Verlag: Beaufort Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 0825306906 ISBN 13: 9780825306907
Anbieter: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, USA
Zustand: Good. Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. 2.91.
Verlag: Beaufort Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 0825306906 ISBN 13: 9780825306907
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Zustand: Fair. Acceptable/Fair condition. Book is worn, but the pages are complete, and the text is legible. Has wear to binding and pages, may be ex-library. 2.91.
Verlag: Beaufort Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 0825306906 ISBN 13: 9780825306907
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Verlag: Carina Hoang Communications, 2011
ISBN 10: 0646542915 ISBN 13: 9780646542911
Anbieter: Elizabeth's Bookshops, Fremantle, WA, Australien
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Softcover. Zustand: FINE. AUSTRALIANAThe years 1975 to 1996 were witness to the largest mass migration in modern history, when more than a million people left war-torn Vietnam by boat in search of safety. Nicknamed âBoat People,â the desperate families often did not survive the journey. Thousands perished when their boats fell apart en route, while others succumbed to starvation, dehydration, and cold-blooded attacks by Thai pirates.Editor Carina Hoangâ"a survivor of the Exodus and a Special Representative for Australia for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)â"has compiled a book of rich personal stories, of the perilous sea journey, the time spent in refugee camps, and the final journey to new adopted homelands. Boat People: Personal Stories from the Vietnamese Exodus 1975â"1996is Hoang's moving account of the Vietnamese refugees that combines autobiographical accounts from survivors with evocative images from the time.After fleeing Vietnam with her family at the age of 16 in a wooden boat full of 373 refugees, Carina Hoang stayed in a UN refugee camp in Indonesia. When she received amnesty from the United States, she earned a B.S. in Chemistry at Rosemont College in Pennsylvania. Though many of her relatives now live in the U.S., Carina eventually settled in Australia with her husband and daughter.In recent years, Carina has taken groups of former âboat peopleâ back to the camps in Indonesia where they escaped to from Vietnam, searching for the graves of those who did not survive. After taking her first trip back to Indonesia and posting some photos of gravesites online, other refugee families had contacted her. They had recognized their relatives' names on the graves in the photos, and asked to accompany her on future trips. Her book is filled with the first-hand accounts of these Vietnamese boat people" and their families (including her own).First Edition. 247, [12] p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., 1 map, ports. ; 21 x 30 cm. #150322R/080723/111123Australia -- Biography.ÂÂ|ÂÂWomen refugees -- Australia -- Biography.ÂÂ|ÂÂWomen -- Vietnam -- Biography.ÂÂ|ÂÂVietnamese -- Australia -- Social conditions.ÂÂ|ÂÂAustralia -- Emigration and immigration -- History.ÂÂ|ÂÂVietnam -- Emigration and immigration -- History. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.
Verlag: Carina Hoang Communications, 2011
ISBN 10: 0646542915 ISBN 13: 9780646542911
Anbieter: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, USA
Zustand: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 1.05.
Verlag: Unknown, 2011
ISBN 10: 0646542915 ISBN 13: 9780646542911
Paperback. 1. Vietnamese migrants from around Australia share, in their own words, stories, photos, letters and ephemera. Includes interviews and photos by the journalists and photo journalists who covered the mass migration of Vietnamese from their country in the years after the Vietnam War. Carina Hoang Communications, 2010. First edition. A fine, unmarked copy in a fine slipcase. This copy has been inscribed and SIGNED by the author. Scans available if required. 2 Centimeters X 20.9 Centimeters X 29.7 Centimeters.
Verlag: Carina Hoang Communications, 2011
ISBN 10: 0646542915 ISBN 13: 9780646542911
Anbieter: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, USA
Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any). 1.05.
Verlag: Beaufort Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 0825306906 ISBN 13: 9780825306907
Anbieter: GoldenDragon, Houston, TX, USA
Paperback. Zustand: very good. Very Good Copy. Fast Shipment.
Verlag: Beaufort Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 0825306906 ISBN 13: 9780825306907
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Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition.
Verlag: Carina Hoang Communication Western Australia, 2010
ISBN 10: 0646542915 ISBN 13: 9780646542911
Anbieter: Bookies books, Boyanup, WA, Australien
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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book condition is very good. Spine intact. Text body clean. Front and back cover clean. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Signed by Author(s).
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Verlag: Beaufort Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 0825306906 ISBN 13: 9780825306907
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Verlag: Beaufort Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 0825306906 ISBN 13: 9780825306907
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paperback. Zustand: LikeNew. Text block, wraps and binding are in like new condition, without markings of any kind. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.
Verlag: Beaufort Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 0825306906 ISBN 13: 9780825306907
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Verlag: Beaufort Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 0825306906 ISBN 13: 9780825306907
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Zustand: new.
Verlag: Beaufort Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 0825306906 ISBN 13: 9780825306907
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Brand New Copy.
Verlag: Beaufort Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 0825306906 ISBN 13: 9780825306907
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Verlag: Beaufort Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 0825306906 ISBN 13: 9780825306907
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Verlag: Beaufort Books, 2013
ISBN 10: 0825306906 ISBN 13: 9780825306907
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Zustand: new.
Verlag: Carina Hoang Communication Western Australia, 2010
ISBN 10: 0987158406 ISBN 13: 9780987158406
Anbieter: Bookies books, Boyanup, WA, Australien
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Book condition is fine. Spine intact. Text body clean . Front and back clean. Book block clean. Excellent copy. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Rare book. 'They piled on top of one another in wooden boats, men , women and children, so desperate to escape their war-torn home. More than a million people would risk everything to tackle the high seas in search of haven. Many never made it to land, those who did endured unimaginable horrors. Told simply in their own words, Boat people gives voice to some of the survivors of the Vietnamese exodus, the largest mass migration in modern history. Their stories will make you weep. They will make yo angry . Above all, they will make you wonder at the human spirit to go on against all odds, This book is a powerful document of time we should never be allowed to forgewt - and of a people we should be proud to have given a new home. The Western Australian. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. RARE COPY. Signed by Author(s).
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