Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Southeast Asian Refugee English Proficiency and Education in Texas: Findings From the Texas Refugee Study, Texas Office of Immigration and Refugee Affairs, Texas Department of Human Services
The resettlement of Southeast Asian refugees in the US began in 1975 when many Vietnamese, Laotians, and Cambodians were forced to ?ee their home country as a result of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution. US government policy permitted continued immigration of Southeast Asians in an effort to reunite refiigees with their family members. In addition to the Southeast Asians resettled in Texas by the State Department, thousands of individuals and their families have migrated to Texas from other states. This migration occurred, in part, due to the lure of Texas's fishing industry in the 1980's and also because of Texas's warm climate. Although the estimates of the number of refugees in Texas vary, there are approximately Southeast Asian refugees in Houston and about throughout the state.
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