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Running on empty : Canada and the Indochinese refugees, 1975-1980 /

A powerful history of how Canada rescued 70,000 Indochinese refugees between 1975 and 1980.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Molloy, Michael J (Autor), Duschinsky, Peter, 1943- (Autor), Jensen, Kurt F. (Kurt Frank), 1946- (Autor), Shalka, Robert J., 1945- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017.
Colección:McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. 41.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I A History of Canada's Involvement With the Indochinese Refugees, 1975
  • 1980
  • 1. The Historical Evolution of Canada's Refugee Policy between World War II and the Immigration Act, 1976
  • 2. The Fall of Saigon and Canada's Response
  • 3. The First Wave, 1975
  • 1977
  • 4. The Immigration Act, 1976: New Provisions for Refugees
  • 5. Ramping Up for Crisis, 1978
  • 6. Canada Engages: Critical Decisions, 1978
  • 1979
  • 7. Innovation on the Run
  • 8. Mr Atkey's Fifty Thousand
  • 9. To Match or Not to Match: It's All about the Numbers
  • 10. Mr Axworthy Sees It Through.
  • pt. II Resettlement Operations in Southeast Asia
  • 11. Singapore: The Early Years
  • 12. The Canadian Refugee Program in Singapore, 1975
  • 1980
  • 13. Singapore: Visas, Mounties, and Medicals
  • 14. Singapore: One Man's Refugee Movement
  • 15. Bangkok, 1978
  • 1979: Operational Beginnings
  • 16. Bangkok, 1979
  • 1980: Crises and Growth
  • 17. Bangkok: Working in the Camps
  • 18. Hong Kong, Macau, Manila
  • 19. Quebec Operations in Southeast Asia
  • 20. Rescue at Sea.
  • pt. III Welcoming the Refugees
  • 21. Receiving the Refugees: The Staging Areas
  • 22.Community Coordination
  • 23. The Refugee Liaison Officers
  • 24. Adapting to Canada: The Long Struggle.