Boat people (disambiguation)
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The term boat people most often refers to the Vietnamese refugees who fled South Vietnam in 1978 and 1979 during and after its unsuccessful defense against the North in the Vietnam War.
Boat people may also refer to the following:
People
Other refugees fleeing by boat or ship:
- African and Middle Eastern immigration into Europe by the Mediterranean sea, see European migrant crisis
- Illegal immigration in Australia by sea
- Rohingya people fleeing Burma to Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand by sea
Various ethnicities who live largely or principally on boats, particularly in East Asia:
- the Tanka or Dan people, the main such ethnic group
- the Hoklo or Hokkien people, some of whom traditionally lived as boat people
Art
- Boat People, a 1982 Hong Kong film about Vietnamese refugees in the territory
- The Boat People, an indie pop band from Australia named for the refugees
See also
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