Introduction: the need to know / Elliot L. Tepper -- pt. 1. People and cultures : Vietnam : the culture of war / N.H. Chi -- Cambodia / Robert Garry -- Laos : "the prince and the barb" / Peter Royle -- The Chinese in Indochina / W.E. Willmott -- pt. 2. Lands and politics: The tropical, agricultural corner of Asia : an introduction to Southeast Asia / Rodolphe De Koninck -- Indochina : the historical and political background / David Wurfel -- Why can't they stay in Southeast Asia? : the problems of Vietnam's neighbors / Richard Stubbs -- Refugees in Thailand : relief, development, and integration / Suteera Thomson -- pt. 3. Problems of resettlement: Canadian policy in Indochinese refugees / Howard Adelman, Charles Le Blanc, and Jean-Philippe Thérien -- Cultural factors affecting the adjustment of Southeast Asian refugees / Penny Van Esterik -- Community and inter-ethnic relations of Southeast Asian refugees in Canada / Doreen Indra -- The economic adaptation of Southeast Asian regugees in Canada / Norman Buchignani -- Psychiatric problems of immigrants and refugees / Matthew Suh -- Conclusion: towards the future / David Wurfel.