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Image of Immigration clearance for Vietnamese children at Sea-Tac Airport, April 6, 1975
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Immigration clearance for Vietnamese children at Sea-Tac Airport, April 6, 1975

Shortly before the end of the Vietnam War, several thousand Vietnamese children were brought to the US to be adopted. In early April 1975, over 400 children, most under the age of two, were met at Sea-Tac airport by a crowd of adoptive parents. About half of the children were adopted by parents who lived in or traveled to Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.220.19.06
Date:1975
Image of Vietnamese infant at Children's Orthopedic Hospital, Seattle, April 6, 1975
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Vietnamese infant at Children's Orthopedic Hospital, Seattle, April 6, 1975

Shortly before the end of the Vietnam War, several thousand Vietnamese children were brought to the US to be adopted. In early April 1975, over 400 children, most under the age of two, were met at Sea-Tac airport by a crowd of adoptive parents. About half of the children were adopted by parents who lived in or traveled to Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.220.19.07
Date:1975
Image of Loan Young of Alderwood Manor with Vietnamese child, Sea-Tac, April 6, 1975
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Loan Young of Alderwood Manor with Vietnamese child, Sea-Tac, April 6, 1975

Shortly before the end of the Vietnam War, hundreds of Vietnamese children were brought to the US to be adopted. Over 400 children, most under the age of two, were met at Sea-Tac airport by a crowd of adoptive parents. About half of the children were adopted by parents who lived in or traveled to Seattle to meet them, while…
ID Number:2000.107.220.19.08
Date:1975
Image of Vietnamese child eating at Camp Murray, Washington, May 21, 1975
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Vietnamese child eating at Camp Murray, Washington, May 21, 1975

The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, with the fall of South Vietnam to North Vietnamese communist forces. In the immediate aftermath, many thousands of people from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos fled violence and persecution in their home countries and sought refuge in the United States and elsewhere. Vietnamese refugees arriving to the West Coast in May 1975 were…
ID Number:2000.107.220.20.02
Date:1975
Image of Vietnamese woman at Camp Murray, Washington, May 20 1975
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Vietnamese woman at Camp Murray, Washington, May 20 1975

The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, with the fall of South Vietnam to North Vietnamese communist forces. In the immediate aftermath, many thousands of people from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos fled violence and persecution in their home countries and sought refuge in the United States and elsewhere. Vietnamese refugees arriving to the West Coast in May 1975 were…
ID Number:2000.107.220.20.03
Date:1975
Image of Vietnamese woman after arrival at Camp Murray, Washington, May 20, 1975
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Vietnamese woman after arrival at Camp Murray, Washington, May 20, 1975

The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, with the fall of South Vietnam to North Vietnamese communist forces. In the immediate aftermath, many thousands of people from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos fled violence and persecution in their home countries and sought refuge in the United States and elsewhere. Vietnamese refugees arriving to the West Coast in May 1975 were…
ID Number:2000.107.220.20.04
Date:1975
Image of Governor Dan Evans greeting Tony Le and son at Camp Murray, Washington, May 20, 1975
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Governor Dan Evans greeting Tony Le and son at Camp Murray, Washington, May 20, 1975

The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, with the fall of South Vietnam to North Vietnamese communist forces. In the immediate aftermath, many thousands of people from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos fled violence and persecution in their home countries and sought refuge in the United States and elsewhere. Vietnamese refugees arriving to the West Coast in May 1975 were…
ID Number:2000.107.220.20.05
Date:1975
Image of Mrs. Nhon Ke Nguyá»…n and sons at Sea-Tac airport, May 20, 1975
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Mrs. Nhon Ke Nguyá»…n and sons at Sea-Tac airport, May 20, 1975

The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, with the fall of South Vietnam to North Vietnamese communist forces. In the immediate aftermath, many thousands of people from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos fled violence and persecution in their home countries and sought refuge in the United States and elsewhere. Vietnamese refugees arriving to the West Coast in May 1975 were…
ID Number:2000.107.220.20.06
Date:1975
Image of Dan Evans greeting Vietnamese children at Camp Murray, Washington, May 20, 1975
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Dan Evans greeting Vietnamese children at Camp Murray, Washington, May 20, 1975

The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, with the fall of South Vietnam to North Vietnamese communist forces. In the immediate aftermath, many thousands of people from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos fled violence and persecution in their home countries and sought refuge in the United States and elsewhere. Vietnamese refugees arriving to the West Coast in May 1975 were…
ID Number:2000.107.220.20.07
Date:1975
Image of Thuy and Xuan Vu and family at home, Olympia, September 1985
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Thuy and Xuan Vu and family at home, Olympia, September 1985

The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, with the fall of South Vietnam to North Vietnamese communist forces. In the immediate aftermath, many thousands of people from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos fled violence and persecution in their home countries and sought refuge in the United States and elsewhere. Vietnamese refugees arriving to the West Coast in May 1975 were…
ID Number:2000.107.220.21.01
Date:1985
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