A Life Apart

For a political dissident, exile can be a path to political oblivion. Far from the front lines, it is easy to become an irrelevant voice from a receding past. Vietnam's Doan Viet Hoat, who spent 19 years in prison after 1975, is working to see that his fate is different. With his release and ex...

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Published in:Far Eastern Economic Review 1999-02, Vol.162 (6), p.27-28
Main Author: Neumann, A L
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Buddhism
DISSENT
Exile
Expatriates
Hoat, Doan Viet
Human rights
Noncitizens
Political behavior
Political dissent
Political leadership
Political prisoners
Politics
Prisons
Refugees
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Summary:For a political dissident, exile can be a path to political oblivion. Far from the front lines, it is easy to become an irrelevant voice from a receding past. Vietnam's Doan Viet Hoat, who spent 19 years in prison after 1975, is working to see that his fate is different. With his release and expulsion from Vietnam in September, he wants to unite the fractious Vietnamese exile community.
ISSN:0014-7591
1563-9339