History of Asian Americans - Brittany Le - Christine Sivilay - Mollie Frager

Militarized Refuge(es) P O S I T I V E I M P A C T S

U.S. (CAMP PENDLETON)

PHILIPPINES

GUAM

VIETNAM

American involvement

From 1903 - 1979, Clark provided a vital umbrella of security and surveillance to the Pacific regions. 1951: the US and the Philippines signed the Mutual Defense treaty which obligated both countries to provide joint defense against any external military attacks in the Pacific on either country

By 1956, Andersen air force base in Guam, had become a Strategic Air Command’s chief base in the Pacific Guam refugee operation Refugees were housed in temporary barracks on Andersen air force base, at the US Marine Corps Camp in a tent city in Orote Point aprovided space for about 50,000 people

As Saigon fell to the North, there was an influx of Vietnamese refugees that were transported to America via boat or “Operation Babylift” and “Operation Frequent Wind”. Military camps, predominantly Camp Pendleton, provided the 50,0000 refugees with shelter as they escaped the horrors of their homeland. Vietnamese refugees have expressed gratitude to the U.S. since then. There's even a famous photo of two Vietnamese children wearing long military jackets provided by the soldiers to keep warm!

with Vietnam was

supposed to represent a

humanitarian effort

against the force of

communism. American

soldiers fought

alongside the South

Vietnamese in order to

combat the Northern

Communist Party.