Chapter 17: The Boat People

◆ World Conference in Religion and Peace, WCRP 世界宗教和平會議
Religions for Peace, full name World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP) is a large international coalition of representatives from the world’s religions dedicated to promoting peace founded in 1970.
In Asia, the ACRP started in September 1974 at Louvain, Belgium, among Asian delegates attending the Second Assembly of the World Conference on Religion and Peace.

◆ The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR 聯合國難民專員公署(since 1950)

◆ United Press International UPI美聯社

◆ Agence France AFP法新社

◆ Lisaka Yoshiaki飯坂良明 (1926-2003)
He was born in Toyama Prefecture on March 30, 1926. He graduated from the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Law with a major in Political Economics in 1948. Mr. Iisaka was also a member of the Japan Council Committee of the World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP), the director of the Peace Research Institute, the secretary-general of the Asian Conference on Religion and Peace (ACRP).
1926（大正15）年３月30日富山県滑川市中町生まれ。
世界宗教者平和会議日本委員会評議員、WCRP平和研究所所長、アジア宗教者平和会議事務総長を務めた。

◆ Mau Chay Rout Mem [腸破血流]拯救方案 (Máu Chảy Ruột Mềm) more

◆ Roland (ship) 貨船羅蘭號

1976

◆ Leapdal (ship)貨船利普特號

sister Chan Khong on Leapdal 1977

◆ Black Mark (ship)??小船黑印號

◆ Jacques Gasseau French Ambassador in Singapore 法國註新加坡大使: 傑克.伽索

taller one (1977)

◆ Perth, Australia 澳洲,佩斯

top view

◆ Refugee travel document (/ ID card)難民身份證明書

◆ Melbourne, Australia 澳洲,墨爾本

◆ Henry Kamm(1925- ) New York Times 紐約時報記者:亨利.甘

◆ Trad, Thailand 泰國,拉德
The province is close to Chanta Buri and Cambodia in the North and adjacent to the Gulf of Thailand in the South. The east is separated from Cambodia by Buntud Mount Range eastwards from the middle of the province.

◆ Refugee camp, Thailand泰國難民營

1997

1975

◆ Conference on boat people, Geneva??日內瓦船民問題會議

◆ Gulf of Siam暹羅灣

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Chapter 16: Beginning Anew

1975-1976

● Mrs Duong Quynh Hoa (Dương Quỳnh Hoa) 唐瓊華夫人(1930-2006)
After the communist takeover, Hoa eventually became a vocal critic of communist rule. stating "I have been a communist all my life, but now I've seen the realities of Communism, and it is a failure — mismanagement, corruption, privilege, repression. My ideals are gone."

young

old

● Thich Tu Man 釋慈憫法師 (1918-2007)

● Le Nguyen Thieu 李源兆??

● Muoi Anh 梅英??

● Phan Dang Phu 范等賦??

● Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 中央情報局 (since 1947)

● Vanden Berg 范登堡先生??

● Mrs. Rousseau 盧梭夫人??

● Le Thi Ngoc 李詩玉??

● Duong Thi Hau 唐詩好??

● Thich Tri Thu 釋智書, 統一佛教會會長

● Sulak Sivaraksa 蘇拉克.斯瓦洛沙 (1933- )
The initiator of a number of social, humanitarian, ecological and spiritual movements and organizations in Thailand
He is known in the West as one of the fathers of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB), which was established in 1989 with leading Buddhists including the 14th Dalai Lama, the Vietnamese monk and peace-activist Thich Nhat Hanh and the Theravada Bhikkhu Maha Ghosananda, as its patrons.

● a peace community? (和平公社) in Auvergne, France 法國.奧弗涅1971

Auvergne

● Mint 薄荷

● Violet leaves 紫羅蘭

● Othe forest, France 鄂特樹林??

● Fontvannes, South East France 小鎮"方畹" ??

● septic tank 化糞池

one type of tank

● An altar for the Buddha 佛桌

~2007

● Les Patates Douces 蕃薯居1975??

● Varityper 排字機??

● The Sun my Heart

● History of Buddhism in Vietnam

● The Lone Pink Fish 孤單的緋紅魚??

● The Moon Bamboo月竹

● Peony Blossoms 牡丹花??

● Ta Hue Chau 阮文向??

● lettuce 生菜

● carrots 紅蘿蔔

● mustard greens 芥菜

● coriander 芫茜

● dandelions 蒲公英

● chamomile flowers 洋甘菊

● daisies 雛菊

● poppies 罌粟

● paths that crossed many field and hillsides 田野間的小徑

● the morning frost 清晨的結霜

● Bui Thi Huong 裴詩香??

● 英平Anh Bing、英應 Anh Anh??

● L'Arche (the community of Ark)天主教的方舟公社
The Community of the Ark is a small spiritual commune in southern France that was founded in 1948 by Lanza del Vasto.

● Upanishads 奧義書(印度教)
The Upanishads are philosophical texts considered to be an early source of Hindu religion. 

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Chapter 15: Children Suffer Equally

■ Unified Buddhist Church UBC 統一佛教會(video) (news)

■ Buddhist Peace Delegation office 巴黎和平代表團辦事處 ??

■ Dutch Reformed Church  荷蘭改革教會(1570- )

■ Kirsten Roep 基斯汀.魯樸??
■ Hans Lourens 漢斯.羅倫斯??
■ Jens彥士??
■ Juul??
■ Laura Pauwells羅拉.維欺??
■ Linda Lijftogt蓮達.賴夫拓特??

■ Lutheran Church 瑞典基督教路德會

■ South Vietnam as a puppet of the United States 南越看作為美國的傀儡

■ Reverend Karl Exel Elmquist 卡爾.伊姆奎斯牧師??

■ The Parliament of Sweden, 瑞典國會(Sweden)

■ Olaf Palme, the Prime Minister of Sweden. 瑞典總理:奧拉夫.柏梅爾(1927-1986)
(news of murdering Sweden PM)
Palme was the two-term Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976. He was assassinated in 1986 (funeral).

■ Bo Winmarck, the head of religious affairs of the ruling Socialist Party 保.威爾??

■ Tet offensive, Vietnam,   January, 1968 春季進攻(more)
The Tet Offensive was a military campaign during the Vietnam War that began on January 31, 1968. Regular and irregular forces of the People's Army of Vietnam fought against the forces of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), the United States, and their allies.

■ School of Youth for Social Service 青年社會服務學院 (refer chapter 8)
it was founded at Chau Tu Nghiem 慈嚴寺(pagoda)

■ National Buddhist Committee for Reconstruction and Development 越南統一佛教會的重建及發展委員會??

■ Swedish International Development Aid 瑞典國際發展援助署 ( a department of Foreign Ministry)
Now, it is likely called Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) .

■ Churches in Uppsala, Sweden 烏普拉市的教堂

one Uppsala church

■ Quang Phuoc廣褔??, Quang Nam 廣南省, Quang Ngai 廣義省, Thua Thien 承天省, Quang Tri provinces 廣治省

■ Phan Quan Dan, the Minister of Social Welfare 范貫仁(社會褔利部長)(photo) (1918-?)

■ Thay Long Tri, the Chairman of the local Buddhist Committee for Social Welfare 隆智法師 (佛教褔利委員會主席)(1928-1998)

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