The life we were given [[electronic resource] ] : Operation Babylift, international adoption, and the children of war in Vietnam / / Dana Sachs

• Autore: Sachs Dana
• Pubblicazione: Boston, : Beacon Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Disciplina: 959.704/3086914
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The life we were given
• ISBN: 0-8070-4242-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781184203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II