Boat People: A Refugee Crisis In the 1970s, thousands of refugees fled Vietnam in small boats, earning them the name The Boat People. In these activities, students will learn why these refugees fled, investigate why the fall of Saigon was an international crisis, write journal entries in role to understand the impact on people of leaving home and immigrating to a new country, discuss in role at a community meeting the responsibilities of people and governments in helping others, and compare and contrast Canada’s role in humanitarian relief from the late 70s to today.
To conduct Web-based research using audio and visual sources, to organize group findings, ideas, and positions, and articulate these effectively in a presentation, to identify the characteristics of good journalism
Subject: English Language Arts, History, Media Studies, Political Science, Social Studies
