A Primary Goal of Both the First and Second Wave

question 41

Multiple Choice

A primary goal of both the first and second wave of Vietnamese refugees was

• A) to maintain the Vietnamese language within the United States.
• B) to keep their large extended families together.
• C) to learn American popular culture and slang.
• D) to climb to the top of the American economic ladder.
• E) to pressure the U.S. government to maintain a diplomatic and economic boycott against communist Vietnam.

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