Boat people (disambiguation)
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The term boat people most often refers to the Vietnamese boat people who fled South Vietnam, it may also refer to:
People
Other refugees fleeing by boat or ship:
- European migrant crisis, African and Middle Eastern immigration into Europe by the Mediterranean sea
- Illegal immigration in Australia
- Rohingya people fleeing Burma by sea
Various ethnicities who live largely or principally on boats:
- Tanka people, or Dan people
- Hoklo people, or Hokkien people
Art
- Boat People (film), a 1982 Hong Kong film about Vietnamese refugees in the territory
- The Boat People (band), an indie pop band from Australia named for the refugees
See also
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