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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Sachs, Dana.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Children.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Refugees.
Airlift, Military -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century.
Children and war -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century.
Refugee children -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century.
Orphans -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century.
Intercountry adoption -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century.
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The life we were giv...
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The life we were given : Operation Babylift, international adoption, and the children of war in Vietnam / Dana Sachs.
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Sachs, Dana.
Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, c2010.
Subjects
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Children.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Refugees.
Airlift, Military -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century.
Children and war -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century.
Refugee children -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century.
Orphans -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century.
Intercountry adoption -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9780807042410 (hardcover : alk. paper) :
0807042412 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Description:
xix, 258 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Where they came from -- All Americans go home now -- A sea of human need -- If you are out there, we love you and we are looking for you -- Lost in the shuffle -- Standing on two legs -- Good intentions -- Mementoes and scars -- Ships to parents : severe orphan syndrome -- There was no one to take care of them -- Photographs and fires and rage -- I wanted to see what peace was like -- Hesitation and resignation -- Resources -- Baby in a burning building -- Belonging.
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Describes the history of Operation Babylift, the U.S. government's plan to airlift 3,000 displaced Vietnamese children before the fall of Saigon, and examines the lives of the displaced children after the operation.
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Hawaii State Library
Language, Literature & History
959.7043 Sa
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Waialua Public Library
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959.7043 Sa
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