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Vietnamese Refugees in Iowa: 

Ray's Humanitarian ​​​​​​​and Controversial Relocation



"I didn’t think we could just sit here idly and say, ‘Let those people die.’ We wouldn’t want the rest of the world to say that about us if we were in the same situation… 'Do unto others as you’d have them do unto you.' "

~ Iowa Governor Robert Ray- 1969-1983

"Vietnamese Boat People Awaiting Rescue 1984" (Vietnamese)


Lillian Frideres 

Individual Website 

Junior Division

Process Paper: 500 words

Student-Composed Word Count: 1,198 words

Media Time: 2 minutes and 58 seconds