02875nam 2200661Ia 450 991078118420332120230725044836.00-8070-4242-0(CKB)2550000000010617(OCoLC)607554804(CaPaEBR)ebrary10378008(SSID)ssj0000422088(PQKBManifestationID)11283282(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000422088(PQKBWorkID)10417613(PQKB)10856987(MiAaPQ)EBC3118082(Au-PeEL)EBL3118082(CaPaEBR)ebr10378008(OCoLC)922967963(EXLCZ)99255000000001061720090709d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe life we were given[electronic resource] Operation Babylift, international adoption, and the children of war in Vietnam /Dana SachsBoston Beacon Pressc20101 online resource (280 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8070-4241-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Vietnam War, 1961-1975ChildrenVietnam War, 1961-1975RefugeesAirlift, MilitaryVietnamHistory20th centuryChildren and warVietnamHistory20th centuryRefugee childrenVietnamHistory20th centuryOrphansVietnamHistory20th centuryIntercountry adoptionVietnamHistory20th centuryVietnam War, 1961-1975Children.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Refugees.Airlift, MilitaryHistoryChildren and warHistoryRefugee childrenHistoryOrphansHistoryIntercountry adoptionHistory959.704/3086914Sachs Dana1510113MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781184203321The life we were given3742417UNINA