{"product_id":"vietnamese-boat-people-bookmark","title":"Vietnamese Boat People Bookmark","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"37\" data-end=\"247\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"41\" data-end=\"76\"\u003eVietnamese Boat People Bookmark\u003c\/strong\u003e is inspired by one of the most powerful and painful chapters of modern Vietnamese history—the mass escape of refugees by sea following the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"822\"\u003eThis original illustration reflects the story of the \u003cem data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"315\"\u003eboat people\u003c\/em\u003e: hundreds of thousands of individuals who fled Vietnam on small, fragile boats, risking everything in search of safety and freedom. From the late 1970s through the 1980s, up to \u003cstrong data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"515\"\u003e1.5 million people\u003c\/strong\u003e attempted this journey, facing overcrowded vessels, storms, hunger, piracy, and immense uncertainty. Many did not survive. Those who did often passed through refugee camps in Thailand, Malaysia, or Indonesia before being resettled across the world, forming Vietnamese diaspora communities that exist today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"1139\"\u003eVisually inspired by \u003cstrong data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"876\"\u003eThe Great Wave off Kanagawa\u003c\/strong\u003e by Katsushika Hokusai, the illustration uses the overwhelming force of the sea as a symbol of fear, loss, resilience, and survival. The wave represents both the violence of the journey and the strength of those who endured it—caught between destruction and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1141\" data-end=\"1404\"\u003eDesigned as a quiet but powerful companion for reading, this bookmark turns history into something personal and intimate. It serves as a tribute to memory, migration, and the human cost of displacement—reminding us that behind every journey is a story of courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1426\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1426\"\u003eProduct details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1465\"\u003eOriginal illustration by Bao Quyen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1485\"\u003eSize: 5 × 20 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1528\"\u003ePrinted on high-quality textured paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1531\" data-end=\"1598\"\u003eIncludes 1 colourful string or tassel (colour and style may vary)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1676\"\u003eTheme: Vietnamese history, migration, sea symbolism, diaspora, resilience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bao Quyen","offers":[{"title":"Bookmark with string (colour may vary)","offer_id":63266137571677,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"CZK","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bookmark with tassel (colour may vary)","offer_id":63266137604445,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"CZK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/0371\/2093\/files\/IMG_6663.jpg?v=1770032485","url":"https:\/\/baoquyen.shop\/products\/vietnamese-boat-people-bookmark","provider":"Bao Quyen │ Illustrated Asian Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}