The Vietnam War
- Timeline: Vietname Profile [BBC]This timeline is about the history of Vietnam. It includes the lead up to the Vietnam war, and the aftermath which included the refugee crisis.
- The Vietnam War 1962-75 [Anzac Portal]The Vietnam War was the longest twentieth century conflict in which Australians participated.
- Vietnamese Re-education campsFollowing the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, Vietnamese Communist government began to open hundreds of “re-education” camps throughout the country.
- Vietnam War HeroesFrom 1962, approximately 50,000 Australians, including ground troops, air force and navy personnel served in Vietnam. 521 died and close to 2,400 were wounded.
Australia and the Vietnam War
Australia and the Vietnam War
Exploring Australia's involvement in the Vietnam war, the public's initial reaction, the bloody conflict, a changing in public mood and the aftermath and legacies of the most controversial conflict this country has ever participated in.
SOURCE: VEA (2006), from ClickView [32:05 mins] URL: https://clickv.ie/w/ngvp
Vietnamese Migration to Australia
- The Vietnamese Refugees who changed White Australia [SBS News] A surge in Vietnamese immigration to Australia after the Vietnam War was the first test for multiculturalism after the White Australia Policy ended.
- Timeline: Vietnamese immigration to Australia [ABC]This article presents a timeline of Vietnamese migration to Australia from pre 1975 to 2011.
- Vietnamese Refugees Boat Arrival [National Museum] On 26 April 1976, the first boatload of refugees fleeing Vietnam sailed into Darwin Harbour, heralding a series of arrivals over the next few years.
- From there (Vietnam) to Here (Australia)This is a personal account of leaving Vietnam as a refugee published on the NSW Migration Heritage Centre website.
- Born in Vietnam, Made in AustraliaThis essay by Pauline Nguyen was selected for Best Australian Essays 2010.
Vietnamese Refugees to America
I Was A Boat Person: Vietnamese Refugees Look Back
Decades ago, Vietnamese refugees made boat journeys just as dangerous as those facing Syrians today. This is their story.
SOURCE: AJ+ (2015), posted on YouTube, [3:41 mins], URL: https://youtu.be/UQTviKM9Mx0
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