Title: The good governor : Robert Ray and the Indochinese refugees of Iowa /
Authors: Walsh, Matthew R., 1982-
Year: 2017
Subjects: Ray, Robert D.,; Iowa.; Indochinese Americans Iowa History; Governors Iowa Biography.; Lao (Tai people) Iowa History; Boat people Vietnam.; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Refugees; Refugees Indochina; Refugees Iowa History; Iowa Politics and government
Abstract: "After Americans withdrew from the Vietnam War, Indochinese allies faced imprisonment, torture and death under communist regimes. The Tai Dam, an ethnic group from northern Vietnam, campaigned for sanctuary in 1975. Governor Robert D. Ray of Iowa agreed to help. Interviews with refugees and public officials inform this comprehensive study of Iowa's resettlement program"--
Contents: Beginnings and endings at Dien Bien Phu -- Bending the rules of federal refugee policy -- The growing pains of the Iowa Refugee Service Denter -- Tai Dam as professional refugees -- The Boat People come to Iowa -- Iowa SHARES and the Cambodian refugees -- The littlest victims -- Children as cultural go betweens -- Robert Ray and the Indochinese refugees.