The Children Left Behind During the ten year period of the United States involvement in Vietnam, some of the United States soldiers and civilians stationed in Vietnam fathered thousands of children with Vietnamese women. These children (Amerasians) that were left behind had distinct American physical features. Because of this, these children were not accepted in the Vietnamese society, they were viewed as outcasts or “Children of the Enemy” as is the title of the book by Stephen DeBonis. Not being accepted in the Vietnamese society and the sometimes-cruel treatment they received, left these children without a sense of identity or belonging in this culture. T....

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