| Clip Of The Life We Were Given
Description
Dana Sachs talked about her book, The Life We Were Given: Operation Babylift, International Adoption, and the Children of the War in Vietnam. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, there were over 800,000 Vietnamese orphans in the country. The U.S. government launched Operation Babylift to fly these orphans out of Vietnam and bring them to awaiting families in the United States. Ms. Sachs spoke about some of the controversies surrounding the program and its effects on U.S. policy.
12 minutes
Bell Ringer Assignment
- How many displaced children were there in Vietnam? What event caused this number?
- Why did the United States government get involved with Operation Babylift?
- Who is Ed Daly and what was significant about his contribution to Operation Babylift?
- Where did the children go once rescued from Vietnam?
- What happened to the cargo jet that the children were loaded onto?
- How long did the operation last? How many children total were evacuated?
Participants
Vocabulary
- Ed Daly
- North Korea
- Operation Babylift
- Saigon
- South Korea
- Us Government
- Vietnam War