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His parents were among the 2 million Vietnamese boat people who after the war desperately sought to escape Vietnam to neighboring countries.
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Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 9 June 2024
Hello, boat people!
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2021
Then as the boat people escaped, peaking in 1978 and 1979, the temple grew, moving to their pagoda on Cherry Street.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2022
In his first week of office, his first two decisions were: 1) to approve a Mossad operation to rescue Ethiopian Jews, and 2) to direct the Israeli navy to rescue the Vietnamese boat people.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022
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Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 9 June 2024
Hello, boat people!
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2021
Then as the boat people escaped, peaking in 1978 and 1979, the temple grew, moving to their pagoda on Cherry Street.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2022
In his first week of office, his first two decisions were: 1) to approve a Mossad operation to rescue Ethiopian Jews, and 2) to direct the Israeli navy to rescue the Vietnamese boat people.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022
See all Example Sentences for boat people
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“Boat people.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boat%20people. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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