Scars of War examines how the exclusion of mixed-race persons and people of Asian descent in the United States shaped policymakers’ efforts to recognize the Amerasians of Vietnam as American children and initiate legislation that designated them unfit for American citizenship.
 

Sabrina Thomas is an associate professor of African American history and war and society at Texas Tech University. Robert J. Mrazek is a former U.S. congressman of New York.

Foreword by Robert J. Mrazek
Acknowledgments
Author’s Note
Introduction
1. Setting a Precedent
2. Saving Cold War Children
3. Becoming Refugees
4. Blood Politics
5. Window Dressing
6. The Amerasian Homecoming Act
7. “Like a Home without a Roof”
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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