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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 April 2021

Amanda C. Demmer
Amanda C. Demmer
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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After Saigon's Fall
Refugees and US-Vietnamese Relations, 1975–2000
 , pp. ix - x
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

Abbreviations

AHA

Amerasian Homecoming Act

AI

Amnesty International

AIA

Amerasian Immigration Act

AIUSA

Amnesty International USA Branch

ARVN

Army of the Republic of Vietnam

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

CCIR

Citizens Commission on Indochinese Refugees

CPA

Comprehensive Plan of Action

DRV

Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)

FVPPA

Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association

HO

Humanitarian Operation

INS

Immigration and Naturalization Service

IRC

International Rescue Committee

NSC

National Security Council

NEZ

New Economic Zone

NGO

nongovernmental organization

ODP

Orderly Departure Program

POW/MIA

prisoner of war / missing in action

ROVR

Resettlement Opportunities for Vietnamese Refugees

RVN

Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)

SRV

Socialist Republic of Vietnam

UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

WSAG

Washington Special Actions Group

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  • Book: After Saigon's Fall
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