The Good Governor

The Good Governor
Author: Matthew R. Walsh
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2017-06-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1476669473

After the Americans withdrew from the Vietnam War, their Indochinese allies faced imprisonment, torture and death under communist regimes. The Tai Dam, an ethnic group from northern Vietnam, campaigned for sanctuary, writing letters to 30 U.S. governors in 1975. Only Robert D. Ray of Iowa agreed to help. Ray created an agency to relocate the Tai Dam, advocated for the greater admission of "boat people" fleeing Vietnam, launched a Cambodian relief program that generated $540,000, and lobbied for the Refugee Act of 1980. Interviews with 30+ refugees and officials inform this study, which also chronicles how the Tai Dam adapted to life in the Midwest and the Iowans' divided response.

America, History and Life

America, History and Life
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2005
Genre: Canada
ISBN:

Article abstracts and citations of reviews and dissertations covering the United States and Canada.

The New Handbook of Texas

The New Handbook of Texas
Author: Ronnie C. Tyler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1190
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN:

A reference guide to the history of Texas, including biographical sketches of notable individuals, histories of events, themes, counties, cities, and towns, and descriptions of physical features, with attention to the roles of women and minority groups.

Beery Family History

Beery Family History
Author: William Beery
Publisher:
Total Pages: 794
Release: 1957
Genre:
ISBN:

Also includes some descendants of Otto Beery. He was born in 1859 at Langnau, Berne, Switzerland and immigrated to the United States ca. 1885. He married Mary McCleary in 1890 at Passaic, New Jersey. They had five children, 1891-1906. He died in 1918 at Wallington, New Jersey.