Boat people (disambiguation)

Last updated July 31, 2025

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Boat people are the Vietnamese who fled South Vietnam.

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People
Other uses
See also

Boat people may also refer to:

People

Boat people (Hong Kong) or Tanka people
Boat people, Rohingya people fleeing Burma by sea during the 2015 refugee crisis
Người Tàu, an alternative name for Hoa people
Balseros, the name given to boat people who fled Cuba in self-constructed or precarious vessels.
Haitian boat people, refugees who ride boats from Haiti to the United States or the Bahamas.

Other uses

Boat People (1982 film), a Hong Kong film about Vietnamese refugees in the territory
Boat People (2023 film), a Canadian animated short film
The Boat People (band), an indie pop band from Australia

See also

Fisherman
Sailor
Sea Gypsies (disambiguation), various ethnicities who live largely or principally on boats

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