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The Vietnam War had a powerful impact on American social and political opinions, mostly of the young Americans of the baby boom. For supporters and critics these opinions brought up political positions about the American foreign and domestic policy. The Vietnam War also encouraged the belief that mass mobilization and protest can influence government policy. The aftermath of the war led to a mass emigration from Vietnam, mostly to the United States and especially after the Communist takeover. During the postwar period over 1 million refugees arrived in the United States. Along with Cambodians and Vietnamese of many ethnicities as well as Amerasians, the offspring of Vietnamese and Americans. The integration of these groups, particularly Vietnamese ethnic minorities, generated further social issues in the U.S.