Father Joe Devlin was one of the three American Jesuits during the Vietnam War that went to Vietnam and helped the refugees. He was important in securing the passage of several thousand Cambodian refugees to America. He built an orphanage in Thailand which housed, fed, and schooled several hundred abandoned children. After his death
Father Joe's brother
wrote his biography which he entitled "Cha".

Early life

When Joe was growing up, his family lived at 431 Jersey St. in San Francisco, a few blocks from church, and also a few blocks from the local library.

References

"Cha"

External links

20th-century American Jesuits Roman Catholic missionaries in Vietnam American Roman Catholic missionaries Year of death missing Year of birth missing Roman Catholic missionaries in Thailand Jesuit missionaries American expatriates in Vietnam American expatriates in Thailand Clergy from San Francisco Catholics from California {{RC-clergy-stub, The Lives of Father Joe Devlin by LARRY ENGELMANN=http://www.vietnamexodus.info/vne/forgetmenot/father_joe/joe1.htm