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Although considered evacuees at the time, escaping their conquered country (the former South Vietnam); over time they came to be accepted as simply "immigrants", similar to America's Pilgrams who fled from England in about 1620 in 80 foot long wooden boats (which historians prefer to call ships).
Somewhat similar to the Pilgrims when they landed in America in their 80' foot long wooden ships in 1620. They were escaping religious prosecution from England (Great Britain). The boat people traveling in similar vessels were escaping South Vietnam as it was being conquered by North Vietnam; they were termed "refugees" as they were "escaping" from one country to another.
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How many people could a U boat fit world war 2?
Its U-boat not you boat first of all. I'm not sure myself, but I can say it might vary from the different types of U-boats.
What is a kanaka?
kanaka is kind of like slavery. Kanaka's were tricked onto a boat, by people saying things like "get on the boat we have treasure", to be shipped to America to be put to slavery back in times when Bach was around. That is also where "John Kanakanaka" came from.
Who was the person that came to America and worked without pay to pay off the cost of their voyage?
Many people wanted to come to America from Europe, but a lot of people could not afford to pay for passage on a boat. These poorer folks who wanted to make a better life for their families had the option to come over on a boat, and then work off their debt as a slave for a period of around 7 years. This practice was known as indentured servitude.
What is a uboat?
U-Boat was the name used by the Allies for German submarines particularly during WW2. U-Boat stood for Unterseeboot, the German for submarine. Unterseeboot was actually a general term for submarines.Answer: An undersea boat or submarine. Also can be known as a German Submarine.A U-Boat or "unter see boot" is the German name for a submarine.
What was traveling to the New World like in 1750?
Traveling to the New World was a very difficult road. Many people died of hunger and diseases in the ship. Because their desire to eat was so great, they had no choice but to eat the dead bodies in the ship. Almost not even half of the people in the boat survive.
Vietnamese who fled their country by sea?
"Vietnamese Boat People"
Who are boat people?
Vietnamese refugees
When did the Vietnamese boat people arrive in the Philippines?
1975 onwards.
Why did the Vietnamese boat people travel?
because they had nothing else to do
Where did the vietnamese boat people go?
I heard some people went to Malaysia
The Vietnamese boat people in the Philippines?
Just like the Pilgrams landing in America in the 1600s; the Vietnamese landed where ever they were welcomed in the 1970s.
How was New Zealand affected by the Vietnam War?
There was a exodus of Vietnamese people called the boat people to Australia and New Zealand.
Where did Vietnamese boat people resettled in the Philippines?
The northern & western coastal regions would seem a good bet.
South Vietnamese refugees and fear of communist north?
Most Vietnamese are not refugees and most refugees are not Vietnamese. Those Vietnamese that became refugees in the 1940s-1980s fled the violence of the Indochina Wars, which destroyed Vietnam and made life difficult for many Vietnamese.
How do you get new boat capacity plate?
why did the vietnamese persecute french missionaries
Describe the phenomenon of the boat people Vietnamese?
Maybe smart might be the better response; when one considers the 6 million "Holocaust" people who didn't "take a boat" and escape from Germany during WWII. Those people ended up being cooked in German ovens.
When the vietnamese come up with boat to escape?
Soon after their country fell in April of '75.
