The Vietnamese American 1.5 generation: stories of war, revolution, flight, and new beginnings
Американцы вьетнамского происхождения поколения 1,5: истории войны, революции, бегства и нового начала
2007-06-01
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Asian American identityFall of SaigonIndochinese refugee crisisVietnamese American 1.5 generationVietnamese refugees
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Part I: Historical Overview 1. Vietnam before the Mid-nineteenth Century 2. French Colonial Rule and Vietnamese Resistance 3. Communism and Nationalism 4. The 1945 August Revolution 5. The First Indochina War 6. The American Involvement in Vietnam 7. The Fall of Saigon and Its Aftermath 8. The Plight of the Ethnic Chinese in Vietnam 9. An International Refugee Crisis 10. Ending the Indochinese Refugee Exodus Part II: Stories of War, Revolution, Flight, and New Beginnings 11. A Tragedy: From Vietnam to America 12. A Journey Called Freedom 13. My Autobiography 14. How It Feels to be an Asian American 15. Integrity Through Change 16. A Place to Call Home 17. The Coming of Age of a Chinese-Vietnamese American 18. My Father and I 19. The Pain in My Heart 20. The Never Ending Struggle 21. An Unfinished Journey 22. From Vietnam to Germany to the United States 23. Vietnam Memories in America 24. My Transition to Being an Asian American 25. At That Time in My Life Epilogue
Key Findings
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It contextualizes Vietnamese American 1.5-generation experiences within the fall of Saigon, displacement, ethnic Chinese persecution, and the broader Indochinese refugee exodus.
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Personal narratives document journeys from Vietnam to the United States and, in one case, through Germany, emphasizing war, flight, freedom, and resettlement.
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The collection portrays migration as an ongoing and unresolved struggle marked by trauma, memory, integrity, and the search for new beginnings.
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The testimonies explore identity formation and adaptation as Asian Americans, including coming of age, family relationships, cultural transition, and finding home.
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The work provides a historical overview of Vietnam from precolonial society through colonialism, war, communist revolution, and the post-1975 refugee crisis.
Research Object
Vietnamese American 1.5-generation immigrants and refugees
Research Subject
Their experiences of war, revolution, flight, migration, resettlement, identity formation, and new beginnings
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