· Camp Pendleton, California

First Vietnamese Refugees Arrive at Camp Pendleton

history

On April 29, 1975, the first Vietnamese refugees arrived at Camp Pendleton, California, which opened as the first mainland U.S. processing center under Operation New Arrivals and eventually received tens of thousands.

Communities
  • Vietnamese American
Topics
  • refugees
  • immigration
  • military
Event type
  • founding
Regions
  • Southeast Asian

Sources

Also on April 29

history

Los Angeles Unrest and Saigu

During the unrest after the acquittal of officers who beat Rodney King, Korean-owned businesses in and around LA's Koreatown were disproportionately damaged and looted; Korean Americans call it 'Sa-I-Gu' (4-29).

Content note: civil unrest