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CBS REPORTS: THE BOAT PEOPLE (TV)
Summary
One in this series of irregularly scheduled in-depth reports. Highlights of this examination of the plight of Vietnamese refugees include the following: boat people land on the coast of Malaysia after a hazardous journey across the South China Sea; Bradley, on site, describes the grim living conditions in the Malaysian Refugee Camp on Pulau Bidong, an island off the coast; refugees talk with U.N. representatives and plea to Bradley for help; life aboard the refugee freighter Hai Hong is described; U.S. policy is discussed with Undersecretary of State David Newsom; and a Malaysian official denies responsibility for the refugees. Bradley sums up at Ellis Island.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: January 16, 1979 Tuesday 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:55:23
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T81:0149
- GENRE: Public affairs/Documentaries
- SUBJECT HEADING: Refugees, political; Boat people; Indochina refugees; Vietnam Refugees (see: Indochina Refugees); U S - Officials - Talk/Interviews; Malaysia - Officials - Talk/Interviews; Vietnam War - Displaced persons; United Nations; Asian American Pacific Islanders Collection
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1959-
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Howard Stringer … Executive Producer, Director
- Andrew Lack … Producer, Director, Writer
- Tom Yellin … Associate Producer
- Ed Bradley … Writer, Reporter
- David Newsom