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Study Guide: SOCSCI78B "South East Asian Refugee History" for UCI Students

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Asian American Communities (SOCSCI78B)

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Study guide covers "South East Asian Refugee History" section of the Asian American Communities course (course code SOCSCI78B) at UC Irvine. This document can also be used as review flashcards with terms and their definitions (made originally through Quizlet). Countries covered: Vietnam, Cambodia, ...

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Southeast Asian Refugee History
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1. Refugee Definition: a person who escaped from their country due
to fear of being persecuted, imprisoned, or tortured-- all
for their political or religious background. It is a status that
is politically-designated.

2. Cold War & Com- Definition: Reason why US became involved in Vietnam.
munism Fought to prevent spread of ______ in Southeast Asia.

Significance: It was the 1st televised war. the American
public had seen its brutality; rationalized the war was not
ideological or moral.

3. "Secret War" Definition: The US started a ___ by dropping bombs in
(1965-1973) Laos and Cambodia in order to stop Northern Vietnam
from invading. Also sprayed Napalm in forests to prevent
them from hiding.

Significance: The vast majority that were killed (2-3 mil-
lion Vietnamese) were civilians and thus South Vietnam
wrongfully bombed. Chemicals also poisoned water and
land, as well as burned skin.

4. Vietnam War Definition: A Vietnamese civil war that the US involved
(1955-1975) themselves in for 10 years. Resulted in Saigon surrender-
ing to Vietcong, and thus the US's withdrawal.

Significance: War spread to Cambodia and Laos.

5. Khmer Rouge Definition: At the end of Viet war, this group became gov-
ernment of Cambodia. In order to rebuild their country as
an independent nation, they closed all Western-promoting
institutions: depopulated cities, left technology, abolished
education system.

Significance: Closed Cambodia off from all media; the
world did not know until the 1990s.

6. The Killing Fields Definition: The Khmer Rouge documented the Cambodian
or Cambodi- citizens they questioned, tortured, and killed-- all because

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