THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AT OUR DOORSTEP: POLITICAL AMBIGUITY AND SUCCESSFUL IMPROVISATION |
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| Authors: | Felix Moos CS Morrison |
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| Institution: | FELIX MOOS has a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Washington (Seattle) and is presently professor of anthropology and East Asian languages and cultures at the University of Kansas. He has done fieldwork and worked as an applied anthropologist in East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania. His published research has been primarily in the area of the application of anthropology to the problems of change and acculturation.;Rear Admiral C.S. MORRISON is now retired from the United States Navy and is presently living in Southern California. During his active service he held numerous major commands in many parts of the world including Pacific Command representative for Guam and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and Commander Naval Forces Marianas. |
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| Abstract: | In the spring of 1975, the United States was faced not only with military defeat in Vietnam, but also with the challenge of processing, caring for and eventually resettling more than 130,000 persons fleeing Vietnam.
This paper presents a case study of the operation-"New Life" which evacuated these refugees and cared for them on Guam until they could be resettled. The account focuses on the logistic problems and pragmatic solutions reached in a situation where there existed a wide gap between public policy and i t s application. This discussion is especially instructive in light of the growing national and international problem of refugee relocation. |
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