VIETNAM

PUSH FACTORS

• There was a war
• Communist
• China threatened Vietnam
• Families were forced to live in rural areas.
• Food shortages

PULL FACTORS

• Refuge camps in U.S.A
• The U.S.A would provide shelter/housing, food, clothes, and transportation.
• They couldn't go to other countries because they have already excepted too many.
• If the refugees came when they weren't suppose to, they would be threatened.

WHO CAME TO THE UNITED STATES

• The Chinese Vietnam people and the Vietnamese people sought refuge in the United States.

WHERE HAVE THEY SETTLED IN THE UNITED STATES

• Los Angeles- 233,573
• San Fransisco- 146,613
• Huston, TX- 63,924
• Dallas Fort Worth- 47,090
• Washington D.C- 43,709
• Total- 1,122,528

GROUPS THAT SUPPORTED THE REFUGEES

• International Rescue Committee
• Private individuals
• Churches
• Service organizations
• U.S Catholic conference
• Lutheran Immigration and Refugee services

TRADITIONS THEY BROUGHT TO THE UNITED STATES

• Parents arrange their children's weddings
• New Years is celebrated on January 1st,2nd, and 3rd
• Mid-Autumn Festival
• Celebration of the middle of the year on May 5th (the Chinese calendar)

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