Vietnam War Presentation

Children Of The Vietnam War

• Amerasian's- America nor Vietnam wanted the kids known as Amerasian's
• President Gerald Ford- President Gerald Ford announced that it was 2,000 orphans that was born by American Soldiers and Viennese women.
• Skin tone and Specs- Some Amerasian kids will have round blue eyes and light skin, or dark skin and tight curly hair.

A US soldier seachers for his Vietnamese son

• Left In Vietnam-Thousands of kids was left in Vietnam because American soldiers had to go home from the war.
• 100 Children- During Vietnam war 100,000 children were born from relationships between local women and American soldiers.

A US soldier searchers for Vietnamese son

• American soldiers would yell at the baby parents and would say mean and cruel stuff to them. They would disrespect them.

Finding G.I. Fathers, and Children Left Behind

• Some kids was born right after their dad would leave vietnam.
• Some kids mothers was one night stands.

Finding G.I. Fathers, and Children Left Behind

• A lot of fathers is trying to still locate their kids.
• Some kids was brought to the U.S but was deported back to Vietnam.

What happen to these children in war?

• Vietnamese hatred toward America because America didn't want to have kids known as Amerasian kids.
• Some american soldiers lost touch with Vietnamese Women.

What happen to these children in war?

• The Us didn't want to have to deal with more taxes.
• US Thought of Amerasian's kids as immigrants

Vietnamese Women and Children

• Women worked at bases and thats how some american soldiers met Vietnamese women.
• Bi-racial children were called "con lai

Vietnamese Women and Children

• Vietnamese women who had American boyfriends or had born a child of an American suffered from their society's

Works Cited

• http://www.pbs.org
• http://www.marieclaire.com
• http://www.nytimes.com
• http://www.bbc.com
• http://www.smithsonianmag.com

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