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McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017. Soft cover. Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY MICHAEL MOLLOY and PETER DUSCHINSKY on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Running on Empty presents gripping first-hand accounts of the government officials tasked with selecting refugees from eight different countries, receiving and matching them with sponsors, and helping churches, civic organizations, and groups of neighbours to receive and integrate the newcomers in cities, towns, and rural communities across Canada. Timely and inspiring, this book offers essential lessons for governments, organizations, and individuals trying to come to grips with refugee crises in the 21st century.
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- Title Running on Empty: Canada and the Indochinese Refugees, 1975-1980
- Author Michael Molloy; Kurt Jensen; Peter Duschinsky
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 612
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher McGill-Queen's University Press
- Date 2017
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780773548817 / 0773548815
- Weight 2.1 lbs (0.95 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.8 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 4.57 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Canadian
- Library of Congress subjects Canada - Politics and government - 1945-1980, Refugees - Services for - Canada
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017434707
- Dewey Decimal Code 325.210
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Montréal, Québec, Canada: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. . ~ The Indochinese Refugee Crisis, Which Began With The Fall Of Saigon In April 1975, Resulted In The Largest And Most Ambitious Refugee Resettlement Effort In Canada'S History. Running On Empty Presents The Challenges And Successes Of This Bold Refugee Resettlement Program. It Traces The Actions Of A Few Dozen Men And Women Who Traveled To Seventy Remote Refugee Camps, Worked Long Days In Humid Conditions, Subsisted On Dried Noodles And Green Tea, And Sometimes Slept On Their Worktables While Rats Scurried Around Them - All In Order To Resettle Thousands Displaced By War And Oppression. After Initially Accepting 7,000 Refugees From Camps In Guam, Hong Kong, And Military Bases In The Us In 1975, Canada Passed The 1976 Immigration Act To Establish New Refugee Procedures…
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Montreal & Kingston: Mcgill-Queen's University Press, 2017. Softcover. pp. xxiii, 582. Thick 8vo. No detectable flaws, contents clean and unmarked with tight, sound binding; very good+ to near fine. Mcgill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History Series Two. "The fall of Saigon in April 1975 resulted in the largest and most ambitious refugee resettlement effort in Canada's history. Running on Empty presents the challenges and successes of this bold refugee resettlement program. It traces the actions of a few dozen men and women who travelled to seventy remote refugee camps, worked long days in humid conditions, subsisted on dried noodles and green tea, and sometimes slept on their worktables while rats scurried around them - all in order to resettle thousands of people displaced by war and oppression. After initially accepting 7,000 refugees from camps in Guam, Hong Kong, and military bases in the US in 1975, Canada passed the 1976 Immigration Act to establish new refugee procedures and introduce private…
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RUNNING ON EMPTY: CANADA AND THE INDOCHINESE REFUGEES, 1975 - 1980
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Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017. Reprint . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 582. This copy has been inscribed and signed by one of the authors, Michael Molloy, on the title page. The book recounts the largest resettlement programme in Canadian history; the movement of refugees throughout Southeast Asia beginning in 1975, after the end of the war in Vietnam. The book includes two sections of photographs, a chronology, extensive chapter notes, a list of contributors, and index. A near fine to fine copy in unread condition.
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