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A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.

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The UNHCR had helped by sending over 400 boats to help, and a conference was held to make  comprehensive plan of action.

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Phu had to get a fake passport so he wouldn't have to fight in the war.He paid for He had to live by himself at a refugee camp. He made few friends and was harassed  at his new school and got into fights just because he was Vietnamese. In the end he was able to reconnect with his family and became a defense lawyer.

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What did their future hold. What were their options?

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What did their future hold. What were their options?

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The refugees had to sometimes get sent back to Vietnam and and and had to get their documents. They faced prospects of staying years of being in camps. Those who worked and studied hard were eventually accepted by the West and were recommended by the UNHCR workers.

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What were their lives like when they arrived?

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What were their lives like when they arrived?

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The Vietnamese were not as educated as the general population in their aslylum

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How did the refugees get to the other countries?

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How did the refugees get to the other countries?

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The refugees had usually taken boats and ships across the ocean. They were known as the "boat people".

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The north became democratic and communist while the South was against that. Diem's police then began to torture and execute civilians of Veit Cong. Soon Veit Cong began to fight against the North .

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Vietnam is a Southeast Asian country on the south China sea. During the war Ho Chi Mihn was the capital of the south and Hanoi was the capital of the north. The North was the communist country while the south was against communism.

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The civilians of both Vietnam countries, Cambodia, and Laos. The American and Vietnamese soldiers who fought were also involved. The families of the soldiers were also sadly affected.

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Many of the refugees were sent to U.S.A., Australia, Canada and France. They also became refugees of other southern Asia countries. Sadly though 500,000 we repatriated voluntary and involuntarily.