American Homecoming Act
Encyclopedia
The American Homecoming Act, or Amerasian Homecoming Act, was an Act of Congress
that allowed children in Vietnam
born of American
fathers to immigrate in to the United States. The Act was written in 1987, passed in 1988 and implemented in 1989. The act greatly increased Amerasian immigration to the U.S. because it allowed applicants to establish mixed race identity by appearance alone. About 23,000 Amerasians and 67,000 of their relatives entered the United States under this act.
Act of Congress
An Act of Congress is a statute enacted by government with a legislature named "Congress," such as the United States Congress or the Congress of the Philippines....
that allowed children in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
born of American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
fathers to immigrate in to the United States. The Act was written in 1987, passed in 1988 and implemented in 1989. The act greatly increased Amerasian immigration to the U.S. because it allowed applicants to establish mixed race identity by appearance alone. About 23,000 Amerasians and 67,000 of their relatives entered the United States under this act.