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And so, the boat people exodus continued, filling makeshift refugee camps in Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines.
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Lauren Vuong,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
Dropped off in Singapore by the USS Fox, the 82 Vietnamese boat people entered the UN Commission for Refugees, hoping to be accepted, but fearing a quick return to Ho Chi Minh City.
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Brendan Quinn,
The Athletic,
1 July 2024
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
Then as the boat people escaped, peaking in 1978 and 1979, the temple grew, moving to their pagoda on Cherry Street.
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Ed Stannard,
Hartford Courant,
3 Oct. 2022
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Lauren Vuong,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
Dropped off in Singapore by the USS Fox, the 82 Vietnamese boat people entered the UN Commission for Refugees, hoping to be accepted, but fearing a quick return to Ho Chi Minh City.
—
Brendan Quinn,
The Athletic,
1 July 2024
His parents were among the 2 million Vietnamese boat people who after the war desperately sought to escape Vietnam to neighboring countries.
—
Ken Tran,
USA TODAY,
9 June 2024
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
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“Boat people.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boat%20people. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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