- Bending the rules of federal refugee policy -- The growing pains of the Iowa Refugee Service Denter -- Tai Dam as professional refugees -- The Boat People come to Iowa -- Iowa SHARES and the Cambodian refugees -- The littlest victims -- Children as cultural go betweens -- Robert Ray and the Indochinese refugees
Summary
"After Americans withdrew from the Vietnam War, Indochinese allies faced imprisonment, torture and death under communist regimes. The Tai Dam, an ethnic group from northern Vietnam, campaigned for sanctuary in 1975. Governor Robert D. Ray of Iowa agreed to help. Interviews with refugees and public officials inform this comprehensive study of Iowa's resettlement program"-- Provided by publisher
