A Promise Called Iowa
Episode #2007
In 1975, Governor Robert D. Ray opened Iowa's doors to people fleeing from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. The effort to resettle these refugees came down to one family, one church, one community at a time. This program is the moving story of how Southeast Asian refugees became Iowans and retraces their journey from Indochina to Iowa.
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Wayne Johnson: What is a Refugee?
Wayne Johnson provides the legal definition of a refugee. He also explains how someone who escapes their home country with ... 02:43
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Michael Gartner: Iowa's Embrace of Southeast Asian ...
In 1975, nobody knew how bringing people who were so different to Iowa would work out. Michael Gartner says it was a good ... 01:05
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Kenneth M. Quinn: Experiences of Tai Dam Coming to ...
In 1975, a distinct ethnic group called the Tai Dam wanted to settle as a group in the United States. Natives of Vietnam, ... 02:49
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David Yepsen: Lasting Impact of Southeast Asian Refugees ...
The Indochinese exodus followed decades of war and chaos in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, called the Vietnam War. David Yepsen ... 00:32
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Governor Robert D. Ray: Iowa's Leadership in Resettling ...
The state of Iowa was a leader in resettling Southeast Asian refugees, not only because the government got behind it, but ... 00:59
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