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Authors: Andrea Warren
Saigon center of
Indians (American)
international adoptions
of Amerasian children
arranged by Holt International Children's Services
King Kong
(movie)
Korean War
Ky
Lan
Laos
Larsen, Peik
Long,
see
Steiner, Matthew Ray
Marines, U.S.
Mekong Delta
Mennonites
Navy, U.S.
Newhaven
North Vietnam
final offensive of
map of
refugees from
victory of
Noteboom, Glen
O'Hare International Airport (Chicago)
Operation Babylift
crash of C-5A cargo plane during
Operation Frequent Wind
orphanages
see also
Holt International Children's Services, Saigon center of orphans
adoption of,
see
adoption; international adoptions
Amerasian
evacuation of,
see
Operation Babylift
homeless
Pan American Airlines
Peace Corps
Pioneer Contender
(ship)
“re-education camps”
refugees
escape from Vietnam of
evacuation of
in United States
rice paddies
Saigon
Americans evacuated from
bicycles and cyclos in
children airlifted to United States from
fall of
food vendors in
Holt Center in
homeless children in
open-air markets in
weather in
zoo in
sampans
school
in America
in Vietnam
South Vietnam
American soldiers in
army of
evacuation of refugees from
fall of
final offensive in
map of
orphans in
after reunification
Steiners in
Vietcong in
see also
Saigon
Steiner, Christian
Steiner, Dan
Steiner, Doug
Steiner, Jeff
Steiner, Jim
Steiner, Kate
Steiner, Laura Gamble
Steiner, Mary
Steiner, Matthew Ray (Long)
adoption of
arrival in Chicago of
birth of
childhood in Saigon of
flight to America of
at Holt Center
life in United States of
and mother's death
newspaper interview with
return to Vietnam of
United States citizenship of
village life of
Tai
Tan Son Nhut Airport (Saigon)
Taylor, Rosemary
Tet
United States
arrival of orphans in
emigration of Amerasians to
evacuation of children to
and fall of Saigon
Vietnamese refugees in
in Vietnam War
Vietcong
Vietnam
French in
map of
re-education camps in
rural villages in
see also
North Vietnam; South Vietnam
Vietnam War
aftermath of
Amerasian children born during,
see
Amerasians
end of
final offensive of
number of casualties in
refugees from,
see
refugees
United States in
water buffaloes
Williams, John
World War II
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ESCAPE FROM SAIGON.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Warren, Andrea.
Escape from Saigon : how a Vietnam War orphan became an American boy / Andrea Warren.
p. cm.
Summary: Chronicles the experiences of an orphaned Amerasian boy from his birth and early childhood in Saigon through his departure from Vietnam in the 1975 Operation Babylift and his subsequent life as the adopted son of an American family in Ohio, and his return to Vietnam.
ISBN 978-0-374-40023-1
1. Steiner, MattâJuvenile literature. 2. Vietnamese AmericansâBiographyâJuvenile literature 3. Adopted childrenâUnited StatesâBiographyâJuvenile literature. 4. OrphansâVietnamâBiographyâJuvenile literature. 5. Vietnamese Conflict, 1961â1975âChildrenâJuvenile literature. 6. Vietnamese Conflict, 1961â1975âRefugeesâJuvenile literature. 7. Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)âBiographyâJuvenile literature. [1. Steiner, Matt. 2. Vietnamese AmericansâBiography. 3. Vietnamese Conflict, 1961â1975âChildren. 4. Intercountry adoption. 5. Interracial adoption. 6. Adoption.] I. Title.
E184.V53S74 2004Â Â Â 959.704'3'086*45âdc22Â Â Â Â Â 2003060672
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