TY - BOOK ID - 78373481 TI - Children of reunion PY - 2017 SN - 1469630931 1469630923 9781469630922 9781469630939 9781469630908 1469630907 9781469630915 1469630915 9798890850324 PB - Chapel Hill DB - UniCat KW - Vietnamese KW - Amerasians. KW - Adopted children KW - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 KW - Intercountry adoption KW - International adoption KW - Transnational adoption KW - Adoption KW - Interracial adoption KW - Adopted infants KW - Children, Adopted KW - Children KW - Amer-Asians KW - Americans KW - Asians KW - Evacuation of civilians. KW - Children. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78373481 AB - In 1961, the U.S. government established the first formalised provisions for intercountry adoption just as it was expanding America's involvement with Vietnam. Adoption became an increasingly important portal of entry into American society for Vietnamese and Amerasian children, raising questions about the United States' obligations to refugees and the nature of the family during an era of heightened anxiety about U.S. global interventions. Whether adopting or favouring the migration of multiracial individuals, Americans believed their norms and material comforts would salve the wounds of a divisive war. ER -