Good Governor

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"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"--

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Full title :Good Governor.

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Publication Date:2017.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Place of Publication:Jefferson, UNITED STATES
Language:eng
Publication Date:2017.

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Description:1 online resource (242)

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ISBN:1476628882, 9781476628882
oclc:ocn990764379
LC Classification:F630.I43
Dewey Decimal:977.7/004959191

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.

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Américains d'origine indochinoise -- Hi… Biographies Boat people Boat people -- Vietnam Gouverneurs -- Biographies. -- Iowa Governors Governors -- Biography. -- Iowa Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 -- Réfugi… History HISTORY -- State & Local -- United Stat… Indochina Indochinese Americans Indochinese Americans -- History -- 20t… Iowa Iowa -- Politics and government -- 20th… Iowa., Governor's Task Force for Indoch… Lao (Peuple thaï) -- Histoire -- 20e si… Lao (Tai people) Lao (Tai people) -- History -- 20th cen… Politics and government