S.E. Asian Immigration to the U.S.

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22 questions
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What are some fears and anxieties that people can experience when relocationg to a foreign country?

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Prediction: What do you think was going on in 1970ś that would see a rise of immigrants from Southeast Asia?

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Analysis:
Circle the Metro with the highest population of Vietnamese immigrants in the Pacific Northwest
Underline the metro area with 5.2 percent of population are Vietnamese immigrants.

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Analysis:
Underline the Metro area that has the highest PERCENTAGE of concentration of Vietnamese immigrants within the metro areas
Circle the metro has the highest POPULATION of Vietnamese immigrants.

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Hypothesis: Why do you think California and the west coast has a high population of Vietnamese immigrants?

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Define Refugee in your own words

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Draw an image of what you think communism would look like.

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What were the hopes of Ho Chi MInh and the Viet Minh against French expansion into Vietnam? (0:58)

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Why did the U.S. not support Ho Chi Minh and his government? (1:42)

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Who did the U.S. support in the hopes of stopping communist governments? (1:50)

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What was the Domino principle in relation to the spread of communism? (2:24)

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How many were killed by the U.S. in fighting in the Vietnam War? (2:55)

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How long did the Vietnam War carry on? (3:28)

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Who won the Vietnam War and what was the end result? (4:10)

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What were some of the experiences and emotions of people emigrating away from their home? (1:58)

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What kind of responsibilities do they say the countries that have a hand in the war (including the U.S) have?

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Highlight how many messages the White House was receiving early on that were not in favor of the aid to the refugees.

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HIghlight who Senator Byrd said should be ¨screened¨ out of the resettlement.

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HIghlight what Senate Foriegn Relations Committee and Joe Biden´s concern was with the refugee act.

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Define assimilate in your own words.

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Why did President Gerald Ford say we should open the door to immigrants of all countries?

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Provide a summary in 1-2 paragraphs of the S.E. Asian peoples experiences of immigration to the U.S..
1. Include the push factor: Refugee crisis of the Vietnam war
2. Include the Pull factor: Indochina Migration and Refugee Act 1975