Good Governor
Subtitle: Robert Ray and the Indochinese Refugees of Iowa
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781476669472
Subjects: Iowa, history
Description: "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"--