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Vietnamese refugee reception and resettlement 1979-88
Anh Giàu
Barring the Boat People
Em Bé Việt Nam và Viên Sỏi
Pictures
A Story of Despair, Courage and Compassion
Closing Ceremony
Secret Fishing Spots |
April 30th, 1975:
Vietnam War endedMillions of people tried to flee the new Communist Government
May 1975: First boat with 47 people arrived Malaysia from Vietnam
Over 250,000 Vietnamese refugees landed on Malaysia
Over 240,000 Vietnamese refugees resettled in third countries
Pulau Bidong was officially open on August 8th, 1978
On October 30th, 1991, Pulau Bidong camp was closed (Mohamad)
1996: Sungei Besi camp was closed
Over 9,000 Vietnamese refugees were repatriated back to Vietnam
August 28, 2005: Last Vietnamese refugees were repatriated back to Vietnam
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I love your website... In 1985, I was 11 years old when we (my cousin 13 yrs old) ended up on the island.. My parents missed the pickup up point and missed the boat journey.. We spent 5-6 months there on the island before we were transferred to another camp and to San Jose, California where I was raised by my uncle... I still have some very vivid memories there. Before we landed on the Pulau Bidong, I remembered begging the pirate (Thai fisherman) to stop molesting my cousin (he had is finger in her private part).... This website brought me tears and at the same time I am feeling so bless that we made it. Since then, I graduated from college with an MBA, became a Police Officer, got married with two wonderful children. My cousin also had a BS degree, got married with two kids.... thank you so much... I really want to go back and see the island again... any pointers? Leave your comment on the Guestbook |
Thank you so much for your website, I was in this camp during two years in 1988 to 1990. Leave your comment on the Guestbook |
To the board and members who ones worked hard to help and now set up this site to keep our memories alive. After over 30 years settled down in US I said "Thank You", though is only tow word but is including every thing that from my heart. My family was one of the first wave of boat people left Viet-Nam during the end of 70' landed on Kuan Tan. After years of hardship in the new land now I'm proud to inform you that most ( Boat People) of us enjoying a relatively good life and pretty close reaching retirement year now our kids mostly college graduated and many of them are Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers and other professional of all kinds. Leave your comment on the Guestbook |
Wow...Lamvi, you are the MAN! thks for
bringing the past to the present. I am so grateful
for this site, and hope one day we can organize a reunion
to share our life stories. Your site brings so much memories back,
and I am speechless... Leave your comment on the Guestbook |
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