Over one million refugees fled the war-ravaged countries of Vietnam. They were prepared to risk everything. Those who took to the ocean in tiny overcrowded ships were dubbed the “boat people.” ...

When South Vietnam fell in 1975 ... work with all the nations to try to save all the boat people,” he told them. RELATED: What the Refugee Crisis Means for the Future of the EU The Boat People ...

In late 1978, huge numbers of refugees began fleeing Vietnam in flimsy boats. Diep Quan was rescued at sea and was among the first of the Vietnamese refugees to arrive in Britain. Show more In ...

The U.S. has long been a safe haven for people fleeing political persecution, including the family of state Rep. Hoan Huynh after the Vietnam War. "Congress and the courts must address Trump’s harmful ...

Refugees are often dehumanised and reduced to statistics. Just as the term ‘boat people’ was once synonymous with Vietnamese refugees, the current ‘small boats’ references risk ...

Refugees are often dehumanised and reduced to statistics. Just as the term ‘boat people’ was once synonymous with Vietnamese refugees, the current ‘small boats’ references risk ...

More than 20 years living in Thailand outside refugee camps for fear of being returned to Vietnam, 19 Vietnamese boat people were finally settled in Canada. The effort seemed to be impossible to ...

In 1975, one boat alone brought 3,743 refugees to the territory's shores. People continued to leave Vietnam and arrive in Hong Kong at an increasing rate throughout the late seventies. In 1979 ...

Lunar New Year festivities are in full swing, and for the Australian Vietnamese community this year's celebrations are extra ...

Rachel Nguyen tells the story of the Vietnamese Boat People who came to Britain in ... eventually agreed to take in 10,000 Vietnamese refugees. Scattered around the country, thanks to a ...